The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume VII : Uttarakāṇḍa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Goldman, Robert P.

Goldman, Sally Sutherland.

Series:

Princeton Library of Asian translations.

Princeton Library of Asian Translations ; 151

Standardized Title:

R{macr}am{macr}aya{dotb}na. English

Language:

English

Sanskrit

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1,545 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The seventh and final book of the monumental Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki, the Uttarakāṇḍa, brings the epic saga to a close with an account of the dramatic events of King Rāma's millennia-long reign. It opens with a colorful history of the demonic race of the rākṣasas and the violent career of Rāma's villainous foe Rāvaṇa, and later recounts Rāma's grateful discharge of his allies in the great war at Lankā as well as his romantic reunion with his wife Sītā. But dark clouds gather as Rāma, confronted by scandal over Sītā's time in captivity under the lustful Rāvaṇa, makes the agonizing decision to banish his beloved wife, now pregnant. As Rāma continues as king, marvelous tales and events unfurl, illustrating the benefits of righteous rule and the perils that await monarchs who fail to address the needs of their subjects.The Uttarakāṇḍa has long served as a point of social and religious controversy largely for its accounts of the banishment of Sītā, as well as of Rāma's killing of a low-caste ascetic. The translators' introduction provides a full discussion of these issues and the complex reception history of the Uttarakāṇḍa. This translation of the critical edition also includes exhaustive notes and a comprehensive bibliography.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Abbreviations

Preface

Guide to Sanskrit Pronunciation

Part I. INTRODUCTION

1. Preamble and Synopsis of the Uttarakāṇḍa

2. The Major Characters of the Uttarakāṇḍa

3. The Rākṣasas of the Uttarakāṇḍa

4. The Work of the Uttarakāṇḍa

5. Who Knows the Uttarakāṇḍa?

6. The Problem of the Uttarakāṇḍa

7. The Controversial Episodes: The Uttarakāṇḍa and Its Critics

8. The Structure of the Uttarakāṇḍa

9. Historicity and Sovereignty in the Uttarakāṇḍa

10. The Theology of the Uttarakāṇḍa

11. The Rāmāyaṇa and the Gāyatrīmantra

12. The Text, Commentaries, and Translations of the Uttarakāṇḍa

Part II. UTTARAKĀṆḌA

Sarga 1 - Sarga 50

Sarga 51 - Sarga 100

Notes

Sarga 1 - Sarga 20

Sarga 21 - Sarga 41

Sarga 42 - Sarga 62

Sarga 63 - Sarga 83

Sarga 84 - Sarga 100

The Prakṣipta Sargas

Genealogy of the Rākṣasas

Glossary of Important Sanskrit Words, Proper Nouns, and Epithets

Emendations and Corrections of the Critical Edition

Bibliography of Works Consulted

Index

Notes:

Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [1413]-1433) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-691-18292-2

0-691-16884-9

OCLC:

966913683