Presented to you through Paradigm Publishing Services
Princeton University Press
Book
Licensed
Unlicensed
Requires Authentication
The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume I
Balakāṇḍa
-
Edited by:
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2016
About this book
This is the first of seven volumes of a translation of the Valmiki Ramayana, the great Sanskrit epic of the life of Rama, ideal man and incarnation of the great god Visnu. This renowned work of ancient India has profoundly affected the literature, art, religions, and cultures of countless millions of people in South and Southeast Asiaan influence that is perhaps unparalleled in the history of world literature. Balakanda, the opening portion of this first translation to be based on the critical edition (Oriental Institute, Baroda), is presented here in a compact volume without the section of notes that appears in the hardcover book.
Reviews
"Goldman has chosen a translation style that is simple, direct, and very close to the text, without being prosaic. He has avoided the twin pitfalls of preciousness and pedantry. The Ramayana, as he reminds us, is a poem in a sense we have almost lost touch with: intended to be heard, easily understood, chanted in a loose and repetitive meter that permits the lapidary phrase."---Edwin Gerow, Journal of Asian Studies
---
"Winner of the 2017 World Sanskrit Award, Indian Council for Cultural Relations"
Topics
-
Download PDFPublicly Available
Frontmatter
i -
Download PDFPublicly Available
Contents
vii -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
List of Abbreviations
ix -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Preface
xiii -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Guide to Sanskrit Pronunciation
xix - Part I. Introduction
-
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
1. General Introduction
3 -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
2. History and Historicity
14 -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
3. Introduction to the Bālakāṇḍa
60 -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
4. The Rāmāyaṇa Text and the Critical Edition
82 -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
5. Translating the Rāmāyaṇa
94 -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
6. The Translation and Annotation
96 -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Part II. Bālakāṇḍa
119 -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Glossary of Important Proper Nouns and Epithets
271 -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Bibliography of Works Consulted
277 -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Index
291 -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Backmatter
303
Publishing information
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
December 19, 2016
eBook ISBN:
9781400884551
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook ISBN:
9781400884551
Keywords for this book
Vishvamitra; Dasharatha; Valmiki; Poetry; Bharata (Ramayana); Sanskrit; Rite; Khara (Ramayana); Ayodhya; Brahma; Bahlika (Mahabharata); Indian epic poetry; Vedas; Righteousness; Jataka tales; Ancient India; Janaka; Sanskrit literature; Bhagiratha; Epithet; Yama (Hinduism); Hindu mythology; Vyasa; Ashvamedha; Lanka; Danava (Hinduism); Vyasa (title); Duryodhana; Kshatriya; Epic poetry; Ramanuja; Indian literature; Bhagavad Gita; Kartikeya; Atharvaveda; King Sagara; Abhinavagupta; Indian philosophy; Kausalya; Hanuman; King of the Gods; Kashyapa; Asura; Hinduism; Agastya; Devanagari; Kama Sutra; Sugriva; Ashram; Buddhacarita; Vishvakarman; Gandharva; Sanatkumara; Tulsidas; Critical edition (opera); Ahalya; Visravas; Indrajit; Tataka; Gautama Buddha; Shraddhadeva Manu; Vedic chant; Trijata; Kaikeyi; Vidyadhara; Suketu; Manava (king); Jabali; Vayu; Brahmin
Audience(s) for this book
For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research
