The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume IV

Kiskindhakāṇḍa

Buch | Softcover

416 Seiten

2016
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-17349-8 (ISBN)

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This is the fourth volume of a translation of India's most beloved and influential epic tale--the Ramayana of Valmiki. As befits its position at the center of the work, Volume IV presents the hero Rama at the turning point of his fortunes. Having previously lost first his kingship and then his wife, he now forms an alliance with the monkey prince, Sugriva. Rama needs the monkeys to help him find his abducted wife, Sita, and they do finally discover where her abductor has taken her. But first Rama must agree to secure for his new ally the throne of the monkey kingdom by eliminating the reigning king, Sugriva's detested elder brother, Valin. The tragic rivalry between the two monkey brothers is in sharp contrast to Rama's affectionate relationship with his own brothers and forms a self-contained episode within the larger story of Rama's adventures. This volume continues the translation of the critical edition of the Valmiki Ramayana, a version considerably reduced from the vulgate on which all previous translations were based. It is accompanied by extensive notes on the original Sanskrit text and on several untranslated early Sanskrit commentaries.

Rosalind Lefeber is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at McMaster University.

List of Abbreviations Preface xv Guide to Sanskrit Pronunciation xiii PART I INTRODUCTION IX 1 Prologue 3 2 Synopsis 7 3 The Critical Edition 9 4 The Commentaries 17 5 The Description of the Four Directions 29 6 Rama's Allies 37 7 The Death of Valin 45 8 The Translation and Annotation 51 PART II KISKINDHAKANDA 53 PART III NOTES 195 Glossary of Important Sanskrit Words, Proper Nouns, and Epithets 367 Glossary of Flora and Fauna 371 Bibliography of Works Cited 373 Index 381

Erscheinungsdatum	08.12.2016
Reihe/Serie	Princeton Library of Asian Translations
Übersetzer	Rosalind Lefeber
Verlagsort	New Jersey
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 235 mm
Gewicht	595 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus
ISBN-10	0-691-17349-4 / 0691173494
ISBN-13	978-0-691-17349-8 / 9780691173498
Zustand	Neuware