<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Ramayana </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Rama with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana during exile in forest , manuscript , ca . 1780 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Information </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Religion </Th> <Td> Hinduism </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Author </Th> <Td> Valmiki </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> Sanskrit </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Verses </Th> <Td> 24,000 </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who penned the famous indian epic the ramayana
Valmiki