Esiqeshini sanamuhla seRamayanam, le ndaba iyaqhubeka nokungena ezikhathini ezibalulekile ze-Epic, iveze ukujula ngokomzwelo kanye nezifundo zokuziphatha eziye zahambelana neminyaka.
Isiqephu siqala ngeNkosi Rama nebutho lakhe lilungiselela impi yokugcina ngokumelene noRavana.
Ukulindela kuphelele njenge-vanara (Monkey) Army, eholwa nguHanuman noSugriva, kukhombise ukuthembeka okungagugi nokuzimisela ukusekela i-Lord Rama ekufuneni kwakhe ukutakula iSita.
Ukuhlelwa kwamasu wempi kunemininingwane, kukhombisa ubuholi nokuhlakanipha kweNkosi Rama, ohlala ezolile futhi egxile naphezu kwengxabano ezayo.
USita, wabathunjwa e-Ashok Vatika, uyaqhubeka nokulinda umyeni wakhe ngesineke.
Ukholo lwakhe eNkosini Rama nokuzimisela okungagugi okungagudluki okusekela udumo kuye kuqokonyiswa endaweni enobuhlakani lapho ethandaza khona konkulunkulu amandla nokuvikelwa.
Ukuvezwa kwamandla wangaphakathi kaSita kushukumisa futhi kuyakhuthaza, kugcizelela indima yakhe njengophawu lobumsulwa nokuzinikela.
Njengoba impi iqala, umbukiso ubamba ubukhulu bokulwa phakathi kokuhle nokubi.