Valmiki

Sage Valmiki composing the ''[[Ramayana]]'' Valmiki (; , )}} was a legendary poet who is celebrated as the traditional author of the epic ''Ramayana'', based on the attribution in the text itself. He is revered as ''Ādi Kavi'', the first poet, author of ''Ramayana'', the first epic poem.

The ''Ramayana'', originally written by Valmiki, consists of 24,000 shlokas and seven cantos (kaṇḍas). The is composed of about 480,002 words, being a quarter of the length of the full text of the ''Mahabharata'' or about four times the length of the ''Iliad''. The ''Ramayana'' tells the story of a prince, Rama of the city of Ayodhya in the Kingdom of Kosala, whose wife Sita is abducted by Ravana, the demon-king (Rakshasa) of Lanka. The scholars' estimates for the earliest stage of the text ranging from the 8th to 4th centuries BCE, and later stages extending up to the 3rd century CE, although original date of composition is unknown. As with many traditional epics, it has gone through a process of interpolations and redactions, making it impossible to date accurately.

British satirist Aubrey Menen says that Valmiki was "recognized as a literary genius," and thus was considered, "an outlaw," presumably because of his "philosophic scepticism," as part of an "Indian Enlightenment" period. Valmiki is also quoted as being the contemporary of Rama. Menen claims Valmiki is "the first author in all history to bring himself into his own composition." Provided by Wikipedia
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  1. 101
    Śrī Ravikr̥ta Rāmāyaṇa
    श्री रविकृत रामायण
    by Śarmā, Ravilāla
    Published 1955
    [Gulmī] : Bābu Bambāhādura Kārkī Kshetrī, 2012 [1955]
    1 online resource (80 p.)
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  2. 102
    by Das, Lakshmidhar
    Published 1970
    Brahmapura : Bāṇī Bhaṇḍāra, [197-]
    36 p. ; 20 cm.
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  3. 103
    by Ramaraju, K. V., 1920-
    Published 1966
    [1966]
    136 p. 19 cm.
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  4. 104
    by Sabavala, Shirin
    Published 1977
    Bombay : Maharashtra Tourism Development Corp., 1977.
    [48] p. : col. ill. ; 23 x 29 cm.
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  5. 105
    Madrās : Ār. Vēṅkaṭēśvar aṇḍ Kampenī, 1943.
    xviii, 202 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
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  6. 106
    by Muddaṇa, 1870-1901
    Published 1960
    1960, 1973 printing.
    120 p. ; 20 cm.
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  7. 107
    [Prodduṭūru : Valayuvāru], Narasiṃhācāryulu, 1965.
    xv, 260 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 19 cm.
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  8. 108
    by Sarabhai, Mrinalini
    Published 1978
    Bombay : New Delhi : Tata Press ; Tata McGraw-Hill, c1978.
    30 p. : col. ill. ; 22 x 28 cm.
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  9. 109
    by Patel, Pannalal Nanalal, 1912-
    Published 1976
    1976.
    4 v. ; 19 cm.
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  10. 110
    by Kamalammāḷ, Jī., 1902-
    Published 1981
    Cochin : Kerala Konkani Academy, 1981.
    x, 159 p. ; 20 cm.
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  11. 111
    by Bhānubhakta, 1812-1868
    Published 1982
    Kāṭhamāḍauṃ, Nepāla : Sājhā Prakāśana, 2039 [1982]
    8, 223, 27 p., [15] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
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  12. 112
    by Tulsi, Acharya
    Published 1972
    Cūrū : Ādarśa Sāhitya Saṅgha Prakāśana, 1972.
    10, 183 p. ; 22 cm.
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  13. 113
    Tiruvanantapuraṃ : Kamalālayabukkḍippō, 1110 [1935]
    iv, 155 p. ; 19 cm.
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  14. 114
    by Durgāprasādarāvu, Parsā
    Published 1967
    [1967]
    243 p. ill. 18 cm.
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  15. 115
    by Albers, A. Christina
    Published 1927
    Calcutta : Book Co., 1927.
    ii, 148 p. ; 18 cm.
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  16. 116
    by Siṃha, Lallana, 1950-
    Published 1982
    Āgarā : Abhinava Prakāśana, 1982-83.
    15, 311 p. ; 25 cm.
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  17. 117
    by Apte, V. G. (Vasudeo Govind)
    Published 1930
    Puṇẽ : Ānanda Chāpakhānā, 1930.
    100 p. ; 19 cm.
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  18. 118
    by Kankanti Paparaju, 17th cent
    Published 1951
    Madarāsu : Si. Vi. Krṣṇā Bukḍipō, 1951.
    xx, 382 p. ; 25 cm.
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  19. 119
    by Siṃha, Raghunātha, 1916-
    Published 1963
    [1963]
    16, 324 p. 23 cm.
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  20. 120
    by Kumaran Asan, 1873-1924
    Published 1975
    1975.
    60 p. ; 1975.
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