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Ravana

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[rah-vuh-nuh] / ˈrɑ və nə /

noun

  1. (in the Ramayana) the king of Ceylon who abducts Sita, the wife of Ramachandra, and is later defeated by Ramachandra.


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But she’s tricked by the 10-headed demon Ravana, who whisks her off to his kingdom.

From Salon ● Nov. 11, 2023

The Ramayana depicts the victory of Hindu god Ram over the demon king Ravana after the latter kidnaps his wife, Sita.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2023

The festival commemorates the victory of Hindu god Rama over demon king Ravana and is a celebration of the triumph of good over evil.

From US News ● Jun. 7, 2016

Prakash and his brother developed an interest in combustion; one experiment involved building and then blowing up a ten-foot-tall wire-mesh effigy of Ravana, the Hindu demon king.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 21, 2015

Angada comes as envoy from Rama, to command Ravana to restore Sita and prostrate himself and his family at the feet of Lakshmana.

From Tales from the Hindu Dramatists by J. S. Zemin

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