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पात्राणि

An indexed roster of 194 named figures across the seven Kandas — heroes, sages, warriors, devas, and villains, each carrying a lesson in dharma.

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Showing 194 of 194 personalities

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The Divine Couple

श्रीराम-सीता2 entries
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Lord Rama

श्रीरामः

deity
Seventh avatar of Vishnu. Prince of Ayodhya, embodiment of dharma, the ideal man (Maryada Purushottam).

Also known as: Raghava, Dasharathi, Ramachandra, Kakutstha

Appears in: All 7 Kandas

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Mother Sita

सीता

deity
Daughter of the Earth, princess of Mithila, wife of Rama. Embodiment of purity, devotion, and inner strength.

Also known as: Janaki, Vaidehi, Maithili, Bhumija

Appears in: All 7 Kandas

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Brothers & Param Bhakta

रामभ्रातरः4 entries
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Bharata

भरतः

human
Rama's devoted half-brother who refused the throne and ruled as regent placing Rama's sandals (paduka) on the throne.

Also known as: Kaikeyi-putra

Appears in: Bala, Ayodhya, Yuddha, Uttara

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Hanuman

हनुमान्

deity
Son of Vayu and Anjana, greatest devotee of Rama, who leapt across the ocean and burned Lanka.

Also known as: Maruti, Bajrangbali, Anjaneya, Pavanaputra, Kesarinandana

Appears in: Kishkindha, Sundara, Yuddha, Uttara

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Lakshmana

लक्ष्मणः

human
Rama's devoted younger brother, son of Sumitra, who followed him into exile. An avatar of Shesha Naga.

Also known as: Saumitri, Ramanuja

Appears in: All 7 Kandas

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Shatrughna

शत्रुघ्नः

human
Youngest son of Dasharatha, twin to Lakshmana, son of Sumitra. Slayer of Lavanasura in the Uttara Kanda.

Also known as: Saumitri (younger)

Appears in: Bala, Ayodhya, Uttara

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Royal Parents & In-Laws

पितरः6 entries
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Dasharatha

दशरथः

human
King of Ayodhya and father of Rama. A great warrior bound by his word, who died grief-stricken at Rama's exile.

Also known as: Nrpati, Raghukula-tilaka

Appears in: Bala, Ayodhya

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Janaka (Seeradhwaja)

जनकः

human
Philosopher-king of Mithila, foster-father of Sita whom he found in a furrow. A rajarshi (royal sage).

Also known as: Seeradhwaja, Videha

Appears in: Bala, Ayodhya

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Kaikeyi

कैकेयी

human
Second queen of Dasharatha, mother of Bharata. Her two boons, influenced by Manthara, sent Rama into exile.

Also known as: Ashwapati-putri

Appears in: Ayodhya, Yuddha, Uttara

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Kausalya

कौसल्या

human
Chief queen of Dasharatha and mother of Rama. A woman of dignity and unwavering dharma.

Appears in: Bala, Ayodhya, Yuddha, Uttara

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Sumitra

सुमित्रा

human
Third queen of Dasharatha, mother of Lakshmana and Shatrughna. Known for her wisdom and balanced counsel.

Appears in: Bala, Ayodhya, Uttara

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Sunayana

सुनयना

human
Queen of Janaka and foster-mother of Sita.

Appears in: Bala

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Kula Gurus & Maharshis

कुलगुरवः10 entries
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Agastya

अगस्त्यः

rishi
Great southern sage who gave Rama the bow of Vishnu, the quiver of Brahma, and the Aditya Hridaya mantra.

Also known as: Kumbhayoni

Appears in: Aranya, Yuddha, Uttara

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Ahalya

अहल्या

rishi
Wife of sage Gautama, turned to stone by his curse and redeemed by the dust of Rama's feet.

Appears in: Bala

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Anasuya

अनसूया

rishi
Wife of Atri, model of wifely devotion, who gave Sita celestial garments and ornaments.

Appears in: Aranya

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Atri

अत्रिः

rishi
One of the Saptarishis whose ashram Rama, Sita and Lakshmana visited at the start of their exile.

Appears in: Ayodhya, Aranya

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Bharadwaja

भरद्वाजः

rishi
Great sage of Prayag at the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna who welcomed Rama and Sita during exile.

Appears in: Ayodhya, Yuddha, Uttara

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Gautama Maharshi

गौतमः

rishi
Husband of Ahalya and father of Shatananda. A stern ascetic of Mithila.

Appears in: Bala

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Narada

नारदः

rishi
Devarshi who narrated the essence of Rama's life to Valmiki, sparking the composition of the Ramayana.

