Who is Valmiki

Valmiki (; Sanskrit: वाल्मीकि, Vālmīki [ʋɑːlmiːki]) is celebrated as the harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature. The epic Ramayana, dated variously from the 5th century BCE to first century BCE, is attributed to him, based on the attribution in the text itself. He is revered as Ādi Kavi, the first poet, author of Ramayana, the first epic poem.

The Ramayana, originally written by Valmiki, consists of 24,000 shlokas and seven cantos (kaṇḍas). The Ramayana is composed of about 480,002 words, being a quarter of the length of the full text of the Mahabharata or about four times the length of the Iliad. The Ramayana tells the story of a prince, Rama of the city of Ayodhya in the Kingdom of Kosala, whose wife Sita is abducted by Ravana, the demon-king (Rakshasa)...
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Valmiki Poems

  • Rama's Token
    ''Tis no dream's deceitful whisper!' Hantiman spake to the dame,
    As from darksome leafy shelter he to Rama's consort came,

    'Rama's messenger and vassal, token from thy lord I bring,...
  • The King's Lament
    Is this torturing dream or madness, do my feeble senses fail,
    O'er my darkened mind and bosom doth a fainting fit prevail?

    So the stricken monarch pondered and in hushed and silent fear,...
  • The Meeting Of The Brothers
    Sorrowing for his sire departed Bharat to Ayodhya came,
    But the exile of his brother stung his noble heart to flame,

    Scorning sin-polluted empire, travelling with each widowed queen,...
  • Ravan's Second Battle And Vengeance
    Voice of woe and lamentation and the cry of woman's wail,
    Issuing from the homes of Lanka did the monarch's ears awail,

    And a mighty thought of vengeance waked within the monarch's heart,...
  • Return To Ayodrya
    With his wedded sons and daughters and his guard in bright array,
    To the famed and fair Ayodhya, Dasa-ratha held his way,

    And they reached the ancient city decked with banners bright and brave,...
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