Ramayana

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ramayana \Ra*ma"ya*na\ (r[aum]*m[aum]"y[.a]*n[.a]), n. [Skr.
     R[=a]m[=a]ya[.n]a.]
     The more ancient of the two great epic poems in Sanskrit. The
     hero and heroine are Rama and his wife Sita.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Ramayana
       n : one of two classical Hindu epics telling of the banishment
           of Rama from his kingdom and the abduction of his wife by
           a demon and Rama's restoration to the throne