RAVANA

Meaning of RAVANA in English

[Hindu] The ten-headed demon king of Ceylon in Hindu myth. With his forces of Rakshas he kidnappes Sita but she is rescued but Rama, who kills Ravana.

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RAVANA — In Hinduism, king of the demons. Ravana is depicted with 10 heads and 20 hands and flying a magic chariot. …
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RAVANA — /rah"veuh neuh/ , n. (in the Ramayana) the king of Ceylon who abducts Sita, the wife of Ramachandra, and is …
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RAVANA — in Hindu mythology, the 10-headed king of the demons (raksasas). His abduction of Sita and eventual defeat by her husband …
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RAVANA — In Hinduism, king of the demons. Ravana is depicted with 10 heads and 20 hands and flying a magic chariot. …
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RAVANA — Равана
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RĀVANA — Равана
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SITA — In Hindu mythology, the consort of Rama . She sprang from a furrow when King Janaka was plowing his field, …
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NAVARATRA — In Hinduism , a 9-day festival followed on the 10th day by the dasehra celebration. The festival includes feasting, visiting, …
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HANUMAN — Monkey god of Hindu mythology, a central figure in the Ramayana . He was a guardian spirit, the offspring of …
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SITA — /see"tah/ , n. (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
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RAKSHASA — Sanskrit (male) Raksasa, or (female) Raksasi in Hindu mythology, a type of demon or goblin. Rakshasas have the power to …
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NAVARATRA — Sanskrit Navaratra (nine nights), in Hinduism, a festival of nine days occurring during the month of Asin, or Asvina (SeptemberOctober). …
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SITA — ((Sanskrit: Furrow), ) also called Janaki, in Hindu mythology, the consort of Rama and the embodiment of wifely devotion and …
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RAMESWARAM — island, southeastern Tamil Nadu state, southeastern India. It forms part of Adams Bridge, a series of coral reef islands connecting …
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RAMAYANA — (Sanskrit: Romance of Rama), shorter of the two great epic poems of India, the other being the Mahabharata (Great Epic …
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KUBERA — in Hindu mythology, the king of the yaksas (nature spirits) and the god of wealth. He is associated with the …
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HANUMAN — in Hindu mythology, the divine monkey chief, a central figure in the great Hindu epic the Ramayana (Romance of Rama). …
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ELLORA CAVES — Ellora also spelled Elura, a series of 34 magnificent rock-cut temples located near the village of Ellora, 19 miles (30 …
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ELEPHANTA ISLAND — Hindi Gharapuri (Fortress City), island located in Bombay Harbour of the Arabian Sea, about 6 miles (10 km) east of …
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NAVARATRA — n. In Hinduism , a 9-day festival followed on the 10th day by the dasehra celebration. The festival includes feasting, …
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SITA — In Hindu mythology, the consort of Rama . She sprang from a furrow when King Janaka was plowing his field, …
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HANUMAN — n. Monkey god of Hindu mythology, a central figure in the Ramayana . He was a guardian spirit, the offspring …
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SUGRIVA — [Hindu] A monkey king in Ramayana whom Rama befriended. He helped Rama by sending his vast monkey-army in searching and …
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SITA — [Hindu] The wife of Rama, who was kidnapped by Ravana. As Rama was an incarnation of Vishnu, so Sita was …
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RAMACHANDRA — [Hindu] "Rama the Moon". The seventh avatar of Vishnu, in the form of the hero Rama. In this form he …
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RAMA — [Hindu] In Hindu myth, the seventh incarnation (or avatar) of Vishnu. He is the hero of the Indian Epic "Ramayana" …
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RAKSHA — [Hindu] In ancient Hindu myth, they are a classification of evil spirits who, on occasion, can sometimes also be friendly. …
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HINDU MYTHOLOGY — All the articles available in the Hindu mythology section of the Encyclopedia Mythica: Abarimon; Abhijit; Adimurti; Adityas; Agastya; Aghora; Agni; …
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РАВАНА — Ravana
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