RamayanaSita
Sita: who Sita is in the Ramayana and the role in the story, in plain words.
The daughter of the earth and wife of Rama, found by King Janaka in a furrow. She chose to share Rama's exile in the forest and stayed firm during her captivity in Lanka, and is remembered for her courage and fidelity. Tellers differ on how she is treated after the war; see the Yuddha and Uttara kandas.
See the story of the whole epic in seven books and the other characters.
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A retelling in our own words of a story that is told in many different ways across India and Asia. Tellers differ on many episodes; where it matters we say so. It is not a scholarly translation.