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''Ramavataram'', popularly referred to as ''Kamba Ramayanam'', is a Tamil epic that was written by the Tamil poet Kamban during the 12th century. Based on Valmiki's ''Ramayana'' (which is in Sanskrit), the story describes the life of King Rama of Ayodhya. However, ''Ramavatharam'' is different from the Sanskrit original in many aspects - both in spiritual concepts and in the specifics of the storyline. This historic work is considered by both Tamil scholars and the general public as one of the greatest literary works in Tamil literature. Kamban wrote this epic with the patronage of Thiruvennai Nallur Sadayappa Vallal, a Pannai kula chieftain (திருவெண்ணை நல்லூர் சடயப்ப வள்ளல்). In gratitude to his patron, Kamban references his name once in every 1,000 verses. The epic is quite well known, both in the Tamil literary world and in the Hindu spiritual world, for the colorfulness of its poetry and for its religious value. ==Structure== The book is divided into six chapters, called ''Kandam'' (காண்டம்) in Tamil. * Bala Kandam (Chapter: Childhood; பால காண்டம்) * Ayodhya Kandam (Chapter: Ayodhya; அயோத்யா காண்டம்) * Aranya Kandam (Chapter: Forest; ஆரண்ய காண்டம்) * Kishkindha Kandam (Chapter: Kishkindha; கிஷ்கிந்த காண்டம்) * Sundara Kandam (Chapter: Beautiful; சுந்தர காண்டம் ) * Yuddha Kandam (Chapter: War; யுத்த காண்டம்) The Kandams are further divided into 123 sections called ''Padalam'' (படலம்) in Tamil. These 123 sections contain approximately 12,000 verses of the epic. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ramavataram」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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