Ramayana

Ramayana, major Hindu epic poem, composed in Sanskrit in about the 3rd century B.C., concerning the war waged by the legendary hero Rama against Ravana, the demon-king of Lanka. Helped by Hanuman, king of the monkeys, Rama eventually rescues his wife, Sita, abducted by Ravana, and slays the demon, enabling the righteous once more to live in peace.