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What does Ramayana mean?

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"Ramayana" is the name of an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is ascribed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and is part of the Hindu religion. (The other major text is the Mahabharata.)

The word "Ramayana" can be translated as "Rama's journey" (literally Rama, the protagonist avatar, and ayana, meaning going).

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