Ramayana: Ayodhya Bk. 2 (Clay Sanskrit Library).by Valmiki, Pollock New**

Name: Ramayana: Ayodhya Bk. 2 (Clay Sanskrit Library).by Valmiki, Pollock New**
Brand: New York University Press

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The king decides to abdicate in favor of Rama; but just as the celebrations reach their climax, a court intrigue forces Rama and Sita into fourteen years banishment; they dutifully accept their fate, and go off to the jungle. The other brothers refuse to benefit from his misfortune, which leaves nobody to run the city; eventually one of them is persuaded to act as regent, but only consents to do so on condition that he lives outside the city and acts in Rama's name.\n\""Ay\u00F3dhya\"" is Book Two of Valm\u00EDki's national Indian epic, The Ram\u00E1yana. The young hero Rama sets out willingly from the capital with wife and brother for a fourteen-year banishment, which will entail great suffering and further difficult choices in the books ahead. Of the seven books of this great Sanskrit epic, \""Ay\u00F3dhya\"" is\n\nRamayana Book Two\nAyodhya\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note that t;