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The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume IV : Kiskindhakāṇḍa.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Princeton Library of Asian Translations ; 148Publisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©1994Description: 1 online resource (416 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780691173498
  • 9781400884582
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 294.5/922 23/eng
LOC classification:
  • PK4474
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  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- Guide to Sanskrit Pronunciation -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. Prologue -- 2. Synopsis -- 3. The Critical Edition -- 4. The Commentaries -- 5. The Description of the Four Directions -- 6. Rāma's Allies -- 7. The Death of Vālin -- 8. The Translation and Annotation -- PART II. KIṢKINDHĀKĀṆḌA -- PART III. NOTES -- Glossary of Important Sanskrit Words, Proper Nouns, and Epithets -- Glossary of Flora and Fauna -- Bibliography of Works Cited -- Index
Summary: This is the fourth volume of a translation of India's most beloved and influential epic tale--the Ramayana of Valmiki. As befits its position at the center of the work, Volume IV presents the hero Rama at the turning point of his fortunes. Having previously lost first his kingship and then his wife, he now forms an alliance with the monkey prince, Sugriva. Rama needs the monkeys to help him find his abducted wife, Sita, and they do finally discover where her abductor has taken her. But first Rama must agree to secure for his new ally the throne of the monkey kingdom by eliminating the reigning king, Sugriva's detested elder brother, Valin. The tragic rivalry between the two monkey brothers is in sharp contrast to Rama's affectionate relationship with his own brothers and forms a self-contained episode within the larger story of Rama's adventures. This volume continues the translation of the critical edition of the Valmiki Ramayana, a version considerably reduced from the vulgate on which all previous translations were based. It is accompanied by extensive notes on the original Sanskrit text and on several untranslated early Sanskrit commentaries.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- Guide to Sanskrit Pronunciation -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. Prologue -- 2. Synopsis -- 3. The Critical Edition -- 4. The Commentaries -- 5. The Description of the Four Directions -- 6. Rāma's Allies -- 7. The Death of Vālin -- 8. The Translation and Annotation -- PART II. KIṢKINDHĀKĀṆḌA -- PART III. NOTES -- Glossary of Important Sanskrit Words, Proper Nouns, and Epithets -- Glossary of Flora and Fauna -- Bibliography of Works Cited -- Index

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This is the fourth volume of a translation of India's most beloved and influential epic tale--the Ramayana of Valmiki. As befits its position at the center of the work, Volume IV presents the hero Rama at the turning point of his fortunes. Having previously lost first his kingship and then his wife, he now forms an alliance with the monkey prince, Sugriva. Rama needs the monkeys to help him find his abducted wife, Sita, and they do finally discover where her abductor has taken her. But first Rama must agree to secure for his new ally the throne of the monkey kingdom by eliminating the reigning king, Sugriva's detested elder brother, Valin. The tragic rivalry between the two monkey brothers is in sharp contrast to Rama's affectionate relationship with his own brothers and forms a self-contained episode within the larger story of Rama's adventures. This volume continues the translation of the critical edition of the Valmiki Ramayana, a version considerably reduced from the vulgate on which all previous translations were based. It is accompanied by extensive notes on the original Sanskrit text and on several untranslated early Sanskrit commentaries.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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