- Category
- Epic scripture / sacred epic
- Claimed author
- Valmiki
- Likely origin
- Valmiki epic tradition translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith
- Date
- Ancient Sanskrit epic layers represented by Griffith's 1870-1874 public-domain English verse translation
- Language
- Sanskrit
- Manuscripts
- Valmiki Ramayana textual tradition represented by Ralph T. H. Griffith's public-domain English translation
- Accepted by
- Major Hindu sacred epic and itihasa; revered across many Hindu traditions, with regional and sectarian recensions
The Ramayana is indexed by book, canto, and stanza block for Rama, Sita, exile, dharma, divine kingship, sacrifice, forest asceticism, Hanuman, Ravana, Lanka, cosmic battle, and avatar comparison.