Valmiki

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Valmiki was a legendary poet who is celebrated as the traditional author of the epic Ramayana, based on the attribution in the text itself. He is revered as Ādi Kavi, the first poet, author of Ramayana, the first epic poem.

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Valmiki (Sanskrit: वाल्मीकि; Vālmīki) is celebrated as the harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature. He is the author of the epic Rāmāyaṇa, based on the attribution in the text of the epic itself. He is revered as the Ādi Kavi, which translates to First Poet, for he invented śloka (i.e. first verse or epic metre), which set the base and defined the form to Sanskrit poetry. The Uttara Kanda tells the story of Valmiki's early life, as a highway robber named Ratnakar, who used to rob people after kil

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Quotes

• “Sanskrit:मां निषाद प्रतिष्ठां त्वमगमः शाश्वतीः समाः। यत्क्रौंचमिथुनादेकम् अवधीः काममोहितम्॥”
• “Roman transliteration:mā niṣāda pratiṣṭhāṁ tvamagamaḥ śāśvatīḥ samāḥyat krauñcamithunādekam avadhīḥ kāmamohitam”
• “English translation:You will find no rest for the long years of EternityFor you killed a bird in love and unsuspecting”
• “This is truly how I remember the ways of the world. Those words I cursed him with make a verse, and that verse could be sung to music.”
• “What a crime! There was not one bit of meat on that little bird. What use is a world run all wrong without a grain of mercy on it?”
• “In all this world, I pray thee, who Is virtuous, heroic, true? Firm in his vows, of grateful mind,To every creature good and kind?Alone most fair to all men’s eyes? Devoid of envy, firm, and sage, Whose tranquil soul ne'er yields to rage? Whom, when his warrior wrath is high, Do Gods embattled fear and fly? Whose noble might and gentle skill The triple world can guard from ill? Who is the best of princes, he Who loves his people’s good to see.”

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Key facts

Hindu leader.honorific prefix

Maharishi

Hindu leader.works

RamayanaYoga VasisthaValmiki Samhita

Hindu leader.image

Valmiki Ramayana.jpg

Hindu leader.religion

Hinduism

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Sage Valmiki composing the Ramayana

Hindu leader.known_for

Composing the RamayanaGuru of Lava and KushaAvatar of Brahma

Hindu leader.movement

Dharmic movement called Valmikism is based on Valmiki's teachings

Hindu leader.lineage

Rama Mantraraj (mentioned by Govindaraja)

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Valmiki Ramayana.jpg

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