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ताटका

Rakshasa. Also called Tadaka.

Tataka is a yakshi turned man-eating demoness by Agastya's curse. She is the first enemy Rama kills, at Vishwamitra's urging, in the forest on the way to Siddhashrama.

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RoleRakshasa

ConsortSunda

ParentsMaricha, Subahu (rakshasa), Suketu

Appears inRamayana

GroupRakshasas

KingdomOther kingdoms

Every sarga of the Valmiki Ramayana they appear in

Valmiki Ramayana

Bala Kanda · 3 sargas

1.24Into the Forest of TatakaBala Kanda · Sarga 24 · ताटका वन में प्रवेश 1.25Who Tataka WasBala Kanda · Sarga 25 · ताटका का परिचय 1.26Rama Slays TatakaBala Kanda · Sarga 26 · ताटका वध

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TextRamayanaरामायणThe Ramayana is one of India's two great Sanskrit epics. In about 24,000 verses, the sage Valmiki tells the life of Rama of Ayodhya, the seventh avatar of…

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Appears inRamayanaरामायण ChildrenMarichaमारीच ChildrenSubahu (rakshasa)सुबाहु (राक्षस)ParentsSuketuसुकेतु ConsortSundaसुंद