The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume VII

Robert P. Goldman is the William and Catherine Magistretti Distinguished Professor of Sanskrit and Indian studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and general editor of the R?m?ya?a Translation Project. Sally J. Sutherland Goldman is senior lecturer in Sanskrit at the University of California, Berkeley, and associate editor of the R?m?ya?a Translation Project.

List of Abbreviations ix Preface xv Guide to Sanskrit Pronunciation xxi Part I Introduction 1 1. Preamble and Synopsis of the Uttarakanda 3 2. The Major Characters of the Uttarakanda 12 3. The Raksasas of the Uttarakanda 36 4. The Work of the Uttarakanda 54 5. Who Knows the Uttarakanda? 65 6. The Problem of the Uttarakanda 74 7. The Controversial Episodes: The Uttarakanda and Its Critics 82 8. The Structure of the Uttarakanda 114 9. Historicity and Sovereignty in the Uttarakanda 157 10. The Theology of the Uttarakanda 169 11. The Ramayana and the Gayatrimantra 187 12. The Text, Commentaries, and Translations of the Uttarakanda 199 Part II Uttarakanda 223 Part III. Notes 443 The Praksipta Sargas 1285 Genealogy of the Raksasas 1403 Glossary of Important Sanskrit Words, Proper Nouns, and Epithets 1407 Emendations and Corrections of the Critical Edition 1411 Bibliography of Works Consulted 1413 Index 1435