Also known as: Devarshi

Appears in: Bala, Uttara

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Valmiki

वाल्मीकिः

rishi
Adi Kavi, the first poet, composer of the Ramayana. Former hunter Ratnakara, transformed by the name of Rama.

Also known as: Adi Kavi, Ratnakara

Appears in: Bala, Ayodhya, Uttara

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Vasishta

वसिष्ठः

rishi
Kulaguru (family preceptor) of the Ikshvakus, one of the seven great rishis, keeper of Kamadhenu.

Also known as: Brahmarshi

Appears in: All 7 Kandas

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Vishwamitra

विश्वामित्रः

rishi
Once a mighty king, who by fierce tapas became a Brahmarshi. Took Rama and Lakshmana to protect his yagna.

Also known as: Kaushika, Gadhija

Appears in: Bala

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Devas — Cosmic Powers

देवाः29 entries
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Aditi

अदितिः

deity
Mother of the Adityas and the devas, invoked in the Ikshvaku genealogies.

Appears in: Bala

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Agni

अग्निः

deity
Fire god and father of Nila; witness to Sita's Agni-pariksha after the war.

Also known as: Vahni, Pavaka

Appears in: Bala, Yuddha

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Ashwini Kumaras

अश्विनीकुमारौ

deity
Twin physicians of the devas and fathers of the vanara brothers Mainda and Dvivida.

Appears in: Yuddha

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Bhudevi (Earth)

भूदेवी

deity
The Earth goddess, true mother of Sita, who at last opens her arms to receive her daughter back.

Also known as: Prithvi, Madhavi

Appears in: Bala, Uttara

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Brahma

ब्रह्मा

deity
The four-faced creator of the worlds, whose boons to Ravana and blessings to Rama shape the story.

Also known as: Pitamaha, Svayambhu

Appears in: All 7 Kandas

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Chandra

चन्द्रः

deity
The Moon god, referenced in similes and invocations throughout the Ramayana.

Also known as: Soma

Appears in: All Kandas

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Ganga

गङ्गा

deity
River goddess brought to earth by Bhagiratha; Rama crosses her with Guha's help at Shringverapura.

Also known as: Bhagirathi

Appears in: Bala, Ayodhya

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Garuda

गरुडः

deity
King of birds and mount of Vishnu, who freed Rama and Lakshmana from Indrajit's naga-noose.

Also known as: Vainateya, Suparna

Appears in: Yuddha

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Indra

इन्द्रः

deity
King of the devas, father of Vali and adversary of Ravana and Meghanada (Indrajit).

Also known as: Shakra, Devaraja

Appears in: All 7 Kandas

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Kamadeva

कामदेवः

deity
God of desire whose burning by Shiva in Dandaka gives the Dandakaranya its lore.

Also known as: Manmatha, Ananga

Appears in: Uttara

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Kamadhenu (Shabala)

कामधेनुः

deity
Divine cow of plenty kept by Vasishta, whose capture by Vishwamitra's forces began his long tapas.

Also known as: Shabala, Nandini

Appears in: Bala

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Kashyapa Prajapati

कश्यपः

deity
Prajapati sage-god, father of devas and asuras; ancestor in the cosmic genealogy.

Appears in: Bala

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Kubera

कुबेरः

deity
Lord of wealth and half-brother of Ravana who originally ruled Lanka before being driven out.

Also known as: Vaishravana, Dhanapati

Appears in: Uttara

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Lakshmi

लक्ष्मीः

deity
Consort of Vishnu; Sita is her descent into human form for the sake of Rama.

Also known as: Shri, Kamala

Appears in: All 7 Kandas

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Nandi

नन्दी

deity
Gana of Shiva whose curse on Ravana foretold his destruction at the hands of a monkey-aided prince.

Appears in: Uttara

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Parashurama

परशुरामः

deity
Sixth avatar of Vishnu, the axe-wielding Bhargava, who challenged Rama after the breaking of Shiva's bow.

Also known as: Bhargava Rama, Jamadagnya

Appears in: Bala

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Parvati

पार्वती

deity
Consort of Shiva, present in the cosmic background of the epic and in dialogue frames of later tradition.

Also known as: Uma, Gauri

Appears in: Bala, Uttara

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Rati

रतिः

deity
Consort of Kamadeva, goddess of love.

Appears in: Uttara

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Sachi

शची

deity
Consort of Indra, whose modesty is contrasted with the wild force of the rakshasis.

Also known as: Indrani

Appears in: Uttara

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Saraswati

सरस्वती

deity
Goddess of speech and learning; the river invoked in the opening of the epic.

