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Valmiki ( / vɑːlˈmiːki /; [2] Sanskrit: वाल्मीकि, romanized : Vālmīki, [ʋɑːlmiːki]) [A] was a legendary poet who is celebrated as the traditional author of the epic Ramayana, based on the attribution in the text itself. [3] [5] He is revered as Ādi Kavi, the first poet, author of Ramayana, the first epic poem.
Word-for-word translation of Original Sanskrit verses of Valmiki Ramayana into English - Roman Diacritics - Itrans encodings
Feb 1, 2019 · Maharshi Valmiki, the author of the great Indian epic Ramayana, was a Hindu sage who lived around the beginning of the first millennium B.C. He is referred to as the 'adikavi', the original creator of the Hindu 'sloka' — a verse form in which most of the great epics such as Ramayana, Mahabharata, Puranas, and other works are composed.
Jul 30, 2011 · He dilates at length how Sanskrit language is moulded by Valmiki on the lines of Sruthi and Veda to envelop his central theme in suggestive and oblique style. It is said Valmiki wrote Ramayana in 24 thousand Shlokas taking each syllable of Gayatri Mantra, which has 24 syllables.
Valmiki is the first path maker for the sweet expressions of poetry. He provided inspiration for all classical poets and his influence is seen in Sanskrit literature in Poems Plays and Kavyas.
Apr 8, 2021 · Rishi Valmiki was a great sage of purity, kindness, mercy, poetry, wisdom, and a philosophical genius. British satirist Aubrey Menen states sage Valmiki as the first author in history who came out with his artwork.
Contents. Valmiki. Hindu sage. Learn about this topic in these articles: “Ramayana” In Ramayana. …300 bce, by the poet Valmiki and in its present form consists of some 24,000 couplets divided into seven books. Read More. In Hinduism: The Ramayana. …the work of the sage Valmiki.
Valmiki wanted to portray the life of an ideal man, not an incarnation. Rama being treated as an avatara came about gradually from prince of Ayodhya to national hero to an incarnation of Visnu. The incarnation idea is mostly found in the first and last kandas, which were clearly written much later.
[Saint Narada visits hermitage of Valmiki -- Valmiki queries about a single perfect individual bestowed with all good qualities enumerated by him -- Narada, knower of past, present and future, identifies such a man -- describes virtues, qualities of Sri Rama -- narrates briefly the story of his life.]
The epic poem Ramayana, composed by Shri Valmiki, is recognised as a world classic. Depicting the life of the incarnation of God, Shri Ramachandra (Rama), it is not only a storehouse of ancient spiritual wisdom, but one of the greatest stories in the literature of mankind, furnishing a unique and detailed picture of a past civilization.
