{"product_id":"9780674986145-the-epic-of-ram","title":"The Epic of Ram","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Epic of Ram, Volume 5\u003c\/i\u003e relates the story’s three middle episodes—Ram’s battles with demons, the kidnapping of his wife, and his alliance with a race of marvelous monkeys—and climaxes in Hanuman’s journey to the island of Lanka to find Sita. This edition features the Avadhi text in the Devanagari script alongside the English translation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe authoritative new translation of the epic Ramayana, as retold by the sixteenth-century poet Tulsidas and cherished by millions to this day.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Epic of Ram\u003c\/i\u003e presents a new translation of the \u003ci\u003eRāmcaritmānas\u003c\/i\u003e of Tulsidas (1543–1623). Written in Avadhi, a literary dialect of classical Hindi, the poem has become the most beloved retelling of the ancient Ramayana story across northern India. A devotional work revered and recited by millions of Hindus today, it is also a magisterial compendium of philosophy and lore and a literary masterpiece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume 5 encompasses the story’s three middle episodes—Ram’s meetings with forest sages, his battles with demons, the kidnapping of his wife, his alliance with a race of marvelous monkeys—and climaxes with the god Hanuman’s heroic journey to the island city of Lanka to locate and comfort Sita.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new translation into free verse conveys the passion and momentum of the inspired poet and storyteller. It is accompanied by the most widely accepted edition of the Avadhi text, presented in the Devanagari script.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451412197750,"sku":"9780674986145","price":26.01,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41145066_9b043113-d8c0-44cd-b897-1529bba1e0aa.jpg?v=1778120199","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780674986145-the-epic-of-ram","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}