Ramayana

[Yanchevskaya, Nataliya]

Dear Prof. Dehejia,

"ayana" means "going", "advancing", etc. 

Thus, "Ramayana" can be translated as "Rama's journey".

Regards,

Nataliya Yanchevskaya
Dept. of South Asian Studies
Harvard University
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Subject: [INDOLOGY] Ramayana

Friends~

What is the meanog of the word 'ayana' as in Ramayana?

The dicitonary defines ayana as: disposition, character etc.

Does this meaning apply to Ramayana namely the character of Rama?

Kind regards.

Harsha
Prof. Harsha V. Dehejia

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