Monday, February 3, 2020

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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