Ramcharitmanas written by Tulsidas in the 16th century is the Ramayana version popular in North India.
In Urdu, it the Pothi Ramayana written in 17th century.
In Jammu and Kashmir, it is Kashmiri Ramavatara Charita written in 19th century.
In Punjab, it is the Ramavatara written in 17th century by Guru Gobind Singh.
In Gujarat, it is the Tulsi-krita Ramayana a Gujarati adaptation of Tulisdas Ramayana in 17th century by poet Premanand.
In Maharashtra, it is the Marathi Bhavartha Ramayana written by Eknath in the 16th century. There is also reference of Ramayana being translated into old Marathi during the 12th or 13th century.
In Assam, it is the Assamese Katha Ramayana or Kotha Ramayana in 15th century by Madhava Kandali.
In Bengal, it is the Bengali Krittivas Ramayan written by poet Krittivas in 15th century.
In Orissa, it is the Oriya Balramadasa Ramayana was adapted by Balarama Das in the 16th century.
In Andhra Pradesh, the Telugu Ramayan is known as Sri Ranganatha Ramayana and was adapted by Buddha Reddy.
In Karnataka, it is Kannada versions of the Ramayan – the Kumudendu Ramayana (Jain version) in 13th century and the Kumara-Valmiki Torave Ramayana in 16th century. There is another one titled Ramachandra Charita Purana written by Nagachandra during the 13th century.
In Tamil Nadu, it is the most popular Tamil Kamba Ramayana written by poet Kamban in the 12th century.
In Kerala, it is the Malayalam Adhyatma Ramayanam Kilipattu written by Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan in the 16th century.
Sanskrit versions:
Sanskrit
- adbhuta ramayanam
- adbhutottara ramayanam
- adhyatma ramayanam
- agastya ramayanam
- agnivesa ramayanam
- anargha raghava ramayanam
- anand ramayanam
- atri ramayanam
- bal ramayana natakam
- bharat ramayanam
- bharadvaja ramayanam
- bhatti kavyam
- bhusundi ramayanam
- bibhisana ramayanam
- brahma ramayanam
- campu ramayanam
- deha ramayanam
- dharma ramayanam
- garuda ramayanam
- gautam ramayanam
- govinda ramayanam
- hanumad ramayanam
- hanumannatakam
- jamadagni ramayanam
- jaimini ramayanam
- janaki harana ramayanam
- jatayu ramayanam
- kapil ramayanam
- khetaketu ramayanam
- kraunca ramayanam
- krutivas ramayanam
- lalit ramcaritam
- lomasa ramayanam
- mahabharat-van parvatantargat ramakatha
- maha ramayanam
- mahavir carit natakam
- mahesvara ramayanam
- mangal ramayanam
- manu ramayanam
- naividheya ramayanam
- naradiya ramayanam
- naradokta ramayanam
- prasanna raghava natakam
- pulastya ramayanam
- raghuvamsa mahakavyam (by Kalidas)
- ramacarit cintamani
- ramasvamedham
- ramatapaniyopanisad
- ramesvara samhita
- ramnam mahatmyam
- ram raksastotram
- ram samhita
- saubhari ramayanam
- siva ramayanam
- skanda ramayanam
- sugriva ramayanam
- sumantra ramayanam
- sunand ramayanam
- surya ramayanam
- sutiksna ramayanam
- vasistha ramayanam
- viranci ramayanam
- visvamitra ramayanam
- vrutta ramayanam
- unmatta ramayanam
- uttara ramacarit natakam
- yajnavalkya ramayanam
- yogavasistham
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You missed Maithili in which following Ramayans are available
ReplyDelete• Chanda Jha (1831–1907)-Mithilabhasha Ramayan
• Lal Das (1856–1921) - Rameshwarcharit ramayan
Acharya ramlochan Sharan (1889–1971) His classic Maithili rendering of all the books written by Goswami Tulsidas is unique. He edited and published Sidhant Bhasya in four volumes on Ramacharitamanasa by Tulsidas which is permanent contribution to the spiritual literature. He was first to start printing Maithili books in Maithili script (Mithilakshar).
