Le Râmâyana - tome second by Valmiki
"Le Râmâyana - tome second" by Valmiki is a Sanskrit epic composed between the 7th–5th centuries BCE. This ancient Hindu text follows Prince Rama's fourteen-year forest exile with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana. The narrative centers on Sita's kidnapping by Ravana, the king of Lanka, leading to war and bloodshed. The epic explores the duties of relationships and portrays ideal characters, interspersing philosophical teachings with adventure. It depicts virtue's importance in
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| Author | Valmiki |
|---|---|
| Translator | Fauche, Hippolyte, 1797-1869 |
| Title |
Le Râmâyana - tome second Poème sanscrit de Valmiky |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramayana |
| Credits |
Produced by Zoran Stefanovic, Pierre Lacaze and the Distributed Proofreading team of Europe (dp.rastko.net). This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at gallica.bnf.fr. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 69.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PK: Language and Literatures: Indo-Iranian literatures |
| Subject | Folklore -- India |
| Subject | Rama (Hindu deity) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Epic poetry, Sanskrit -- Translations into French |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 20640 |
| Release Date | Feb 21, 2007 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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