No, it is in verse form. In Hinduism, it is considered to be written by Sage Valmiki, who is supposed to be the first poet in Sanskrit. The following is taken as the first verse in Sanskrit:
"mā niṣāda pratiṣṭhāṁ tvamagamaḥ śāśvatīḥ samāḥ;
yat krauñcamithunādekam avadhīḥ kāmamohitam."
(You will find no rest for the long years of eternity;
for you killed a bird in love and unsuspecting.)
It is an epic.
India
The Vedas, Upanishads, Manusmriti, Srimad Bhagvatam, Bhagwad Geeta, Ramayana.
Valmiki's real name is believed to be Ratnakara before he became a sage. He is known as the author of the Hindu epic Ramayana, a revered text in Hinduism.
There isn't sparknotes for this text. Dasharath kill Shravan means Guru's bhoth effected the student. for more ask?
Ramayana
Ramayana was written by Valmiki.My grandmother used to read me Ramayana when I was a kid.
It was Ramayana.
Valmiki Wrote Ramayana. He is an author.
ramayana setting
'Parva" means chapters but referred to Mahabharata, not Ramayana. In Ramayana the chapetrs are known as "Kanda"
It includes the basic guideline of Hinduism. It is basically the main text along with the Mahabharata and the Ramayana and is the basis of our knowledge of Hinduism