Suryanayan Jha "sars's -ShreeSeetaRamcharitmanas is a recent publication
and also
Seetayan- baidyanath Mallik 'Bidhu' was conferred sahitya Akademi award in 1976
and of
Seetawatarn mahakavya of Pradeep maithiliputra.
Let me inform that Valmiki himself wasa Maithil who wrote Ramayana in Mithila(in Champaran district presently in Bihar, near Tamsa river, though people confuse it with the Toms and say that was in UP/MP- my reference is from Bhartuy Sanskriti ka Vangmay, pubkished from Lucknow)
Thank you Very much DR Ganesh Narsimhan for your wonderful information and DR Dhanakar Thakur for adding the info.
ReplyDeleteI want to know about Maithili Ramayan written by Shri Chanda Jha. Is it available in market? If yes, than from where I can get it?
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ReplyDeleteThe above post is published even the before my first one could be..my first post reads as under:
ReplyDeleteBesides,the well known" Ranganaatha Ramayana","Bhaskara
Ramayana","Molla Ramayana","Gopinatha Ramayana" & "Srimadraamayana
Kalpa Vruksham",we have also:
1)"Ramaabhyudayam"written by "Ayyalaraju Raamabhadrudu",one of the
"Ashtadiggajaas" of Krishnadevaraaya's "Bhuvanavijayam"
2)"Kattavaradaraaja Raamaayanam"by Varadaraaja who was a Raaja Kavi
born in" Kshathriya" family
3)"Raghunaatha Raamaayana"-by "Ragunaatha Bhupala";unfortunately,only
"Balakaanda"is available,I learnt.
4)"AcchaTenugu Raamaayana" by" Koochimanchi Thimmana"who had similar
title of "Kavisaarvabhowma"as "Srinaatha" & had also done other famous
literary works like "Rukmini Parinayam",Raajasekhara Vilaasamu"&
"Neelaasundari Parinayamu"This is on various Ramayanas written in Telugu by various poets/writers exclusive of various "Sathakas" on the Lord SriRama.The list is certainly not exhaustive,but only am illustrative one culled from the speech of Jandhyala Papaiah Sastry way back in December 1976 or so. Kindly tell me as to how far I could succeed in my humble & earnest effort since writing on any aspect of Ramayana for a lay man like me is just a herculean task & a foolishly devilish attempt too.
Besides,the well known" Ranganaatha Ramayana","Bhaskara
Ramayana","Molla Ramayana","Gopinatha Ramayana" & "Srimadraamayana
Kalpa Vruksham",we have also:
1)"Ramaabhyudayam"written by "Ayyalaraju Raamabhadrudu",one of the
"Ashtadiggajaas" of Krishnadevaraaya's "Bhuvanavijayam"
2)"Kattavaradaraaja Raamaayanam"by Varadaraaja who was a Raaja Kavi
born in" Kshathriya" family
3)"Raghunaatha Raamaayana"-by "Ragunaatha Bhupala";unfortunately,only
"Balakaanda"is available,I learnt.
5)"Andhra Vaalmeeki Ramaayanamu" by "Vaavikolanu Subba Rao" gaaru
which is exactly on the lines of "Vaalmiki's original Sanskrit
Raamaayana
6)"Andhra Sreemadraamayanamu" by Sri "Janamanchi Sheshendra Sharma"
gaaru who was conferred with the title of "Abhinavaandhra Vaalmiki"
7) "Dharmasaara Raamaayanamu" by the same Janamanchi Sheshendra
Sharma.It is said that this is a great literary work detailing
various" Dharmas" of a man as a brother,friend,son, master,
husband,servant etc..in a lucid way.
