Lord Rāma was developed on Aug.13, 2024.
A02. Introduction - The Major Characters of the Rāmāyaṇa
First revision: Feb.07, 2023
Last change: Jul.02, 2023
Searched, Gathered, Rearranged, Transalted, and Compiled by Apirak Kanchanakongkha.
The Rāmāyaṇa differs from the Mahābhārata in its broader content. Many characters are obscure and closely related. The story's theme is a civil war in a disgusting big family. And a complex framework of moral and ethical ambiguity. Good and evil Behavior is an example that should be imitated or avoided. The Rāmāyaṇa mentions social classes, qualities, and ethical behaviors: morality and culturally valuable virtues in family unity and discipline. Three species of characters roam in the Rāmāyaṇa epic: humans, animals, and demonic giants. We may regard the story of the Rāmāyaṇa as the tale of the three cities: Ayodhyā, Kiṣhkindhā, and Lañkā.
Human
Rāma
Rāma was the first son of Daśaratha. King Suriyawong, who ruled Ayodhyā, Kosol Province, the Brahmins, often called Rāma, the 7th incarnation of Viṣṇu and were born in the Tretā Yuga, the second era of this world. His mother's name was Kausalya; he has three younger brothers, Prince Bharata, the son of Kaikeyī. Lakṣmaṇa and Śatrughna are the sons of Sumitrā. Rāma had a wife, Sītā, a daughter of King Janaka. Reigning in Mithilā, Videha Region, Rāma had two sons: Kusa and Lava. Rāma defeated Rāvaṇa, the ruler of Lañkā, and returned to reign in Ayodhyā. When Rāma died Divided the Kosol region into two parts, allowing the eldest son Kusa to rule Kosol; the capital city was named Kusasathali or Kusavadee. Lava rule Uttarakosol The capital city was named Saravasti (Savasthi) or, in other words, called Lavapura.
Rāma is the main character in the Rāmāyaṇa in every kāṇḍa except Sundarakāṇḍa. The majority of epic discourse focuses on Rāma. All writing exalts physical, mental, and emotional qualities and complete adherence to the norm of gratitude. The warrior's code of conduct (Kṣatriyadharma) and the king's duty (rājadharma) obey the brahmans and elders.
Lord Rāma slays seer śambūka (The śūdra Brahmin), source: sanskritreadingroom.wordpress.com, access date: Feb.08, 2023.
Sītā
Sītā with two sons (Lava and Kusha), source: en.wikipedia.org, access date: Feb.16, 2023
(Rāmāyaṇa Movie Advertising poster in India, Pre-independent period)
Animals
Sugrīva, wall paintings inside the Emerald Buddha Temple, Bangkok, Thailand (in "Ramakien" - Thai adapted Rāmāyaṇa epics ), taken on July 2, 2023.Sugrīva
Vālin
Vālin, wall paintings inside the Emerald Buddha Temple, Bangkok, Thailand (in "Ramakien" - Thai adapted Rāmāyaṇa epics ), taken on July 2, 2023.
Kārtavīrya Arjuna defeats Rāvaṇa (right), Create: Late 16th Century, source: www.wikiwand.com, access date: May 29, 2023
Sandstone Bas-Relief Vālin is dying; the monkeys wailed and wailed. On the left side of the picture is Rama holding a bow." Corner of the South crooked balcony, South West Corner Pavilion, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia. It was taken on October 20, 2018.
Hanumān
From left to right: Hanumān and Rāvaṇa, wall paintings inside the Emerald Buddha Temple, Bangkok, Thailand (in "Ramakien" - Thai adapted Rāmāyaṇa epics ), taken on July 2, 2023.
References:
01. from. "The Illustrated Ramayana: The Timeless Epic of Duty, Love, and Redemption," ISBN: 978-0-2414-7376-4, Penguin Random House, 2017, Printed and bound in China, www.dk.com.
02. from. "The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki - THE COMPLETE ENGLISH TRANSLATION," Translated by Robert P. Goldman, Sally J. Sutherland Goldman, Rosalind Lefeber, Sheldon I. Pollock, and Barend A. van Nooten, Revised and Edited by Robert P. Goldman และ Sally J. Sutherland Goldman, ISBN 978-0-6912-0686-8, 2021, Princeton University Press, Printed in the United States of America.