Also known as: Vak

Appears in: Bala

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Shesha (Ananta)

शेषः

deity
Thousand-headed cosmic serpent on whom Vishnu reclines; incarnates as Lakshmana to serve Rama.

Also known as: Ananta

Appears in: All 7 Kandas

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Shiva

शिवः

deity
The Destroyer, whose great bow Rama broke at Sita's swayamvara and whose grace is central to the epic.

Also known as: Mahadeva, Shankara, Rudra

Appears in: Bala, Yuddha, Uttara

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Surasa

सुरसा

deity
Mother of the nagas, who tested Hanuman mid-ocean by demanding to swallow him before letting him pass.

Appears in: Sundara

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Surya

सूर्यः

deity
The Sun god, father of Sugriva and ancestor of the Ikshvaku (Solar) line; giver of the Aditya Hridaya to Rama.

Also known as: Ravi, Aditya

Appears in: Yuddha, Uttara

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Varuna

वरुणः

deity
God of the ocean who appeared before Rama and showed him the way across the sea to Lanka.

Also known as: Samudra

Appears in: Yuddha

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Vayu

वायुः

deity
Wind god and true father of Hanuman, who carries the Sanjivani mountain through the skies of the war.

Also known as: Pavana, Marut

Appears in: Kishkindha, Yuddha, Uttara

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Vishnu

विष्णुः

deity
The Preserver, who descends as Rama for the slaying of Ravana at the prayer of the devas.

Also known as: Narayana, Hari

Appears in: All 7 Kandas

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Vishwakarma

विश्वकर्मा

deity
Celestial architect, father of Nala, builder of Lanka and of the celestial weapons.

Appears in: Yuddha, Uttara

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Yama

यमः

deity
God of death and dharma who once fled before Ravana and whom Rama consulted in the Uttara Kanda.

Also known as: Dharmaraja

Appears in: Uttara

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Rishis & Sages

ऋषयः28 entries
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Angiras

अङ्गिराः

rishi
One of the Saptarishis, a progenitor of the Angirasa Brahmin lineage.

Appears in: Bala

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Bhrigu

भृगुः

rishi
One of the Saptarishis, progenitor of the Bhargava lineage that includes Parashurama.

Appears in: Bala

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Chyavana

च्यवनः

rishi
Bhargava sage famed for his tapas, mentioned in the Ikshvaku legends.

Appears in: Bala, Uttara

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Durvasa

दुर्वासाः

rishi
Quick-tempered sage whose visit to Rama's court set in motion the departure of Lakshmana.

Appears in: Uttara

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Jabali

जाबालिः

rishi
Minister-sage of Dasharatha who argued with Rama in Chitrakoot from a materialist viewpoint, to test him.

Appears in: Ayodhya

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Jamadagni

जमदग्निः

rishi
Father of Parashurama, a great Bhargava sage of the solar lineage.

Appears in: Bala

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Kashyapa

कश्यपः

rishi
Prajapati sage, father of devas, daityas, and most beings, included among Dasharatha's ritvijas.

Appears in: Bala

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Kratu

क्रतुः

rishi
One of the seven mind-born sons of Brahma and a Saptarishi.

Appears in: Uttara

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Lopamudra

लोपामुद्रा

rishi
Wife of sage Agastya, herself a learned rishika who composed hymns of the Rig Veda.

Appears in: Aranya

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Mandakarni

माण्डकर्णिः

rishi
Ascetic of Panchavati region who stood in water for years; the devas sent apsaras to disturb his tapas.

Appears in: Aranya

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Marichi

मरीचिः

rishi
Mind-born son of Brahma, father of Kashyapa. Not to be confused with the rakshasa Maricha.

Appears in: Uttara

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Markandeya

मार्कण्डेयः

rishi
Long-lived sage and member of Dasharatha's council.

Appears in: Bala

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Matanga

मतङ्गः

rishi
Sage of the Rishyamuka region whose ashram became Shabari's home after his ascent.

Appears in: Kishkindha

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Pulaha

पुलहः

rishi
One of the seven mind-born sons of Brahma.

Appears in: Uttara

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Pulastya

पुलस्त्यः

rishi
One of the seven mind-born sons of Brahma and grandfather of Ravana, Kubera, Kumbhakarna and Vibhishana.

Appears in: Uttara

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Renuka

रेणुका

rishi
Wife of Jamadagni and mother of Parashurama.

Appears in: Bala

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Rishyasringa

ऋष्यशृङ्गः

rishi
Young sage whose arrival ended a drought in Anga. Performed Dasharatha's Putrakameshti yagna that led to Rama's birth.