8)"Srikrishna Raamaayanamu" by "Sreepaada Krishna Murthy" gaaru
9)"Govinda Raamaayanamu"by "Aathmakoori Govindaachaaryulu" gaaru
""10)"Subhadraa Raamaayanamu" by Srimathi "Seeram Subhadrayaamba" garu
11)"Saraswathee Raamaayanamu" by "Srimathi Chebrolu Saraswathee Devi" gaaru
12)"Maanikonda Raamaayanamu"by Sri "Maanikonda Satyanaaraayana Saastry
"gaaru who named his work as "Telugu Valmeekam"
13) "Yogaanandaandhra Raamaayanamu" by Sri Chillarige Yoagaanandaiah
Panthulu"gaaru
14)" Daasaradhi Vilaasamu" by Sri "Kotthapalli Acchaiah" gaaru;this
was dedicated to Lord Venkateshwara
(Contd from my above post):
ReplyDelete15) "Raamoadayamu" by Sri "Rangaya Kavi" garu
16) "Mallemaala Raamaayanamu" by Cine poet Sri "Mallemaala Sundara
Rami" Reddy" garu
17) "Janapriya Raamaayana" by Sri "Puttaparthi Naaraayanaacharyulu" garu
18) "Dhanakudhara Raamaayanamu" by Sri "Dhanakudharam Venkataacharyulu" garu
I also understand that,Sri "Gadiyaaram Venkata Shesha Sastry" gaaru
also was writing a "Raamaayana".I do not know at what stage he left it
& how it was named as.It is also said tha "Thirupathi Venkata Kavulu"
too had written Raamaayanam up to "Sundara Kaanda"& one Sri Kopalle
Siva Kameshwara Rao too was writing a Raamaayana.
And as most of us know,there are two noted "Uttara Raamaayanas-one""by
Sri "Thikkana Somayaagi"garu "with the title "Nirvachanoatthara
Raamaayanamu" and the other by Sri" Kankanti Paapa Raaju"garu.There
was also one Sri "Ghattu Venkata Raama Krishna Kavi"who authored the
story of "Uttara Raamaayana & titled it as "Pattabhiraamaayanam"
On the other side,we have "Upaakhyaana Raamaayanas" also, contained in
Aranya Parva part of "Andhramahaabhaarathaa" authored by
"Yerrapragada" as a narration by Naarada to Dharmaraaja AND the other
in ninth skandha of "Andhra Bhagavatham" written by "Pothana",with a
subtitle as "Sreeraama Katha"These apart,we have the story of
"Uttararaamaayana "contained in "Jaimini Bhaaratham"of "Pillalamarri
Pina Veerabhadra Kavi".The episode of capturing the" Ahwametha
Hayam"by"Lava & Kusha" is described beautifully in this.
Coming to tranlslations into Telugu,the "Champoo Raamaayana" written
by "Bhoja Deva"was translated nicely by poets like "Allamaraaju
Rangasaayi",Bulusu Seethaaraama Kavi",Poosapaati
Ranganaayakaamaathyudu","Buddhavarapu Mahaadevudu" &"Jayanthi Raamayya
Panthulu"."Ananda Raamaayana",the Sanskrit Raamaayana famous for its
episode descriptions was translated into Telugu poetry by Sri "Gundu
Lakshmana Kavi" while the translation as prose of the same was done by
Sri "Noothalapaati Pera Raju" garu
The "Aaddhyaathma Raamaayana" written in Sanskrit as narration by Lord
"Siva" to his consort "Paarvathi" was translated into Telugu
independently by as many as 16 poets of whom S/Sri " Kaanaadam Peddana
Somayaaji","Kancharla Sharabha Kavi" & "Maamidanna Subhadraamba" are
notable.One Mr "Munipalli Subrahmanya Kavi gaaru" translated it into
Telugu as "Keerthanaas" also;these are the popular Raamaayana
Keerthanaas.
Yet another form of a translated Raamaayana is "Yatthashloka
Thaathparya Raamaayanam" which was got done around 1798 by the
provincial ruler of Gadwal-called "Somabhoopaala"by six different
poets of his court-one each for all the six Kaandaas of Raamaayana.
"Maalikaa Raamaayanam" is another garland of stories of Raama
beautifully made up with one" Vruttha" & one "Praasa" for each of the
six "Kaandaas" by six poets-S/Shri" Aaukundi Venkata
Shastry","Panthula Lakshmi Naaraayana Shastry",Devagupthaapu Venkata
Kavi Raaju","Chinthalpoodi Sanyaasi Rao","Moolaa Peranna Shastry" and
"Ufmaaka Naaraayana Moorthy".
