Ramavataram
Sign in to saveAlso known as Kamba Ramayanam, Kampa Ramayanam, Kambaramayanam, Kamparamayanam
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
Key facts
- Religious text.name
- Ramavataram
- Religious text.original_title
- இராமாவதாரம்
- Religious text.original_lang
- ta
- Religious text.religion
- Hinduism
- Religious text.author
- Kambar
- Religious text.language
- Tamil language
- Religious text.country
- India
- Religious text.chapters
- 6 kandams (original) + 1 later addition
- Religious text.period
- 12th century
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Early references in Tamil literature
- Structure
- Compilation
- Literary significance
- Religious significance
- Translations
- Musical adaptations
- See also
- References
- External links
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 in spiritual concepts and in the specifics of the storyline. This historic work is considered by both Tamil scholars and the general public as one of the greatest literary works in Tamil literature.
Kambar wrote this epic with the patronage of Thiruvennai Nallur Sadayappa Vallal, a chieftain of the Pannai lineage. In gratitude to his patron, Kamban references his name once in every 1,000 verses.
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