{"product_id":"2940149512249","title":"Ramayana And Mahabharata","description":"Ramayana\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ramayana is one of the great Hindu epics. It is ascribed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu literature. The ramayana is one of the two great epics of Hinduism, the other being the Mahabharata. It depicts the duties of relationships, portraying ideal characters like the ideal father, ideal servant, the ideal brother, the ideal wife and the ideal king. The name ramayana is a tatpurusha compound of Rama and ayana (\"going, advancing\"), translating to \"Rama's Journey\". The ramayana consists of 24,000 verses in seven books and 500 cantos, and tells the story of rama (an avatar of the Hindu supreme-god Vishnu), whose wife Sita is abducted by Ravan, the king of Lanka. Thematically, the ramayana explores human values and the concept of dharma.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVerses in the ramayana are written in a 32-syllable meter called anustubh. The ramayana was an important influence on later Sanskrit poetry and Hindu life and culture. Like the mahabharata, the ramayana is not just a story: it presents the teachings of ancient Hindu sages (Vedas) in narrative allegory, interspersing philosophical and devotional elements. The characters Rama, Sita, Lakshman, Bharata, Hanuman and Ravana are all fundamental to the cultural consciousness of India, Nepal, and many south-east Asian countries such as Thailand and Indonesia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMahabharata\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. Besides its epic narrative of the Kurukshetra War and the fates of the Kaurava and the Pandava princes, the Mahabharata contains much philosophical and devotional material, such as a discussion of the four \"goals of life\" or purusharthas. Among the principal works and stories that are a part of the Mahabharata are the Bhagavad Gita, the story of Damayanti, an abbreviated version of the Ramayana, and the Rishyasringa, often considered as works in their own right. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTraditionally, the authorship of the Mahabharata is attributed to Vyasa. There have been many attempts to unravel its historical growth and compositional layers. The oldest preserved parts of the text are thought to be not much older than around 400 BCE, though the origins of the epic probably fall between the 8th and 9th centuries BCE. The text probably reached its final form by the early Gupta period (c. 4th century). The title may be translated as \"the great tale of the Bharata dynasty\". According to the Mahabharata itself, the tale is extended from a shorter version of 24,000 verses called simply Bharata.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is an abridged verse translation of the two longest epic poems in world literature, the Ramayana and Mahabharata. This translation is surprisingly readable and very moving once you get used to the rhymed couplet format. This also serves as an ideal introduction to the sprawling plots of these epic tales.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 01: The Bridal of Sita\u003cbr\u003eBook 02: The Banishment\u003cbr\u003eBook 03: The Death of the King\u003cbr\u003eBook 04: The Meeting of the Princes\u003cbr\u003eBook 05: On the Banks of the Godavari\u003cbr\u003eBook 06: Sita Lost\u003cbr\u003eBook 07: In the Nilgiri Mountains\u003cbr\u003eBook 08: Sita Discovered\u003cbr\u003eBook 09: The Council of War\u003cbr\u003eBook 10: The War in Ceylon\u003cbr\u003eBook 11: Rama's Return and Consecration\u003cbr\u003eBook 12: Sacrifice of the Horse\u003cbr\u003eBook 13: The Tournament\u003cbr\u003eBook 14: The Bride's Choice\u003cbr\u003eBook 15: The Imperial Sacrifice\u003cbr\u003eBook 16: The Fatal Dice\u003cbr\u003eBook 17: Woman's Love\u003cbr\u003eBook 18: Cattle-Lifting\u003cbr\u003eBook 19: The Council of War\u003cbr\u003eBook 20: Fall of Bhishma\u003cbr\u003eBook 21: Fall of Drona\u003cbr\u003eBook 22: Fall of Karna\u003cbr\u003eBook 23: Funeral Rites\u003cbr\u003eBook 24: Sacrifice of the Horse","brand":"Publish This, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079673757936,"sku":"2940149512249","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149512249_p0.jpg?v=1763718621","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149512249","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}