Ramopakhyana, Rāmopākhyāna: 2 definitions
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Ramopakhyana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexRāmopākhyāna (रामोपाख्यान).—Narrated by Vālmīki; originally narrated by Brahmā in a hundred crore of verses to Nārada who gave it to Vālmīki.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 53. 71-2.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRāmopākhyāna (रामोपाख्यान):—[from rāma] n. ‘episode of R°s’, Name of an abridged story of Rāma in [Mahābhārata iii, 15872-16601] (cf. [Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 366]).
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
3. Influence of Ramopakhyana of Mahabharata on Paumacariya < [Chapter 6 - Sources, contribution and influence of Paumacariyam]
5. The Basic Foundation of Paumacariya, Jaina and Popular Tradition < [Chapter 6 - Sources, contribution and influence of Paumacariyam]
6. Two Jaina Traditions of Rama-katha < [Chapter 6 - Sources, contribution and influence of Paumacariyam]
Bhagavad-gita-rahasya (or Karma-yoga Shastra) (by Bhalchandra Sitaram Sukthankar)