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Ramayana

Ramayana proper noun: an ancient Sanskrit epic of Indian mythology about the legendary king Rāma.

Proper noun

the Ramayana

  1. (Hinduism, Jainism) An ancient Sanskrit epic of Indian mythology about the legendary king Rāma.

Ramayana meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali

Ramayana in Hindi

ancient Sanskrit epic
रामायण rāmāyaṇ

Ramayana in Tamil

ancient Sanskrit epic
இராமாயணம் irāmāyaṇam

Ramayana in Marathi

ancient Sanskrit epic
रामायण rāmāyaṇ

Ramayana in Bengali

ancient Sanskrit epic
রামায়ণ ramaẏon
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Ramayana in Telugu
రామాయణము rāmāyaṇamu
Ramayana in Malayalam
രാമായണം rāmāyaṇaṁ
Ramayana in Kannada
ರಾಮಾಯಣ rāmāyaṇa
Ramayana in Sanskrit
रामायणम् rāmāyaṇam
Ramayana in Assamese
ৰামায়ণ ramayon
Ramayana in Thai
รามายณะ raa-maa-yá-ná
Ramayana in Myanmar
ရာမာယဏ ramaya.na., ရာမဇာတ်တော် rama.jattau
Sindhi
رامائِڻُ rāmā‘inu

Origin of Ramayana

Transliteration of Sanskrit रामायण (rāmāyaṇa). Doublet of Ramin.

Words formed from Ramayana

Questions about Ramayana

What does Ramayana mean?
Ramayana means an ancient Sanskrit epic of Indian mythology about the legendary king Rāma.
What is Ramayana in Hindi?
Ramayana in Hindi is रामायण (rāmāyaṇ). See Ramayana meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Ramayana?
Ramayana is a proper noun.

Words near Ramayana in the dictionary

  1. Ramatha
  2. Ramathan
  3. Ramati
  4. Ramatis
  5. ramatroban
  6. Ramayana
  7. Ramayana monkey chant
  8. Ramaytush
  9. Ramazan
  10. ramazzoite
  11. Rambabu

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