RAMAYANA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ramayana mean? 

• RAMAYANA (noun)
  The noun RAMAYANA has 1 sense:

1. one of two classical Hindu epics telling of the banishment of Rama from his kingdom and the abduction of his wife by a demon and Rama's restoration to the throne

  Familiarity information: RAMAYANA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RAMAYANA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of two classical Hindu epics telling of the banishment of Rama from his kingdom and the abduction of his wife by a demon and Rama's restoration to the throne

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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Instance hypernyms:

Sanskrit literature (Hindu literature written in Sanskrit)