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The fifth and most popular book of the Ramayana of Valmiki, the Sundarakanda, recounts the adventures of the monkey hero Hanuman in leaping across the ocean to the island citadel of Lanka. Once there, he scours the city for the abducted Princess Siti. The poet vividly describes the opulence of the court of the demon king, Ravana, the beauty of his harem, and the hideous deformity of Sita's wardresses. After witnessing Sita's stern rejection of Ravana's blandishments, Hanuman reveals himself to the princess and restores her hope of rescue. The great monkey then wreaks havoc on the royal park and fights a series of hair-raising battles with Ravana's generals. Permitting himself to be captured by the warrior Indrajit, Hanuman is led into the presence of Ravana, whom he admonishes for his lechery. His tail is set ablaze, but he escapes his bonds and leaping from rooftop to rooftop, sets fire to the city. Taking leave of Sita, Hanuman once more leaps the ocean to rejoin his monkey companions. This is the fifth volume translated from the critical edition of the Valmiki Ramayana. It contains an extensive introduction, exhaustive notes, and a comprehensive bibliography
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monografia Rebiun32559225 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun32559225 m|||||o||d|||||||| cr cnu|||||||| 190708s2016 nju fo d z eng d 1-4008-8457-8 10.1515/9781400884575 doi CBUC 991013155809606708 DE-B1597 eng DE-B1597 rda eng san nju US-NJ Ramayana. English The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume V Sundarakāṇḍa Robert P. Goldman, Sally Sutherland Goldman Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press [2016] Princeton, NJ Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press 1996 1 online resource (609 pages) 1 online resource (609 pages) Princeton Library of Asian Translations 147 Includes bibliographical references (pages [551]-564) and index Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- Guide to Sanskrit Pronunciation -- Part I. Introduction -- 1. The Position of the Sundarakāṇḍa -- 2. Synopsis of the Sundarakāṇḍa -- 3. The Structure and Contents of the Sundarakāṇḍa -- 4. The Characters of the Sundarakāṇḍa -- 5. A Tale of Three Cities: Ayodhyā, Kiṣkindhā, and Lankā -- 6. The Name of the Sundarakāṇḍa -- 7. The Destiny of the Sundarakāṇḍa -- 8. Text, Translation, and Commentaries -- Part II. Sundarakāṇḍa -- Part III. Notes -- Glossary of Important Sanskrit Words, Proper Nouns, and Epithets -- Bibliography of Works Consulted -- Index The fifth and most popular book of the Ramayana of Valmiki, the Sundarakanda, recounts the adventures of the monkey hero Hanuman in leaping across the ocean to the island citadel of Lanka. Once there, he scours the city for the abducted Princess Siti. The poet vividly describes the opulence of the court of the demon king, Ravana, the beauty of his harem, and the hideous deformity of Sita's wardresses. After witnessing Sita's stern rejection of Ravana's blandishments, Hanuman reveals himself to the princess and restores her hope of rescue. The great monkey then wreaks havoc on the royal park and fights a series of hair-raising battles with Ravana's generals. Permitting himself to be captured by the warrior Indrajit, Hanuman is led into the presence of Ravana, whom he admonishes for his lechery. His tail is set ablaze, but he escapes his bonds and leaping from rooftop to rooftop, sets fire to the city. Taking leave of Sita, Hanuman once more leaps the ocean to rejoin his monkey companions. This is the fifth volume translated from the critical edition of the Valmiki Ramayana. It contains an extensive introduction, exhaustive notes, and a comprehensive bibliography In English Goldman, Robert P. editor Goldman, Sally Sutherland editor 0-691-17391-5 0-691-06662-0 Princeton Library of Asian translations