Reading Notes: PDE Ramayana Part C

Story: Ramayana Part A, Public Domain Edition by M. Dutt, R. Dutt, Gould, Griffith, Hodgson, Mackenzie, Nivedita, Oman, Richardson, and Ryder. Web source

Main Plot Points

• Hanuman meet Rama and Lakshmana and bring them to Sugriva
• Rama helps Sugriva get his throne and wife back from his brother Vali
• Monkeys search for Sita and Hanuman finds her to be in Lanka after meeting Sampati
• Hanuman reassures Sita, who has been told she will be killed in 2 months, but gets caught and his tail set on fire
• Hanuman escapes, sets Lanka on fire, and returns to report
•  Rama and Lakshmana with Sugriva and an army of monkeys and bears march toward Lanka
• Vibhishana warns Ravana not to fight Rama and is exiled so he joins Rama

Story of Sugriva and Vali

• Vali was king and had Sugriva watch the entrance to a cave while he went in to fight
• Sugriva believed Vali to be dead and seals the cave shut
• Vali gets out but feels betrayed and banishes Sugriva

Story of Sampati and Jatayu

• one day decided to fly far but Jatayu fell
• Sampati shields Jatayu but also falls and looses wings
• Jayayu and Sampati both help Rama find Sita

Characters

• Sugriva - monkey king and younger brother of Vali
• Tara is Vali's wife
• Sampati - a large vulture, brother to Jatayu
• Hanuman - monkey friend and son of wind god
• Vibhishana - younger brother of Ravana
• previous characters - Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Ravana

Cinereous Vulture - I imagine this is what Jatayu and Sampati would look like

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