Ramayana \Ra*ma"ya*na\, n. [Skr. R[=a]m[=a]yana.] The more ancient of the two great epic poems in Sanskrit. The hero and heroine are Rama and his wife Sita.
Ramayana
n : one of two classical Hindu epics telling of the banishment
of Rama from his kingdom and the abduction of his wife by
a demon and Rama's restoration to the throne