Articles on Ramayana Fauna Concordance
Concordance of the Fauna in the Ramayana
By Sibadas Chaudhuri · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1954
Sibadas Chaudhuri compiles a concordance of animal life in Vālmīki’s Rāmāyaṇa, listing the fauna mentioned in the epic along with the canto and verse numbers where each term occurs. The author systematically catalogues mammals, birds, reptiles and mythical…
Concordance of the Fauna in the Ramayana
By Sibadas Chaudhuri · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1953
Compiling a concordance of animal names in the Ramayana, this article catalogues references to fauna across the epic’s books and recensions. It lists species alphabetically, matches Sanskrit terms with modern identifications and notes the narrative contexts…
Concordance of the Fauna in the Ramayana
By Sibadas Chaudhuri · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1953
In this short article the author compiles a concordance of animal names found in Valmiki’s epic, the Ramayana. For each Sanskrit term describing a species, the article lists where it appears in different books and chapters of the epic. Examples include Nala –…
Concordance of the Fauna in the Ramayana
By Sibadas Chaudhuri · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1952
This article compiles a concordance of animal names found in the Ramayana. It lists creatures such as the hump of the bull (kakuda), heron (kanka), turtle (kacchapa), monkey or ape (kapi) and many others. For each entry, it provides references to the specific…