"Ramayana" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Transliteration of Sanskrit रामायण (rāmāyaṇa). Doublet of Ramin. Etymology templates: {{translit|en|sa|रामायण}} Transliteration of Sanskrit रामायण (rāmāyaṇa), {{dbt|en|Ramin}} Doublet of Ramin Head templates: {{en-prop}} Ramayana
  1. (Hinduism, Jainism, mythology) An ancient Sanskrit epic of Indian mythology about the legendary king Rāma. Wikipedia link: Ramayana Tags: Hinduism, Jainism Categories (topical): Books, Hinduism, Jainism, Mythology Derived forms: Ramayana monkey chant Translations (ancient Sanskrit epic): ৰামায়ণ (ramayon) (Assamese), রামায়ণ (ramaẏon) (Bengali), ရာမာယဏ (ramaya.na.) (Burmese), ရာမဇာတ်တော် (rama.jattau) (Burmese), 羅摩衍那 (Chinese Mandarin), 罗摩衍那 (Luómóyǎnnà) (Chinese Mandarin), रामायण (rāmāyaṇ) (Hindi), Rámájana (Hungarian), ರಾಮಾಯಣ (rāmāyaṇa) (Kannada), រាមកេរ្តិ៍ (riem kee) (Khmer), രാമായണം (rāmāyaṇaṁ) (Malayalam), रामायण (rāmāyaṇ) (Marathi), Рамаяна (Ramajana) [feminine] (Russian), रामायणम् (rāmāyaṇam) (Sanskrit), இராமாயணம் (irāmāyaṇam) (Tamil), రామాయణము (rāmāyaṇamu) (Telugu), รามายณะ (raa-maa-yá-ná) (Thai)

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