>TathD: Ramacharitham in Malayalam by Cheeraman is an entirely different work. Removed the wrong reference.

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Ramacharitham in Malayalam by Cheeraman is an entirely different work. Removed the wrong reference.

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The '''''Ramacharitam''''' is a [[Sanskrit]] epic poem written in ''[[Arya metre]]'' by [[Sandhyakar Nandi]] during [[Pala Empire]], between approximately 1050 and 1150 CE. This work simultaneously narrates the story of the [[Ramayana]] and the Pala king [[Ramapala]]. The work is biased in favour of Ramapala, but remains an important historical source for the Pala history.<ref name="Susan1984">{{cite book | author=Susan L. Huntington | title=The "Påala-Sena" Schools of Sculpture | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xLA3AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA32 | date=1 January 1984 | publisher=Brill Archive | isbn=90-04-06856-2 | page=32}}</ref>

The text details the historical events in [[Bengal]] from the assassination of the Pala emperor [[Mahipala II]] by Divya, a rebel Kaivarta officer up to the reign of [[Madanapala (Pala dynasty)|Madanapala]] in 215 verses, by using a figure of speech, the ''Shlesha'' (double-meaning words) in each verse.<ref name="Roy">Roy N. (1993). ''Bangalir Itihas: Adiparba'', Dey's Publishing, Calcutta, {{ISBN|81-7079-270-3}}, p.583</ref>

A palm-leaf manuscript of the ''Ramacharitam'' discovered by [[Haraprasad Shastri]] is preserved in the museum of the [[Asiatic Society]], [[Kolkata]].

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==External links==
* {{Banglapedia|Ramacharitam,_The|The Ramacharitam}}

[[Category:Bengali-language literature]]
[[Category:Pala Empire]]

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>TathD: Ramacharitham in Malayalam by Cheeraman is an entirely different work. Removed the wrong reference.