16th century) in Awadhi (which is an eastern form of Hindi) and Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan's Adhyathmaramayanam in Malayalam ( c. 16th century) in Marathi, Tulsidas' Ramcharitamanas (c. 16th century) both in Odia, sant Eknath's Bhavarth Ramayan (c. 15th century) and Balarama Dasa's Jagamohana Ramayana (also known as the Dandi Ramayana) (c. 15th century), Sarala Das' Vilanka Ramayana (c. 14th century), Krittibas Ojha's Krittivasi Ramayan (also known as Shri Ram Panchali) in Bengali (c. 13th century), Madhava Kandali's Saptakanda Ramayana in Assamese (c. 11th–12th century), Gona Budda Reddy's Ranganatha Ramayanam in Telugu (c. Retellings include Kamban's Ramavataram in Tamil (c. There are also Cambodian ( Reamker), Indonesian, Filipino, Thai ( Ramakien), Lao, Burmese and Malay versions of the tale. There are many versions of Ramayana in Indian languages, besides Buddhist, Sikh and Jain adaptations. Scholars' estimates for the earliest stage of the text range from the 7th to 4th centuries BCE, with later stages extending up to the 3rd century CE. It belongs to the genre of Itihasa, narratives of past events ( purāvṛtta), interspersed with teachings on the goals of human life. It consists of nearly 24,000 verses (mostly set in the Shloka/ Anustubh meter), divided into seven kāṇḍas, the first and the seventh being later additions. The Ramayana is one of the largest ancient epics in world literature. The epic follows his fourteen-year exile to the forest urged by his father King Dasharatha, on the request of Rama's stepmother Kaikeyi his travels across forests in the Indian subcontinent with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana, the kidnapping of Sita by Ravana – the king of Lanka, that resulted in war and Rama's eventual return to Ayodhya to be crowned king amidst jubilation and celebration.
The epic, traditionally ascribed to the Maharishi Valmiki, narrates the life of Rama, a legendary prince of Ayodhya city in the kingdom of Kosala.
How Ram & Laxman along with Hanuman, Sugriv, Jamvanta, & later Vibhishana, along with his vanar sena(army of apes) rescues Sita, and how Ram kills Ravan constitutes the rest of the story.Rāmāyana ( / r ɑː ˈ m ɑː j ə n ə/ Sanskrit: रामायणम्, IAST: Rāmāyaṇam pronounced ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India and important text of Hinduism, the other being the Mahābhārata. Many years later, Ravan, the King of Lanka, abducts Sita. Ram, Sita & Lakshmana wander the forests, combating evil wherever they find it and gaining the blessings of wise men and sages along the way. But, Ram refuses, so Bharat decides instead to obtain Ram's paduka and places them on the throne as a gesture that Ram is the true king, ruling as his proxy and regent over Ayodhya. When Bharat learns that his mother is responsible for Ram's exile, he follows Ram and importunes him to return with him to Ayodhya. Rama happily accepts the exile and leaves for the forest and reluctantly accepts the company of his wife, Sita, and younger brother Lakshmana. Reluctantly, he asks Ram to leave for the forest.
The promise-bound and heartbroken Dasharath was compelled to keep his word. Recalling that Dasharath had once promised to grant her any two boons that she asked of him, she demanded that Ram should be exiled to the forest for 14 years and that Bharat should be crowned ruler in his stead. But his stepmother, Kaikeyi, under the influence of Manthara, wanted her son Bharat to become the king. Ram was to become the Ruler of Ayodhya after his father's retirement. Ramayan narrates the tale of Ram who was the eldest of the four sons of Dasharath, the King of Ayodhya.
RAMAYAN 2012 TV
For 2008 remake, see Ramayan (2008 TV series).
RAMAYAN 2012 SERIES
For 1987-88 Ramayan series directed by Ramanand Sagar, see Ramayan (1987 TV series). This article is about the 2012 Ramayan television series on Zee TV.