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TheF ivSeo nosf K inPga ndu
(ThMea habharata)
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HariP rasaSdh astri
by
ElizaSbegeeetrh
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T'��/eC D.-.te.-.ts
AuthorI'nst roduction XI
CharactetrhseS tionr y XVll
PronuncioaftP iroonp er Names XIX
Map XX
I.T he BiorftR ha ma 3
IIT.h eF irAsdtv entures 15
IIIM.a ntharEav'iDsle sign 31
IV.Th eB anishmoefnR ta ma 40
V.T heW ayt ot heF orest 54
VI.B haratRae'tsu rn 67
VIJT.h.e Y earisnt heF orest 88
VIIIT.h eD emons Attack 102
IX.T heA bductiofoS ni ta 114
X.T heS earfcohrS ita 124
XI.T heM onkeySse'a rch 140
XIIH.a numanL'esa p 153
XIIHI.a numaSne tLsa nkoan F ire 167
XIV.T heA dvanocneL anka 1]8
XV.T heB attle 194
XVIT.h eD eatohf R avana 209
XVIIS.ia t'Osr deal 219
XVIITIh.e R eturtnoA yodhya 228
TheR amayaniaso neo ft het wog reaetp isct oroifeI sn dia,
theo thebre intgh et aloeft heP andavaansdK uravawsh,i ch
ist hec oroef t hev ascty clopetdhiaiats t heM ahabharata.
Whereatsh eriesm ucha ddemda terimaulc,hd igresasnido n
repetiitnit ohne l attbeoro kt,h eR amayaniasa straight
forwarsde,q uentrioamla,n ttiacl ceo,m posbeydo nep erson,
thougoht hehrasv aed detdo i ta nde laboriattI.eti d s a poem
of2 4,0c0o0u plaebtosu,at q uartaeslr o nags t heM ahabharata.
Thee ventthsa fto rmt hes tormyu sth avet akepnl acien
thee arldya yso ft heA ryano ccupatoifon no rtheIrnnd ia.
Fora nu nknown leonftg itmhi et w ast oladn dr etolend,
largaendd e mbroideredi,tw ausnc toimlp osiendi tpsr esent
formb yt hes agVea lmiki. Sbcehloilteahvraehst e l ivdeudr ing
thef ourctehn tuBr.yc.a ndt hatth ep oemw asn otw ritten
downi nS anskurnittti hlee ndo ft hes ixctehn tuAr.DyD. uring
thei ntervecneinntgu riitwe ass l earnbeydh earwti,t ht he
prodigimoeumso rioefsm enw hoc annorte aodr w ritaen,d
recibtyet dh emi ne ver-incraeraesoaifstn hgec ountsrtya,r ting
int hneo rtheaansdpt e netrattoti hnewg e satn dt ot hef arthest
soutjhu,s ats t hes toriyt sesltfa rctlso steo t heb ordeorf
Nepailnt heno rtahn dp rocetehdrso utghhef o reosftc se ntral
InditaoC eyloann db acakg aiInn.o urM iddlAeg esw,r itten
versioofni sta ppeariendt hed ifferevnetr nacuolfaI rnsd ia,
notabtlhya cto mposbeydK ambani nT amila,se arlayst he
nintche ntuarnyd,t her hapsopdoiecmo fT ulsDia si nH indi,
asl ataest hsei xteeTnhtihls.a ttfearsr,h orttehrat nh eo riginal,
hasb eewni delrye aidn n ortheIrnnd ifar omt het imoef i ts
writitnotg h per esednaty .
Iti sa lwaytse mptitnosg p eculoantt eh eo rigionfgs r eat
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Xtt THE RAMA Y A NA
legenWdes .c annoktn owh owm anyc enturbieefso Crher ist
Ramam ayh avlei vetdh,es ono fa chieftoafai snm alslt ate,
inf arm orep rimitciivrec umsttahnacnet sh es plendaonrd
luxurdye scriibnet dh ep oemY.e th ea ndh isb rothers and
hisw ifep,e oplien distinguiinsa hpapbelaer aanncdeh abits
fromh undreadnsdt housaonfdo st hewresr,se oi mbuewdi th
theh igmh oraslt andaarnddss piriatsupailr attihoacnths a r
actertihzeeea rlitehsotu gohftt heA ryantsh,at th ehya vlei ved
form oret hant wom illeninnit ah eh earatnsd m indosf a
greapte oplmeo,r ev ividpleyr,h aptsh,a ni n thoewinr i n
discovelriafbeltei Imtie shs e.a rtentionoag,t,t hep resetnitm e,
whenm oraaln ds pirivtaulaulae rsel argedliys regaarndde d
scoffeadt t,o r ealitzheav ti rtauned n obilairteyc herished
beyonadl tlh inagnsd h elfda sitnt heh earotfsm en,b otihn
theE asatn di nt heW est.
