Ramayana

Summary

Ramayana is a national epic^[1]. Ramayana draws 14,414 Wikipedia views per month (national_epic category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ramayana authored Valmiki^[3].
• Ramayana's instance of is recorded as national epic^[4].
• Ramayana's instance of is recorded as literary work^[5].
• Ramayana's genre is epic poem^[6].
• Ramayana is part of Itihasa^[7].
• Ramayana's Commons category is recorded as Ramayana^[8].
• Ramayana's language of work or name is recorded as Sanskrit^[9].
• Ramayana comprises Balakanda^[10].
• Ramayana comprises Ayodhya Kanda^[11].
• Ramayana comprises Aranyakanda^[12].
• Ramayana comprises Kishkindhakanda^[13].
• Ramayana comprises Sundara Kanda^[14].
• Ramayana comprises Lankakanda^[15].
• Ramayana comprises Uttarakanda^[16].
• Ramayana's characters is recorded as Rama^[17].
• Ramayana's characters is recorded as Sita^[18].
• Ramayana's characters is recorded as Lakshmana^[19].
• Ramayana's characters is recorded as Rāvaṇa^[20].
• Ramayana's characters is recorded as Hanuman^[21].
• Ramayana's characters is recorded as Garuda^[22].
• Ramayana's characters is recorded as Dasharatha^[23].
• Ramayana's characters is recorded as Kaikeyi^[24].
• Ramayana's characters is recorded as Bharata^[25].
• Ramayana's characters is recorded as Kauśalyā^[26].
• Ramayana's characters is recorded as Sumitra^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Ramayana authored Valmiki^[3].

Publication

Ramayana's language of work or name is recorded as Sanskrit^[9]. Ramayana's genre is epic poem^[6]. Ramayana is part of Itihasa^[7].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Ramayana include Ramayana^[28], a video game^[29].

Why It Matters

Ramayana draws 14,414 Wikipedia views per month (national_epic category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] Ramayana has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Ramayana is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for Ramayana include Ramayana^[28], a video game^[29].