The Valmiki Ramayana Vol. 1 Quotes

“As with the Mahabharata, the Valmiki Ramayana is a smriti text. It has a human origin and composer, it is not a shruti text. Smriti texts are society and context specific.”
― Bibek Debroy, The Valmiki Ramayana Vol. 1

“Sugriva was the son of Surya and Vali was the son of Shakra.”
― Vālmīki, The Valmiki Ramayana Vol. 1

“in Jain accounts, Ravana is killed by Lakshmana. In Dasharatha Jataka, Sita is Rama’s sister. In Ramayana and Purana accounts, Rama is Vishnu’s seventh avatara.”
― Bibek Debroy, The Valmiki Ramayana Vol. 1

“Brihadbala was the last Kosala king. In the Kurukshetra War, he fought on the side of the Kouravas and was killed by”
― Bibek Debroy, The Valmiki Ramayana Vol. 1

“एवम् वर्ष सहस्राणाम् शतम् वा अहम् त्वया सह |
व्यतिक्रमम् न वेत्स्यामि स्वर्गोऽपि हि न मे मतः ||
Sita to Ram: Thus, spending even a hundred thousand years in your company, I shall never find any sorrow/agony. Heaven also will not be acceptable to me if you are not with me.”
― Vālmīki, Śrīmad Vālmīki Rāmāyana: With Sanskrit Text And English Translation Part I

“Ravana all your wealth is wasted, what's the use of being rich if you won't spend your gold to do good for other people?”
― Valmiki, The Valmiki Ramayana Vol. 1