Appears in: Bala

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Saubhari

सौभरिः

rishi
Ancient sage referenced in the Ikshvaku legends recited to Rama.

Appears in: Bala

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Shabari

शबरी

rishi
Tribal devotee of Rama who tasted each fruit to ensure none was sour before offering it to him.

Appears in: Aranya

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Sharabhanga

शरभङ्गः

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Ascetic whom Rama met in the Dandaka forest, who ascended to Brahmaloka after beholding Rama.

Appears in: Aranya

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Shatananda

शतानन्दः

rishi
Chief priest of Janaka, eldest son of the sage Gautama and Ahalya.

Appears in: Bala

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Sutikshna

सुतीक्ष्णः

rishi
Disciple of Agastya who hosted Rama in his ashram and directed him onward to Agastya.

Appears in: Aranya

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Suyajna

सुयज्ञः

rishi
Son of Vasishta, priest of Ayodhya invoked during Dasharatha's sacrifices.

Appears in: Bala, Ayodhya

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Svayamprabha

स्वयंप्रभा

rishi
Tapasvini in the magical cave (Rikshabila) who sheltered Hanuman's search party and led them to the sea.

Appears in: Kishkindha

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Trinabindu

तृणबिन्दुः

rishi
Sage whose curse features in the Pulastya-Kaikasi ancestry of the rakshasas.

Appears in: Uttara

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Vamadeva

वामदेवः

rishi
Ancient rishi and member of Dasharatha's council of priests.

Appears in: Bala, Ayodhya

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Vibhandaka

विभाण्डकः

rishi
Father of Rishyasringa, a stern forest sage who had raised his son in complete ignorance of women.

Appears in: Bala

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Vishrava

विश्रवाः

rishi
Son of Pulastya, father of Kubera (by Ilavida) and of Ravana, Kumbhakarna, Vibhishana and Shurpanakha (by Kaikasi).

Appears in: Uttara

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Faithful Allies of Rama

मित्राणि10 entries
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Angada (son of Vali)

अङ्गदः

vanara
Crown prince of Kishkindha, son of Vali and Tara. Led the southern search for Sita and served as Rama's envoy to Ravana.

Also known as: Valiputra

Appears in: Kishkindha, Sundara, Yuddha

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Guha

गुहः

human
Chief of the Nishadas at Shringverapura who ferried Rama across the Ganga and loved him as a brother.

Also known as: Nishadaraja

Appears in: Ayodhya, Yuddha

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Jambavan

जाम्बवान्

vanara
Ancient bear king (Rikshraj), elder among Sugriva's counsellors, who reminded Hanuman of his own strength.

Also known as: Rikshraj

Appears in: Kishkindha, Sundara, Yuddha

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Jatayu

जटायुः

other
Eagle king and friend of Dasharatha who battled Ravana to rescue Sita and died in Rama's arms.

Also known as: Gridhraraja

Appears in: Aranya

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Nala

नलः

vanara
Son of Vishwakarma, the vanara architect who engineered the bridge (Setu) across the ocean to Lanka.

Also known as: Setu-kara

Appears in: Yuddha

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Nila

नीलः

vanara
Son of Agni, commander-in-chief of Sugriva's army, a fierce warrior of the siege of Lanka.

Appears in: Kishkindha, Yuddha

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Sampati

सम्पातिः

other
Elder brother of Jatayu, the aged eagle who told the vanaras that Sita was held in Lanka.

Appears in: Kishkindha

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Sugriva

सुग्रीवः

vanara
Son of Surya, king of the Vanaras of Kishkindha after the death of his brother Vali, and steadfast ally of Rama.

Also known as: Vanararaja

Appears in: Kishkindha, Sundara, Yuddha, Uttara

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Tara

तारा

vanara
Wise queen of Vali, later of Sugriva. Her counsel saved Lakshmana's wrath and kept the vanara alliance together.

Appears in: Kishkindha, Yuddha

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Vibhishana

विभीषणः

rakshasa
Righteous brother of Ravana who chose dharma, joined Rama and was crowned king of Lanka after the war.

Also known as: Dharmatma

Appears in: Yuddha, Uttara

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Ikshvaku Lineage & Kings

मानवाः35 entries
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Aja

अजः

human
Son of Raghu and father of Dasharatha. Ruled Ayodhya with justice.

Appears in: Bala

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Ambarisha

अम्बरीषः

human
Pious Ikshvaku king whose sacrifice features the tale of the boy Shunahshepa being rescued by Vishwamitra.

