Ramayana of Valmiki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume II - Ayodhyakanda

This is the second volume of a translation of India's most beloved and influential epic saga, the monumental R¿m¿yäa of V¿lm¿ki. Of the seven sections of this great Sanskrit masterpiece, the Ayodhyak¿¿¿a is the most human, and it remains one of the best introductions to the social and political values of traditional India. This readable translation is accompanied by commentary that elucidates the various problems of the text-philological, aesthetic, and cultural. The annotations make extensive use of the numerous commentaries on the R¿m¿yäa composed in medieval India. The substantial introduction supplies a historical context for the poem and a critical reading that explores its literary and ideological components.

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Edited by Robert P. Goldman and with an Introduction and Translation by Sheldon I. Pollock

Summary

This is the second volume of a translation of India's most beloved and influential epic saga, the monumental Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki. Of the seven sections of this great Sanskrit masterpiece, the Ayodhyakāṇḍa is the most human, and it remains one of the best introductions to the social and political values of traditional India. This readable translation is accompanied by commentary that elucidates the various problems of the text—philological, aesthetic, and cultural. The annotations make extensive use of the numerous commentaries on the Rāmāyaṇa composed in medieval India. The substantial introduction supplies a historical context for the poem and a critical reading that explores its literary and ideological components.

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"Winner of the 2017 World Sanskrit Award, Indian Council for Cultural Relations"

Product details

• Assisted by: Robert P. Goldman (Editor), Sheldon I. Pollock (Editor), Robert Goldman (Translation), Robert P. Goldman (Translation), Sheldon Pollock (Translation), Sheldon I. Pollock (Translation), Robert P. Goldman (Editor and translation), Goldman Robert P. (Editor and translation), Sheldon I. Pollock (Editor and translation), Pollock Sheldon I. (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2016
• EAN: 9780691173818
• ISBN: 978-0-691-17381-8
• No. of pages: 584
• Series: Princeton Library of Asian Tra; Princeton Library of Asian Translations
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Poetry, RELIGION / Hinduism / General, RELIGION / Hinduism / Sacred Writings, India, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Asian / Indic, Hinduism, Anthologies: general, Hindu Sacred Texts, POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Religious, Hinduism: sacred texts and revered writings