Trishira
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Siblings | Meghanada Atikaya Akshayakumara Narantaka Devantaka |
Trishira (Sanskrit: त्रिशिर, IAST: triśira, lit. he who has three heads) was a Rakshasa (a demon), and reference to him is found in the Ramayana. He was one of the six sons of Ravana, and his other brothers were Meghanada, Atikaya, Akshayakumara, Narantaka and Devantaka.[1]
In Ramayana
The Ramayana tells that he engaged Hanuman in a fight and hit him with a number of arrows. At this Hanuman told him that the arrows were nothing but like flowers being showered on his body. Thereafter, a duel ensued, in which Hanuman killed Trishira.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Mittal, J. P. (2006). History Of Ancient India (a New Version) : From 7300 Bb To 4250 Bc. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. ISBN 978-81-269-0615-4.
- ^ "BOOK VI: Canto LXX.: The Death of Tris'iras". www.sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.