The 17th century saw many other Bengali poets translating the Ramayana, including Dvija Laksman, Kailas Basu, Bhabani Das, Kavichandra Chakravarty, Mahananda Chakravarty, Gangaram Datta and Krsnadas. Though this version became quite popular in north Bengal, it did not surpass that of Krittivasi Ramayana. In the 17th century Adbhut Acharya (Nityananda) composed the version known after him as Adbhutacharya Ramayana.
In the 16th century, the Assamese poets Madhav Kandali and Shankardev jointly rendered the Ramayana into old Assamese, somewhat akin to Bangla. krittivas ojha's 14th-century translation, known as Krittivasi Ramayana, was the first rendering into Bangla. The Ramayana in Hindi by Tulsidas (1533-1624), known as Tulsidasi Ramayana or Ramcharita Manas, deserves particular mention, as it was widely popular in north India. The Ramayana has been rendered into many regional languages of India. Today, however, it is generally agreed that the epic in its present form was composed between 400 BC and AD 200. Traditionally, the epic was believed to be five thousand years old. There is some controversy regarding the date of the Ramayana. The epic is composed in anustapa metre and contains 24,000 to 43,000 shlokas or verses. The seventh and final episode describes Rama's rejection of Sita, the birth of their twins, Lava and Kusha, the reunion of Rama and Sita and their deaths. Episode one, Balya, is about Rama's birth and early life the second episode, Ayodhya, describes his life in Ayodhya till his banishment the third episode, Aranya, describes the life of Rama, his brother Laksmana and his wife, sita, in the forest and the abduction of Sita by Ravana, the king of Lanka the fourth episode, Kiskindhya, describes Rama's alliance with Sugriva, the king of the monkeys the fifth episode, Sundar, narrates Rama's journey to Lanka with his troops the sixth episode, Labka, describes the war between Rama and Ravana, Ravana's defeat and destruction along with his family, Rama's rescue of Sita and his triumphant return to Ayodhya with his troops after making Ravana's brother, Bibhisana, king of Lanka. The epic is divided into seven episodes or parts. Ramayana Sanskrit epic by Valmiki, based on the story of Rama or ramachandra, son of King Dasharatha of Ayodhya.