Ravana

(Hinduism) The king of the asuras, ruler of Lanka and killed by Rama in Ramayana.


Hanuman

A Hindu demi-god who was a devotee of Lord Rama. He was born to Anjana and Vayu, plays the role of a god’s servant in Ramayana, and is also known as the "monkey god". He represents loyalty to the Lord and Master.


Lava

(Hinduism) One of the twin children of the Lord Rāma and his wife Sita in the Ramayana.


Srimati

From Sanskrit श्रीमत् (śrīmat, “beautiful, charming, lovely, pleasant, splendid, glorious”).


Lanka

(mythology, Hinduism) The island city of Ravana in the ancient Indian epic Ramayana.


Sita

Borrowed from Sanskrit सीता (sītā, “furrow”).

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A female given name from Sanskrit mainly used in India.


Vali

(Hinduism) King of Kishkindha, a son of Indra and the elder brother of Sugriva in Ramayana.


Janaki

Borrowed from Sanskrit जानकी (jānakī), from Sanskrit जनक (janaka).

(Hinduism) An epithet (patronymic) of Sita in Ramayana.


Rāma

(Hinduism) A mythological king of Ayodhya in ancient India, considered as the seventh avatar of Vishnu and a lila-avatara described in Bhagavata Purana; one of the most worshipped Hindu deities.


Lakshmana

Borrowed from Sanskrit लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa).

A male given name from Sanskrit used mostly in India.


Kausalya

Borrowed from Sanskrit कौसल्या (kausalyā).

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(Hinduism) The eldest wife of King Dasaratha, queen of Ayodhya and the mother of Rāma.


Ayodhya

Borrowed from Sanskrit अयोध्या (ayodhyā).

A city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India, on the bank of the Sarayu river.

(Hinduism, historical) A legendary city, the ancient capital of Kosala kingdom, and birthplace of the Hindu deity Rāma.


Angada

(Hinduism) Son of Vali, King of Kishkindha in Ramayana.


Bharata

A legendary emperor of India, and is referred to in Hindu and Jain theology. He was son of King Dushyanta and Shakuntala.


Urmila

(Hinduism) The daughter of King Janaka of Mithila and the younger sister of Sita. She was the wife of Lakshmana in Ramayana.


Sumitra

(Hinduism) The third wife of King Dasharatha; mother of twins Lakshmana and Shatrughna in Ramayana.


Sabari

A tributary of the Godavari river in India.


Sugriva

From Sanskrit सुग्रीव (sugrīva, “handsome-necked”).

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(Hinduism) The younger brother of Vali, whom he succeeded as ruler of the Kishkindha in Ramayana.


Valmiki

The poet harbinger in Sanskrit literature and the author of the epic Ramayana.


Dasharatha

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Borrowed from Sanskrit दशरथ (daśaratha).

(Hinduism) A king of Ayodhya and a descendant of the Ikshvaku dynasty in the Ramayana.


Vibhishana

Borrowed from Sanskrit विभीषण (vibhīṣaṇa).

(Hinduism) A king of Lanka in the legendary epic Ramayana. He was the younger brother of the Rakshasa (demon) king Ravana of Lanka.


Shurpanakha

From Sanskrit शूर्पणखा (śūrpaṇakhā); ultimately from शूर्प (śūrpa, “winnowing fan”) + नख (nakha, “nail”).

(Hinduism) The sister of Ravana in the Hindu epic Ramayana.


Ahalya

Transliteration of Sanskrit अहल्या (ahalyā, “Ahalya”).

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(Hinduism) Name of the princess of Puru dynasty and wife of sage Gautama. She was seduced by Indra, cursed by her husband and liberated by Rāma in Ramayana.


Atikaya

From Sanskrit अतिकाय (atikāya, “gigantic”); ultimately from अति (ati, “extraordinary in size”) + काय (kāya, “body”).

(Hinduism) Name of one of the sons of Ravana in the Ramayana.


Bajrangbali

Borrowed from Hindi बजरंगबली (bajraṅgablī).