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The Rāmāyana, Volume 1. Bālakāndam and Ayodhyākāndam

by Valmiki

Level C2 · ProficientPoetry3 chapters
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CEFR level
C2
Length
3 chapters
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The complete book

About this book

About this book

In a kingdom alive with joy, the noble prince Rāma faces exile into the forest, where love, loyalty, and righteousness are tested against the shadow of evil embodied by the fearsome Rāvana. Divine devotion and epic trials unfold in this timeless tale of virtue and valor.

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Contents

3 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02BĀLAKĀNDAM.
03AYODHYĀKĀNDAM

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