"Rāmāyaṇa" The Timeless Epic Of Bharat
The meaning of the term " Itihasa". The Ramayana is one of the largest ancient epics in world literature. It consists of nearly 24,000 verses (mostly set in the Shloka/Anustubh meter), divided into seven kāṇḍas:- " 1. ‘Bala Kanda’ (Book about Youth), 2. ‘Ayodhya Kanda’ (Book about Ayodhya), 3. ‘Aranya Kanda’ (Book of the Forest), 4. 'Kishkindha Kanda' (Book about Kishkindha), 5. ‘Sundara Kanda’ (Book of Beauty), 6. ‘Yuddha Kanda’ (Book about the War) 7. ‘Uttara Kanda’ (Book about the Sequel) It belongs to the genre of " Itihasa ". The The Sanskrit term इतिहास was derived from the phrase iti ha āsa इति ह आस , which means "so indeed it was". There is a debate Regarding our Ancient epics since colonial period, that whether these texts contains history or Just Mythological & Fictional stories of legendary characters. Some argue these are Historical documents, Some argue mythical Whereas others prefer it...