Appears in: Bala

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Amshuman

अंशुमान्

human
Grandson of Sagara who recovered the sacrificial horse and learned the fate of his ancestors from Garuda.

Appears in: Bala

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Anaranya

अनरण्यः

human
Ikshvaku king who fought Ravana and, in dying, prophesied Ravana's destruction at the hands of a descendant — Rama.

Appears in: Uttara

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Angada (son of Lakshmana)

अङ्गदः

human
Son of Lakshmana and Urmila; made king of Karupada by Rama. Not to be confused with Vali's son.

Appears in: Uttara

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Asamanjas

असमञ्जसः

human
Sagara's wicked son, banished for tormenting the citizens of Ayodhya. Father of Amshuman.

Appears in: Bala

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Ashwapati

अश्वपतिः

human
King of Kekaya, maternal grandfather of Bharata and father of Kaikeyi.

Appears in: Ayodhya

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Bhagiratha

भगीरथः

human
Great king whose tapas brought the Ganga down from heaven to liberate the sixty thousand sons of Sagara.

Appears in: Bala

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Chandraketu

चन्द्रकेतुः

human
Son of Lakshmana and Urmila, made king of Chandrakanta.

Appears in: Uttara

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Dilipa

दिलीपः

human
Son of Amshuman. Despite his tapas, failed to bring down the Ganga for the salvation of Sagara's sons.

Appears in: Bala

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Harishchandra

हरिश्चन्द्रः

human
Son of Trishanku. Legendary for his unwavering truthfulness even when reduced to a cremation-ground keeper.

Also known as: Satyavadi

Appears in: Bala

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Ikshvaku

इक्ष्वाकुः

human
Founder of the Solar (Suryavamsha) dynasty, eldest son of Manu, after whom the Ikshvaku lineage is named.

Appears in: Bala

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Kakutstha (Puranjaya)

ककुत्स्थः

human
Ancestor of Rama who rode on the hump of Indra (in bull form) to defeat the asuras — source of the epithet 'Kakutstha'.

Also known as: Puranjaya

Appears in: Bala

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Kalmashapada

कल्माषपादः

human
Ikshvaku king also known as Saudasa, cursed to become a rakshasa after offending Vasishta.

Also known as: Saudasa, Mitrasaha

Appears in: Uttara

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Kusha

कुशः

human
Son of Rama and Sita, born in Valmiki's ashram. Inheritor of the southern Kosala kingdom.

Appears in: Uttara

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Kushadhwaja

कुशध्वजः

human
Younger brother of Janaka, king of Sankashya, father of Mandavi and Shrutakirti.

Appears in: Bala

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Lava

लवः

human
Son of Rama and Sita, twin to Kusha. Taught the Ramayana by Valmiki and sang it in Rama's court.

Appears in: Uttara

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Mandavi

माण्डवी

human
Daughter of Kushadhwaja (Janaka's brother), wife of Bharata.

Appears in: Bala, Uttara

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Mandhata

मान्धाता

human
Legendary Ikshvaku emperor whose empire extended to the ends of the earth.

Appears in: Bala, Uttara

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Manthara

मन्थरा

human
The hunchbacked maidservant of Kaikeyi whose poisoned counsel triggered Rama's exile.

Also known as: Kubja

Appears in: Ayodhya

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Manu (Vaivasvata)

वैवस्वत मनुः

human
Progenitor of the Ikshvaku line and the present manvantara. Son of Surya, lawgiver of mankind.

Also known as: Svayambhuva Manu

Appears in: Bala

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Nimi

निमिः

human
Son of Ikshvaku and founder of the Mithila (Videha) line. Cursed by Vasishta, he became the blinking of the eyes.

Appears in: Uttara

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Pushkala

पुष्कलः

human
Son of Bharata and Mandavi. Founded the city of Pushkalavati.

Appears in: Uttara

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Raghu

रघुः

human
Illustrious ancestor of Rama, after whom the Raghuvamsha (Raghu dynasty) is named.

Appears in: Bala

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Romapada

रोमपादः

human
King of Anga, foster-father of Shanta, who invited Rishyasringa to end a famine and performed his marriage.

Also known as: Lomapada

Appears in: Bala

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Sagara

सगरः

human
Ikshvaku emperor, father of sixty thousand sons who were burnt to ashes by Kapila's glance while searching for the sacrificial horse.

Appears in: Bala

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Shanta

शान्ता

human
Daughter of Dasharatha, given in adoption to King Romapada of Anga. Wife of the sage Rishyasringa.

Appears in: Bala

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Shatrughati

शत्रुघातिः

human
Son of Shatrughna, installed as king of Vidisha.

