Valmiki is the legendary poet and Hindu maharishi, or sage, who is celebrated as the traditional author of the Sanskrit epic Ramayana, on the basis of the attribution in the text itself. He is revered as Adi Kavi, the first poet, and the Ramayana is regarded as the first epic poem. The work consists of about 24,000 shlokas arranged in seven cantos, or kandas, and tells the story of Rama of Ayodhya. Within the atlas he stands as the named author to whom the seven kandas of the Ramayana are credited by tradition, which is a traditional attribution rather than a settled historical fact.
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According to scriptures, Valmiki is the tenth son of the god Varuna
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was a legendary poet and Hindu maharishi (sage)
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Valmiki (; Sanskrit: वाल्मीकि, romanized: Vālmīki, lit. 'from an anthill', [ʋɑːlmiːki]) was a legendary poet and Hindu maharishi (sage) who is celebrated as the traditional author of the smriti epic Ramayana, one of Hinduism's two Itihasas, based on the attribution in the text itself.
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Attributed Works: Bala Kanda, Lead
as traditionally attributed to Valmiki
Attributed Works: Ayodhya Kanda, Lead
as traditionally attributed to Valmiki
Attributed Works: Aranya Kanda, Lead
as traditionally attributed to Valmiki
Attributed Works: Kishkindha Kanda, Lead
as traditionally attributed to Valmiki
Attributed Works: Sundara Kanda, Lead
as traditionally attributed to Valmiki
Attributed Works: Yuddha Kanda, Lead
as traditionally attributed to Valmiki
Attributed Works: Uttara Kanda, Lead
as traditionally attributed to Valmiki
Attributed Works: Ramayana, Lead
as traditionally attributed to Valmiki
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The text is attributed to Maharishi Valmiki, but the real author is unknown.
New World Encyclopedia: Ramayana
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In Hinduism, the Rāmāyaṇa is an ancient Sanskrit epic attributed to the poet Valmiki and is an important part of the Hindu canon (smṛti) .
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