The provided text summarizes the concluding sections of Svayambhudeva’s Apabhramsa epic, Paumacariu, specifically the Uttara Kanda. The narrative centers on the aftermath of Ravana’s death and Rama’s…
This excerpt from Svayambhudeva’s 'Paumacariu', a Jain re‑telling of the Ramayana, follows Rama, Sita and Lakshmana as they enter the Dandaka forest.
Guided by the ascetic lifestyle of Jain monks,…
The provided text is a summary of the Ayodhya Kanda of Svayambhudeva’s Paumacariu, a Jain epic retelling of the Rama narrative. The article outlines the subject, main argument, evidence, and sources…
This instalment of Svayambhudeva’s *Paumacariu* (a Jain retelling of
the Rāmāyaṇa) recounts episodes from the Vidyādhara Kāṇḍa. The
narrative opens with the proud rākṣasa king Rāvaṇa asking whether…
This instalment of the Paumacariu, a Jain retelling of the Ramayana composed by Svayambhudeva in the Prakrit language, presents a segment of the epic from a Jain perspective. In Jain adaptations, the…
The article discusses Svayambhudeva’s Paumacariu, an epic of Apabhramsa literature that reconstructs the Rama story according to Jaina tenets. The author argues that while Valmiki’s Ramayana is the…