Appears in: Uttara

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Shrutakirti

श्रुतकीर्तिः

human
Daughter of Kushadhwaja, wife of Shatrughna.

Appears in: Bala, Uttara

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Subahu (son of Shatrughna)

सुबाहुः

human
Son of Shatrughna, installed as king of Mathura after the death of Lavanasura.

Appears in: Uttara

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Sumantra

सुमन्त्रः

human
Chief minister and charioteer of Dasharatha who drove Rama to the forest and returned heartbroken.

Appears in: Bala, Ayodhya

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Taksha

तक्षः

human
Son of Bharata and Mandavi. Founded the city of Takshashila in the northwest.

Appears in: Uttara

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Trishanku

त्रिशङ्कुः

human
Ikshvaku king who sought heaven in his mortal body. Suspended between earth and heaven by Vishwamitra as Trishanku's constellation.

Appears in: Bala

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Urmila

ऊर्मिला

human
Daughter of Janaka, wife of Lakshmana. She accepted separation for fourteen years so Lakshmana could serve Rama.

Appears in: Bala, Ayodhya, Uttara

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Yudhajit

युधाजित्

human
Brother of Kaikeyi, prince of Kekaya, who took Bharata and Shatrughna to his kingdom before Rama's exile.

Appears in: Ayodhya

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Vanaras & Rikshas

वानराः18 entries
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Anjana

अञ्जना

vanara
Apsara-born mother of Hanuman, wife of Kesari.

Appears in: Kishkindha, Uttara

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Dadhimukha

दधिमुखः

vanara
Maternal uncle of Sugriva and guardian of the sacred Madhuvana grove raided by the returning vanara host.

Appears in: Sundara

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Dvivida

द्विविदः

vanara
Vanara warrior, brother of Mainda, son of the Ashwini Kumaras.

Appears in: Kishkindha, Yuddha

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Gaja

गजः

vanara
Vanara warrior chief in Sugriva's forces.

Appears in: Kishkindha, Yuddha

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Gavaksha

गवाक्षः

vanara
Vanara commander of a large troop listed among Sugriva's ministers.

Appears in: Kishkindha, Yuddha

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Gavaya

गवयः

vanara
Vanara chief commanding a mighty division in Sugriva's army.

Appears in: Kishkindha, Yuddha

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Kesari

केसरी

vanara
Foster-father of Hanuman, a mighty vanara chief.

Also known as: Kesarin

Appears in: Kishkindha

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Kumuda

कुमुदः

vanara
Vanara chief listed among Sugriva's warriors at Kishkindha.

Appears in: Kishkindha

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Mainda

मैन्दः

vanara
Vanara warrior, brother of Dvivida, son of the Ashwini Kumaras.

Appears in: Kishkindha, Yuddha

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Panasa

पनसः

vanara
Vanara commander of great strength listed in Sugriva's council.

Appears in: Kishkindha, Yuddha

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Rishabha

ऋषभः

vanara
Vanara commander listed among Sugriva's chiefs at the march on Lanka.

Appears in: Yuddha

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Ruma

रुमा

vanara
Wife of Sugriva, taken by Vali during the brothers' estrangement and restored to Sugriva after Vali's fall.

Appears in: Kishkindha

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Sharabha

शरभः

vanara
Vanara chief commanding a division of Sugriva's host.

Appears in: Kishkindha, Yuddha

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Shatabali

शतबलिः

vanara
Vanara chief leading the search party of the northern quarter.

Appears in: Kishkindha

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Suhotra

सुहोत्रः

vanara
Vanara warrior enumerated among Sugriva's commanders.

Appears in: Kishkindha

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Sushena

सुषेणः

vanara
Aged physician of the vanara army and father-in-law of Sugriva, who sent Hanuman for the Sanjivani herb.

Appears in: Kishkindha, Yuddha

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Vali

वाली

vanara
Mighty son of Indra, elder brother of Sugriva and king of Kishkindha, slain by Rama's arrow.

Also known as: Bali, Indraputra

Appears in: Kishkindha

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Vinata

विनतः

vanara
Vanara commander appointed by Sugriva to lead one of the four search parties (the eastern quarter).

Appears in: Kishkindha

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Ravana's House

रावणकुलम्4 entries
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Indrajit (Meghanada)

इन्द्रजित्

rakshasa
Son of Ravana, conqueror of Indra, master of maya and the Brahmastra, slain by Lakshmana in the war.

Also known as: Meghanada, Ravani

Appears in: Yuddha, Uttara

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Kumbhakarna

कुम्भकर्णः

rakshasa
Ravana's giant brother cursed to sleep for six months at a stretch; awakened for the war, he fell to Rama's arrows.

