Valmiki

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Who is Valmiki?

Valmiki is celebrated as the harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature. He is the author of the epic Rāmāyaṇa, based on the attribution in the text of the epic itself. He is revered as the Ādi Kavi, which translates to First Poet, for he invented śloka, which set the base and defined the form to Sanskrit poetry.

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Also known as
  • Vālmīki
  • Adi kavi
  • Ratnakara
  • Adikavi
  • Dacoit Ratnakara
  • Valmika
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Religion
  • Hinduism
Nationality
  • India
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on July 23, 2013

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