Ramayana of Valmiki: Yuddhakanda

Vālmīki [angebl. Verf.]:
The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki : an epic of ancient India / transl. and annotated by Robert P. Goldman, Sally J. Sutherland Goldman & Barend A. van Nooten. With an introduction by Robert P. Goldman & Sally J. Sutherland Goldman. - Vol. 6: Yuddhakāṇḍa. - Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2009. - 1632 S. : Ill. - (Princeton Library of Asian Translations)
ISBN 978-0-691-06663-9
US$ 150,00 / £ 103,00

Beschreibung
The sixth book of the Ramayana of Valmiki, the Yuddhakanda, recounts the final dramatic war between the forces of good led by the exiled prince Rama, and the forces of evil commanded by the arch demon Ravana. The hero Rama's primary purpose in the battle is to rescue the abducted princess Sita and destroy the demon king. However, the confrontation also marks the turning point for the divine mission of the Ramavatara, the incarnation of Lord Visnu as a human prince, who will restore righteousness to a world on the brink of chaos. The book ends with the gods' revelation to Rama of his true divine nature, his emotional reunion with his beloved wife, his long-delayed consecration as king of Kosala, and his restoration of a utopian age. The Yuddhakanda contains some of the most extraordinary events and larger-than-life characters to be found anywhere in world literature.
   This sixth volume in the critical edition and translation of the Valmiki Ramayana includes an extensive introduction, exhaustive notes, and a comprehensive bibliography. [Verlagsinformation]

Inhalt
List of Abbreviations. ix
Preface. xiii
Guide to Sanskrit Pronunciation. xvii
PART I: INTRODUCTION. 1
    1. The Significance of the Yuddhakāṇḍa. 3
    2. Synopsis of the Yuddhakāṇḍa. 7
    3. Statecraft and Violence: The Themes of the Yuddhakāṇḍa. 17
    4. The Major Characters of the Yuddhakāṇḍa. 43
    5. Style and Structure of the Yuddhakāṇḍa. 89
    6. Text, Translation, and Commentaries 99
PART II: YUDDHAKĀṆḌA. 119
PART III: NOTES. 495
Glossary of Important Sanskrit Words, Proper Nouns, and Epithets. 1553
Glossary of Flora and Fauna. 1557
Glossary of Weapons. 1559
Emendations and Corrections of the Critical Edition. 1561
Bibliography of Works Consulted. 1563
Index. 1579

Übersetzer

ROBERT P. GOLDMAN is professor of Sanskrit and Indian studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and general editor of the Ramayana Translation Project. Faculty page.
SALLY J. SUTHERLAND GOLDMAN is lecturer in Sanskrit at the University of California, Berkeley, and associate editor of the Ramayana Translation Project.
BAREND A. VAN NOOTEN is professor emeritus of Sanskrit at the University of California, Berkeley.

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