Appears in: Yuddha, Uttara

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Mandodari

मन्दोदरी

rakshasa
Chief queen of Ravana, daughter of Mayasura. One of the five legendary Panchakanya for her virtue.

Appears in: Sundara, Yuddha, Uttara

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Ravana

रावणः

rakshasa
Ten-headed king of Lanka, son of Vishrava and Kaikasi, great scholar and devotee of Shiva whose pride brought his fall.

Also known as: Dashagriva, Dashanana, Lankeshwara, Paulastya

Appears in: Aranya, Sundara, Yuddha, Uttara

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Other Rakshasas

राक्षसाः47 entries
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Akampana

अकम्पनः

rakshasa
Rakshasa counsellor who advised Ravana to abduct Sita by guile, slain later in the war.

Appears in: Aranya, Yuddha

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Aksha (Akshayakumara)

अक्षकुमारः

rakshasa
Young son of Ravana slain by Hanuman during the burning of Lanka.

Also known as: Akshayakumara

Appears in: Sundara

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Atikaya

अतिकायः

rakshasa
Son of Ravana and Dhanyamalini, a giant-bodied warrior slain by Lakshmana with a wind-borne arrow.

Appears in: Yuddha

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Devantaka

देवान्तकः

rakshasa
Son of Ravana, slain by Hanuman in the siege of Lanka.

Appears in: Yuddha

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Dhumraksha

धूम्राक्षः

rakshasa
Rakshasa general dispatched by Ravana, slain by Hanuman in the siege.

Appears in: Yuddha

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Dundubhi

दुन्दुभिः

rakshasa
Buffalo-shaped asura slain by Vali, whose bones Rama kicked to demonstrate his strength to Sugriva.

Appears in: Kishkindha

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Dushana

दूषणः

rakshasa
Lieutenant of Khara at Janasthana, slain by Rama alongside his commander.

Appears in: Aranya

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Heti

हेतिः

rakshasa
Primordial rakshasa ancestor mentioned in the Uttara Kanda genealogy.

Appears in: Uttara

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Kabandha

कबन्धः

rakshasa
Headless rakshasa cursed to a monstrous form; freed by Rama's cremation, he rose as a gandharva and pointed Rama to Sugriva.

Appears in: Aranya

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Kaikasi

कैकसी

rakshasa
Rakshasi mother of Ravana, Kumbhakarna, Vibhishana and Shurpanakha, daughter of Sumali.

Appears in: Uttara

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Khara

खरः

rakshasa
Cousin of Ravana commanding the rakshasa host at Janasthana, slain by Rama with the whole army of fourteen thousand.

Appears in: Aranya

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Kumbha

कुम्भः

rakshasa
Son of Kumbhakarna, slain by Sugriva in battle.

Appears in: Yuddha

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Lankini

लङ्किणी

rakshasa
Tutelary rakshasi of the city of Lanka whom Hanuman struck down at the gates, fulfilling an old prophecy.

Appears in: Sundara

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Mahakaya

महाकायः

rakshasa
Rakshasa warrior of great stature listed in the hosts of Lanka.

Appears in: Yuddha

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Mahaparshva

महापार्श्वः

rakshasa
Rakshasa warrior of Ravana's inner council, slain by Angada.

Appears in: Yuddha

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Mahodara

महोदरः

rakshasa
Rakshasa counsellor and warrior of Lanka, slain in battle with Sugriva.

Appears in: Yuddha

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Makaraksha

मकराक्षः

rakshasa
Son of Khara who came to avenge his father in the war and fell to Rama's arrow.

Appears in: Yuddha

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Mali

माली

rakshasa
Rakshasa brother of Sumali and Malyavan, slain by Vishnu in the ancient wars that preceded Ravana's rise.

Appears in: Uttara

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Malyavan

माल्यवान्

rakshasa
Aged maternal uncle of Ravana who counselled peace with Rama and was ignored.

Appears in: Yuddha, Uttara

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Maricha

मारीचः

rakshasa
Son of Tataka who assumed the form of the golden deer to lure Rama away so Ravana could abduct Sita.

Appears in: Bala, Aranya

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Mayasura

मयासुरः

rakshasa
Great asura architect and father of Mandodari, builder of magical palaces.

Also known as: Maya

Appears in: Uttara

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Mayavi

मायावी

rakshasa
Son of Dundubhi whose pursuit into a cave estranged Vali from Sugriva and set their tragic quarrel in motion.

