Surpanakha
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Shurpanakha (Sanskrit: शूर्पणखा, , ), is a rakshasi (demoness) in Hindu epic. Her legends are mainly narrated in the epic Ramayana and its other versions. She was the sister of Lanka's king, Ravana, and the daughter of the sage Vishrava and the rakshasi Kaikeshi. Shurpanakha's role in the original epic is small, yet significant.
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It is catalogued under the topic Rakshasa in the Ramayana.
Its subject is documented across 25 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Deity.affiliation
- Rakshasi
- Deity.abode
- Lanka
- Deity.type
- Hindu
- Deity.name
- Shurpanakha
- Deity.image
- Surpanaka ramayana.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Depiction of Shurpanakha
- Deity.children
- Shambhu Kumara (son)
- Deity.spouse
- Vidyutajihvā
- Deity.mother
- Kaikesi
- Deity.father
- Vishrava
- Deity.siblings
- Ravana (brother) Vibhishana (brother) Kumbhakarna (brother)
- Deity.texts
- Ramayana and its versions
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Appearance
- Marriage and widowhood
- Encounter with Rama, Sita and Lakshmana
- Later life and death
- References
- Sources
- External links
Shurpanakha (Sanskrit: शूर्पणखा, , ), is a rakshasi (demoness) in Hindu epic. Her legends are mainly narrated in the epic Ramayana and its other versions. She was the sister of Lanka's king, Ravana, and the daughter of the sage Vishrava and the rakshasi Kaikeshi. Shurpanakha's role in the original epic is small, yet significant.
==Appearance== left|thumb|240x240px|Rama rejects Shurpanakha Shurpanakha's appearance has drastic differences in the different versions of the epic. Most versions including the Valmiki's Ramayana mention her to be an ugly woman. When Shurpanakha first sees Rama in the forest, Valmiki describes her as facially unpleasant, pot-bellied, wry-eyed, coppery-haired, ugly featured, brassy-voiced, deplorably oldish, a crooked talker, ill-mannered, uncouth and abominable. In contrast, the Kamba Ramayanam describes her as a lovelorn and beautiful woman, attributing her behaviour to loneliness and thus humanising her.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Surpanakha” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.