A Socio-political Study of the Vālmīki RāmāyaṇaThe work presents in a critical and analytical way a comprehensive picture of ancient Indian culture and civilization as reflected in the Ramayana of Valmiki. In forming an estimate of the social and political consciousness of the Ramayanic people the author has not been guided by the obiter dicta interspersed throughout the poem but by the actual behaviour of the various characters of the poem. In his treatment of every social and political institution the author has tried to give in the beginning a brief resume of its evolution from the vedic times to the epic period. |
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according amatyas Ancient India army Arthaśāstra Aryan ascetic āśrama Asuras Ayodhyā Ayodhyā-Kāṇḍa Bāli Bharata Bhūtas Brahma brāhmaṇas brother cantos ceremony Chapter character chariot coronation Dasaratha daughter described Devas dharma divine duty elephants employed enemy epic fact father forest Gandharvas gods Hanuman Hindu History of Dharma-śāstra husband indicate Indra Janaka Janapada Jayaswal Kaikeyi kāma Kāṇḍa Kausalya king king's kingdom kshatriya Kubera Lakshmana Lankā large number living mantrins marriage mentioned ministers Moreover mother Naigamas Note offered ornaments passage Paura Paura-Janapadas penance performed perhaps person poet political popular position practice Prahasta prince Rakshasas Rāma Rāma's Rāmāyaṇa Rāmāyaṇic period Rāvaṇa recognised references regard religious respectively Rigveda rites royal ruler Sabhā sacivas sacrifices sage samskāra Sanskrit sense Sītā Śiva society Sugrīva Sundara-Kāṇḍa supra Tārā term upanayana Uttara-Kāṇḍa Valmiki Vanaras various varna Vasishtha Vedic verse Vibhishana Vide Vishnu Viśvāmitra Vyas wife wives women word Yuddha-Kāṇḍa yuvarāja