Them onkeywsh,o a lsfoo rms ucahn i mportaanndtl ovable
parotf t hes torayr,es upposbeyds choltaorh sa veb eena
frientdrliyob fep eopwlheo i nhabittheeed n ormofuosr eosft s
centrIanld ifaa,rl escsi viltihzaetndh eA ryansst,i ll fighting
witchl ubasn ds tonneost,y euts intgh eb owa nda rroAwn.d
thed emonwse rper obabalnay l ireanc ees,t abliosnCh eeydl on
andb eginnitnoig n vadteh es outhemrani nlawnhdo,w ere
morec ivilbiuztme odr es avatghea tnh ef oretsrti bIetws o.u ld
bea m istahkoew,e vefro,tr hes torytteolt laektreh eh istorical
poinotf v iewa ndt od enyt hem onkeytsh eitra ialnsd t he
demons theirF omrwa hgaitcw .o ultd he stboewr iyt hout
Hanumanf'rsi skoivnegtr h er oofosfL ankwai thhi sfl aming
taihlo;w m uchl esdsr amattihcea bductoifoS ni tiafs heh ad
notb eenc arried tthhreos ukgybh y h erd emonc aptaonrd
lookeddo wnu pont hem onkeySsu,g riavnad H anuman,
standoinnt gh eir mountain top!
Itnroduction xm
Buti ti sn ott heh istoorft yh igsr eapto emo ri tcsa ptivating
stortyh aits i tmso sti mportaasnpte cTth.eR amayaniasa
gospewlh,o stee achimnogsst,l pye rsoniifinei dt psr incipal
charachtaevrbese ,e ann da ren owa si mportaasna tn yo ther
oft heH indsuc riptRuarmeasi .sa na vataanri ,n carnaotfi on
God,a si na lessdeerg raereeh ibs rotheSristi;ash icso nsort,
asw omana nda sd eitIyn.t heH induT riniGtoyd,,a st he
creatiosrB ,r ahmaa;s t hep rotecatnodrm aintaihnee irs,
Vishnaus;t hed estroaynedrr e creahteoi rsS, h ivVai.s hnius
theo new hos tepisnw hent heriesg reattr oubilnhe e aven
oro ne artahn ds ettsh inrgisg hRta.m aa ndl,a teKrr,i shanrae
twoo fh iasv ataTrhsi.is d eoaf,c ouresnet,e riendta on dd omi
natetdh es torlyo nagf tietris n ceptaisoR na,m aa ndS itbae
camem orea ndm orel oveadn da dmireadst, h eifra mei n
creasaendda, s t htea llee,a rnbeyod n es torytferlolamen ro ther,
tolbdy o neg enerattioto hne n extw,a se laborautnetdii lt
reachietdfis n aflo rm.
Ramaa ndS itaar et hei demaaln a ndw omant,h ee xamples
thaatr eh elbde fotrheev isioofnI ndibano yasn dg irlmse,n
andw omenR.a mai sn ota solitfiagruyr e, Bluidkdeha an d
Jesus, wthhoe t ileoesffh t o mea ndm adet hediirs citphleeisr
familhye;i st hep erfescotnb ,r othheurs,b anwda,r riaonrd,
kingw,h oseex ampmlaey b ef ollowbeytd h osweh oa rec on
cernweidt thh dea illyi foeft hew orlads,m ospte opalree S.i ta
ist hep erfewcitf aen dw omant,e ndebre,a utiafnudlc ,o m
passionIantneu.m erabbolyeas n dg iralrse n ameda fttehre se
twoi;n s omep lactehsew ordosf K ingJ anakaash, e m arried
hidsa ughtteoRr a maa,r ea parotf t hem arriasgeer viacned,
younbgr ides blyeh aeranrt th ew ordtsh aSti tsap okteo R ama
ass hef ollowheidmi nh ise xilWeh.e nG andhfie luln detrh e
assassbiunl'lseh te,c rieodu t",A iR,a m!"a sa westesrannit