Appears in: Kishkindha

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Narantaka

नरान्तकः

rakshasa
Son of Ravana, slain by Angada in the siege of Lanka.

Appears in: Yuddha

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Nikumbha

निकुम्भः

rakshasa
Son of Kumbhakarna, a powerful warrior slain by Hanuman in the war.

Appears in: Yuddha

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Prahasta

प्रहस्तः

rakshasa
Chief commander of Ravana's armies, slain by Nila on the third day of the great battle.

Appears in: Yuddha

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Praheti

प्रहेतिः

rakshasa
Brother of Heti in the primordial rakshasa ancestry.

Appears in: Uttara

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Prajangha

प्रजङ्घः

rakshasa
Rakshasa warrior listed among Ravana's commanders in the great siege.

Appears in: Yuddha

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Rashmiketu

रश्मिकेतुः

rakshasa
Rakshasa chief in the army of Lanka, killed in the great war.

Appears in: Yuddha

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Sarama

सरमा

rakshasa
Wife of Vibhishana, friend and comforter of Sita in the Ashoka Vatika.

Appears in: Sundara, Yuddha

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Sarana

सारणः

rakshasa
Rakshasa minister and spy of Ravana, paired with Shuka in reconnaissance missions.

Appears in: Yuddha

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Shuka

शुकः

rakshasa
Rakshasa minister and messenger of Ravana sent to spy on and parley with Sugriva.

Appears in: Yuddha

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Shurpanakha

शूर्पणखा

rakshasa
Sister of Ravana whose advances Rama rejected and whose mutilation by Lakshmana ignited the war.

Also known as: Meenakshi

Appears in: Aranya, Uttara

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Simhika

सिंहिका

rakshasa
Shadow-seizing sea demoness who caught Hanuman by his shadow as he leapt toward Lanka; slain by him.

Appears in: Sundara

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Subahu (rakshasa)

सुबाहुः

rakshasa
Son of Tataka and brother of Maricha, slain by Rama during Vishwamitra's sacrifice.

Appears in: Bala

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Sumali

सुमाली

rakshasa
Maternal grandfather of Ravana, ancient rakshasa patriarch of Lanka restored after the fall of the Nagas.

Appears in: Uttara

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Sunda

सुन्दः

rakshasa
Yaksha husband of Tataka, father of Maricha, slain earlier by sage Agastya.

Appears in: Bala

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Suparshva

सुपार्श्वः

rakshasa
Rakshasa minister who reminded Ravana of dharma and stopped him from forcing himself on the captive Sita.

Appears in: Sundara

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Suryashatru

सूर्यशत्रुः

rakshasa
Rakshasa warrior enumerated among those fallen in the siege of Lanka.

Appears in: Yuddha

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Tataka

ताटका

rakshasa
Yakshini cursed into a rakshasi form, terror of the sages, slain by Rama in his very first battle.

Also known as: Thataka

Appears in: Bala

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Trijata

त्रिजटा

rakshasa
Elder rakshasi in the Ashoka Vatika who dreamed of Ravana's doom and comforted the grieving Sita.

Appears in: Sundara, Yuddha

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Trishira (Khara's general)

त्रिशिराः

rakshasa
A three-headed rakshasa commander under Khara at Janasthana, slain by Rama.

Appears in: Aranya

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Trishira (son of Ravana)

त्रिशिराः

rakshasa
Three-headed son of Ravana, slain in battle. Distinct from Khara's general of the same name.

Appears in: Yuddha

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Vajradamshtra

वज्रदंष्ट्रः

rakshasa
Rakshasa commander of Lanka, slain by Angada.

Appears in: Yuddha

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Vidyujjihva

विद्युज्जिह्वः

rakshasa
Master illusionist of Lanka who created the false head of Rama to break Sita's will in the Ashoka Vatika.

Appears in: Yuddha

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Viradha

विराधः

rakshasa
Cursed gandharva in rakshasa form who seized Sita in the Dandaka forest and was buried alive by Rama and Lakshmana.

Appears in: Aranya

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Virupaksha

विरूपाक्षः

rakshasa
Rakshasa chieftain among Ravana's commanders at the great battle.

Appears in: Yuddha

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Yajnakopa

यज्ञकोपः

rakshasa
Rakshasa warrior in Ravana's host, felled during the battle of Lanka.

Appears in: Yuddha

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Other Beings

अन्ये1 entry
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Suketu

सुकेतुः

other
Yaksha father of Tataka whose tapas won her a son's strength.

Appears in: Bala

Compiled from Valmiki's Ramayana across all seven Kandas. More entries may be added as new texts are indexed.

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