Works based on the Ramayana

Ramcharitmanas (), is an epic poem in the Awadhi language, composed by the 16th-century Indian bhakti poet Tulsidas (c. 1511–1623). It has many inspirations, the primary being the Ramayana of Valmiki.

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'''''' (Devanagari: , lit. 'lineage of Raghu') is a Sanskrit epic poem (mahakavya) by the celebrated Sanskrit poet Kalidasa. Though an exact date of composition is unknown, the poet is presumed to have flourished in the 5th century CE. It narrates, in 19 sargas (cantos), the stories related to the Raghu dynasty, namely the family of Dilipa and his descendants up to Agnivarna, who include Raghu, Dasharatha and Rama.

The '''''' (, , ; ; sometimes also spelled ) is one of Thailand's national epics. It is a Thai version of the ancient Indian Hindu epic Ramayana, and an important part of the Thai literary canon.

Kecak (also spelled kécak, ketjak and kechak; ) or (), is a form of Balinese Hindu dance popularized in the 1930s. Since its creation, it has been performed primarily by men, with the first women's kecak group having started in 2006. The dance is based on the story of the Ramayana and is traditionally performed in temples and villages across Bali, Indonesia.

Araṇya-Kāṇḍa, or The Forest Episode, is the third book of the epic poem of Ramayana. It is also found in the Rāmcharitmānas. It follows the legend of Rama through his fourteen-year exile in the forest, joined by his wife and his brother. Rama overcomes challenges and demons by upholding standards of behavior. Nearing the end of his exile, Rama's wife Sita is kidnapped by the king Ravana, and Rama learns what happened. The story continues in the next book, Kiśkindhā Kāṇḍa.

Balinese palm-leaf manuscript

right|250px|thumb|Rama and [[Hanuman fighting Ravana, an album painting on paper from Tamil Nadu, ca 1820.]] thumb|250px|The Mandapam at Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam|The Ranganathasamy Temple, Srirangam where Kambar is believed to have first recited the epic The Ramavataram, popularly referred to as Kamba Ramayanam, is a Tamil epic that was written by the Tamil poet Kambar during the 12th century. Based on Valmiki's Ramayana (which is in Sanskrit), the story describes the legend of King Rama of Ayodhya. However, the Ramavataram is different from the Sanskrit version in many aspects – both

Sanskrit text

Uttararāmacharita (, IAST: Uttararāmacharita) () is a Sanskrit play in seven acts in the Nataka style by Bhavabhuti. It depicts the later life of Hindu god Rama, from the coronation after Rama's return from exile, to his reunion with his wife Sita whom he abandoned immediately after his coronation and his two sons Lava and Kusha, covering a period of more than twelve years.

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lao national novel

Burmese Story

thumb|300px|Malyavan's judgement, illustrated in a scene from the Ramakien Malyavan is a character in Hindu mythology, appearing in the epic Ramayana. A rakshasa, he is the son of Sukesha, and the brother of Mālī and Sumālī. He is described to be a major counsellor to the King of Lanka, Ravana, along with also being the latter's maternal grandfather.

Buddhist Jataka based on the Ramayana

versions of the Indian epic poem

Nepali translation of Ramayana

malay adaptation of the Ramayana

Work by Kuvempu

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śāktaḥ Sanskrit work

Bengali translation of Ramayana

'''''''''' (; "Bhatti's Poem") is a Sanskrit-language poem dating from the 7th century CE, in the formal genre of the "great poem" (mahākāvya). It focuses on two deeply rooted Sanskrit traditions, the Ramayana and Panini's grammar, while incorporating numerous other traditions, in a rich mix of science and art, poetically retelling the adventures of Rama and a compendium of examples of grammar and rhetoric. As literature, it is often considered to withstand comparison with the best of Sanskrit poetry.

Malayalam version of the Sanskrit epic Ramayana

adaptions of the Valmiki Ramayana in Telugu by the poet Ranganatha (Gona Budda Reddy)

Mahaviracharita ("Exploits of a Great Hero") is a play by the 8th-century Sanskrit playwright Bhavabhuti based on the early life of Rama, the hero of the Ramayana and venerated as a Hindu deity. It is the first play of Bhavabhuti, thus lacking in character and style compared to his two known later works: Malatimadhava and Uttararamacharita. Though currently composed of seven acts, the whole present text may not have been composed by Bhavabhuti.

visualization and representation of the epic Ramayana saga