Rama fighting Ravana. Image from book Ramayana: Divine Loophole by Sanjay Patel.
Characters:
Rama/Vishnu - Human incarnation of Vishnu; Titular hero of the Ramayana
King Dashartha - Father of Rama
Lakshmana - Brother to Rama
Vishvamitra - Asks for Rama's help fighting the Demons who harass him
Sita/Lakshmi - Rama's wife; Incarnation of Lakshmi
Ravana - King of Lanka; Adversary of Rama
Demons:
Thataka - Demon who was once a human
Maricha - Son of Thataka
Subahu - Son of Thataka
Etymology:
Rama - incarnation of Vishnu, from Sanskrit Ramah, literally "lovely," from stem of ramate "stands still, rests, is pleased."
Vishnu - name of a principal Hindu deity, 1630s, from Sanskrit Vishnu, probably from root vish- and meaning "all-pervader" or "worker."
Bibliography:
Title: The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic
Author: Kamban / R. K. Narayan
Year: 1972
https://iereadingguides.blogspot.com/2015/05/narayan-ramayana-kamban.html
Title: The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic
Author: Kamban / R. K. Narayan
Year: 1972
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