THE STATE MUSEUM AUGUST 5, 1917 COCHIN This ink stamp indicates that this specific copy was acquired by the State Museum of Cochin (in modern-day Kerala) twenty-five years after its initial publication.

THE RAMAYANA. One of the two great Sanskrit epics of ancient India, detailing the life and journeys of Prince Rama.

TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH PROSE FROM THE ORIGINAL

SANSKRIT OF VALMIKI.

The legendary sage traditionally celebrated as the "Adi Kavi" or first poet, and the author of the Ramayana.

AYODHYA KĀNDAM. The "Book of Ayodhya." This is the second of the seven books of the epic, focusing on the royal court of Ayodhya and the events leading to Rama's fourteen-year exile to the forest.

EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY

MANMATHA NATH DUTT, M. A.

A prominent 19th-century scholar and translator who aimed to make ancient Indian scriptures accessible to an English-reading audience.

Rector, Keshub Academy.

PRINTED BY

GIRISH CHANDRA CHACKRAVARTI,

DEVA PRESS, 65/2, BEADON STREET,

CALCUTTA.

Now Kolkata; at the time of publication, it was the capital of British India and a major center for the printing of religious and classical texts.

1892.

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