The Rāmāyaṇa consists of 24,000 verses in seven cantos ( kāṇḍas) and tells the story of a prince, Rama of Ayodhya, whose wife Sita is abducted by the demon ( Rākshasa) king of Lanka, Rāvana. The name Rāmāyaṇa is a tatpurusha compound of Rāma and ayana "going, advancing", translating to "the travels of Rāma". The Rāmāyaṇa ( Devanāgarī: रामायण) is an ancient Sanskrit epic attributed to the poet Valmiki and is an important part of the Hindu canon ( smṛti). Without rendering support, you may see irregular vowel positioning and a lack of conjuncts. This is the Ramayana.This page contains Indic text. Ravana and Kumbhakaran were defeated and they met their end.
In ancient times, Rama went to the forest. Have you ever asked – What is the nucleus of the story on which this ever-expanding glorious Indian Ramkatha tradition is based? If yes, your journey into the world of Sita and Rama can begin with what is commonly referred to as the Ekshloki Ramayana (एकश्लोकी रामायण) – the story of the journey of Ram in a single verse. Adikavi Valmiki composed the Ramayana in Sanskrit and since then there have been innumerable retellings and renderings of the Ramkatha across time and space.