The Ramayana of Valmiki: The Complete English Translation

The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki, a classic Sanskrit epic poem, has profoundly affected South and Southeast Asian literature, art, religions, and cultures. Now, the definitive English translation of the critical edition is available in a single volume, presenting the unabridged translated text in contemporary English and including a new introduction, glossary, pronunciation guide, and index.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 960 pages
Publication date: 18 January 2022
Publisher: Princeton University Press

The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki, a classic Sanskrit epic poem, has had a profound impact on the literature, art, religions, and cultures of South and Southeast Asia since antiquity. Composed nearly 3,000 years ago, the work tells the story of Prince Rama's exile and his journey to recover his abducted wife, Sita, and establish a utopian kingdom. The definitive English translation of this classic is now available in a single volume.

Based on the authoritative seven-volume translation edited by Robert Goldman and Sally Sutherland Goldman, this volume presents the unabridged translated text in contemporary English, revised and reformatted into paragraph form. The book includes a new introduction providing important historical and literary contexts, as well as a glossary, pronunciation guide, and index.

Ideal for students and general readers, this edition of the Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki introduces an extraordinary work of world literature to a new generation of readers.

Dimension: 235 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780691206868