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The Ramayana: Adapted from the English Translation of Hari Prasad Shastri PDF

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OTHERB ooKsB YE LIZAEBTHS EEGER TheF ivSeo nosf K inPga ndu (ThMea habharata) PageaonfCt h ineHsies tory PageaonfRt u ssiHains tory Adaptferdo tmh Een gliTsrha nslaotfi on HariP rasaSdh astri by ElizaSbegeeetrh WithI llustrbaytG ioorndsoL na ite WilliaRm.S cotItn_,c . New York Text© 1969b yE lizabSeetehg er. Illustra©t i1o9n6s9b yG ordonL aite. LibraorfyC ongreCsast alCoagr dN o.6 9-14570. Allr ighrtess ervPerdi.n tiendU .S.A. "f 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 Xt .. , 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

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