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Valmiki

[ vahl-mee-kee ]

/ vɑlˈmi ki /

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noun

Hindu poet and reputed author of the Ramayana.

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Words nearby Valmiki

Valley Stream, valley wind, Vallombrosa, vallum, Valmid, Valmiki, Valois, Valona, valonia, valor, valorize

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Example sentences from the Web for Valmiki

The god also made the heart of Valmiki as transparent as crystal.
Hania|Henryk Sienkiewicz
Valmiki received her with pity, and soon afterwards she gave birth to two sons, who were named Lava and Kusa.
Indian Myth and Legend|Donald Alexander Mackenzie
Valmiki returned to Sita and asked her to go with him before Rama, but for a time she refused to do so.
Indian Myth and Legend|Donald Alexander Mackenzie
Yet my ancestors came from Hindostan, and therefore I feel so much at my ease in the great forest of song of Valmiki.
The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine|Heinrich Heine

The Rama-story, as told by Valmiki, is one of the great epic stories of the world.
Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works|Kalidasa

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