Rosalind Lefeber is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at McMaster University.

• List of Abbreviations Preface xv Guide to Sanskrit Pronunciation xiii PART I INTRODUCTION IX 1 Prologue 3 2 Synopsis 7 3 The Critical Edition 9 4 The Commentaries 17 5 The Description of the Four Directions 29 6 Rama's Allies 37 7 The Death of Valin 45 8 The Translation and Annotation 51 PART II KISKINDHAKANDA 53 PART III NOTES 195 Glossary of Important Sanskrit Words, Proper Nouns, and Epithets 367 Glossary of Flora and Fauna 371 Bibliography of Works Cited 373 Index 381

Rosalind Lefeber is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at McMaster University.

• List of Abbreviations Preface xv Guide to Sanskrit Pronunciation xiii PART I INTRODUCTION IX 1 Prologue 3 2 Synopsis 7 3 The Critical Edition 9 4 The Commentaries 17 5 The Description of the Four Directions 29 6 Rama's Allies 37 7 The Death of Valin 45 8 The Translation and Annotation 51 PART II KISKINDHAKANDA 53 PART III NOTES 195 Glossary of Important Sanskrit Words, Proper Nouns, and Epithets 367 Glossary of Flora and Fauna 371 Bibliography of Works Cited 373 Index 381

Rosalind Lefeber is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at McMaster University.

• List of Abbreviations Preface xv Guide to Sanskrit Pronunciation xiii PART I INTRODUCTION IX 1 Prologue 3 2 Synopsis 7 3 The Critical Edition 9 4 The Commentaries 17 5 The Description of the Four Directions 29 6 Rama's Allies 37 7 The Death of Valin 45 8 The Translation and Annotation 51 PART II KISKINDHAKANDA 53 PART III NOTES 195 Glossary of Important Sanskrit Words, Proper Nouns, and Epithets 367 Glossary of Flora and Fauna 371 Bibliography of Works Cited 373 Index 381