"Le Râmâyana - tome premier" by Valmiki is a Sanskrit epic composed between the 7th and 4th centuries BCE. This ancient Hindu text follows Prince Rama's fourteen-year exile to the forest, accompanied by his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana. Their journey takes a dramatic turn when Ravana, king of Lanka, kidnaps Sita, triggering a violent conflict. The epic explores the duties of relationships and portrays ideal characters, teaching lessons about virtue essential to both personal life and the formation of a just society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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