(Contd from previous post):
ReplyDeleteThere is yet another dimension of Raamaayana writing i.e.translation
from other languages.Prominent among these are of :
a) Tulasidaas's "Sriraamacharith Maanas" by "Shri Bhaagavathula
Narasimha Sharma" and Shri "Mylavarapu Sooryanaaraayana Moorthy"in
poetic forms & by S/Shri "Yeluripaati Laksmi Saraswathi",
"Nelanoothala Paarvathee Krishna Moorthy" & Shri "Sreenivaasa Sharma"
in prose forms.Shir "Keshavatheertha Swaamy"& Shri "Paateelu Thimmaa
Reddy" had jointly authored the same naming it as "Shreeraamachaitha
Maanasamu" in "Dwipada" form.
b) Siddhendra Yogi's "Vichithra Raamaayanam" had wrtiten in Utkal
(Oriya),by Shri "Donkaa Gopinaatha Kavi" in prose form around 1670;in
acoordance with thatS/Shri "Tumuraada Paapa Kavi","Narasimhadevara
Venkata Shaastry","Kommaajee Somanaatha Shilpaachaaryudu",& "Velpoori
Venkata Kavi"authored poetic forms.
c) "Kambaa's Tamil Raamaayan-"Kamba Raamaayan" by Shri Poothalapattu
Sreeraamulu Reddy garu in poetic form dedicated to the Lord Sreeraama
Himself.And this Kamba,the author of Tamil Raamaayan was the great
grandson of Raajraaja Narendra.The peculiarity of Kamba Raamayan is
that it included certain new items-say like love between Seethaa &
Raama even before their marriage,Ravanaa's eloping Seetha by uprooting
the "Parnashaala" ,Sugreeva's treating "Thaara" as mother NOT as
wife-which were not in" Vaalmiki Raamaayana""""
Apart from the above known poetic forms,there are several prose
versions of Raamaayana in Telugu. Prominent among these are those by
S/Shri Vaavilla Raamaswaamy Saastry gaaru ," Devaraajasudhee
garu","Nori Gurulinga Shastry" gaaru,"Dodda Venkata Raami
Reddy"gaaru,"Saraswathula Subba Raama Saastry" gaaru,"Modeparthy
Gunnaiah" gaaru etc who wrote in pure grammatic but easy style AND by
"Sri Srinivaasa Shiromani" gaaru,"Sreepaada Subrahmanya Shaastry"
gaaru & "Ushasree"gaaru in beautiful spoken language(Shishta
Vyaavahaareekam).Addition to these in the recent past is "Anudina
Raamaayanam"authored by Shri "Yilapaavuloori Paandu Rangaa Rao" gaaru
who is none other than father of our state election commissioner I V
Subba Rao gaaru.It is a wonderful literary piece.
(Contd from previous post):
ReplyDeleteEvery Hindu admits that Raamaayana is the most respectable epic &
"Seethaaraamulu " the most adorable & ideal couple for Telugu people
who do not start any writing even,without coiling the word
"Sreeraama"The banks of Godavary in AP are blessed & sanctified with
the holy touch of the feet of "Seethaaraamaa" Perhaps,that is the
reason as to why Lord Rama is embedded so deep in the hearts of Telugu
people.It may not be exaggeration if I say that there is no single
village in AP without the temple of Lord Raamaa & there are not so
many "Raamaayanas'in any other Indian languages than in Telugu.When I
was a child,almost all the Telangana villages were agog with the
echoes of the songs of what were known in those days "Chiruthala
Raamaayanam"during the nights.
I am sure that there would be many more Raamaayanas written by several
people.The light of "Raamaayana",thus gets spread to all the four
sides & to all the Indian languages.It has intruded into all the
continents & subcontinents of the world going spree all around.After
all,the utterance of the Creator-Lord "Brahma"-
"Yaavath Stthaasyanthi Girayah,Sarithascha Maheeyase
Thaavad Raamaayana Kattha,Lokeshu Pracharishyathi"
(That as long as mountains exist,rivers flow,the story of Raama
continues to flourish in this great universe is undeniable).
My salutations to Lord Raamaa & prostrations to HIS lotus feet.
"Sreeraamachandra Charanau Sharanam Prapadye"!!!
With regards,
Mallaiah Anchoori
September 24, 2010 12:16 AM
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ReplyDeleteThe Ramayana of Orissa was first written by Sarla Das but you have mentioned the name of Balaram Das.
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