CHARACTERS IN THE EPIC RAMAYANA

Characters of Ramayana

This section provides some characters of Ramayana like Rama,Sita,Ravana,Lakshmana,Hanuman,,Dasaratha,Bharatha,,Luv and kush,Mandodari,Jatayu,Indrajit,Sugriva and more.

Rama

Rama,the hero of Ramayana is the prince of Ayodhya.He is the son of king Dasaratha and the queen kousalya.He is an avatara of Vishnu,the blue God.He is married to Sita and he has a strong bond with his brother Lakshmana.

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Sita

Sita,an avatar of goddess Lakshmi,is the wife of Rama.She is the daughter of king Janaka of Videha and his wife Sunaina.She is also called as Boomija,janaki.

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Ravana

Ravana,the villain of Ramayana,is a rakshasa done a penance for the god Siva for many years.He was the demon king of Srilanka.He is the eldest son of Vishrava and kaikeshi.He is described as having 10 heads and 20 arms.

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Lakshmana

Lakshmana,is the son of Dasaratha by Sumitra.He is the younger brother of Rama.He is also known as Gudakesh.Lakshmana’s love and devotion for Rama is endless.Lord Rama too loved him immensely.

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Hanuman

Hanuman also called as Anjaneya and Maruti is a great devotee of Rama.He is the symbol of strength and energy.He can change himself too small and become huge as touching the sky.

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Dasaratha

Dasaratha is the father of Rama and the king of kosala.He had three wives called kausalya,kaikeyi and Sumitra.Rama,Bharata,Shatrugna and Lakshmana were the sons of Dasaratha.He is a perfect ruler.

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Bharata

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Bharata is the son of Dasaratha by kaikeyi and the second brother of Rama.He was married to the Mandavi ,daughter of kusadhvaja.He is a skilled warrior and exceptionally thoughtful.

Luv and Kush

Luv and kush are the sons of Rama and Sita.They were born at the ashram and were well skilled and trained under the tutelage of valmiki. These two supported their mother Sita during her exile from Ayodhya and has gone into so many adventures.

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Mandodari

Mandodari is the wife of Ravana and the mother of Mandodari is very beautiful and righteous.She advices Ravana repeatedly to return Sita to Rama.

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Jatayu

Jatayu is the eagle friend of Dasaratha and the brother of Sampati.He is believed to be the nephew of Garuda.He was the first to fight with Ravana to save sita.He tried to rescue Sita from Ravana.He taught valiantly to save Sita but he was severely injured.

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Indrajit

Indrajit is the first son of Ravana.He is the most powerful warrior.He was named Meghanada as his birth cry sounded like thunder.When he born Ravana wished that no one in the world could defeat his son.

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Sugreeva

Sugreeva was the brother of Vali and the friend of Rama.He is a monkey from Kiskinda.He became one of most Rama’s greatest and most loyal allies in the fight against Ravana.

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Kumbhakarna

Kumbhakarna is a well known rakshasa and the younger brother of Ravana.He was given to long spells of sleep.He had two sons named kumbha and Nikumbha.He had an uncontrollable temper which was feared by many.He is with 44 feet height and 144 feet long huge.

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Neela

Neela is the commander of the monkey army.He is a vanara chieftain in the army of Ravana.In Ramayana,Nila is described as the child of the god of the fire,Agni.

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Surpanakha

Surpanakha is the sister of Ravana.She contacted Rama and sowed the seed of destruction.Nashik is the place where Lakshman,brother of Lord Rama cut off the demon Surpanakh’s nose.

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