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Kabandha
कबंध
Kabandha is a headless giant with a mouth in his belly and immensely long arms. When Rama and…
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Trishira (Khara’s general)
त्रिशिरा (खर का सेनापति)
Trishira is a three-headed rakshasa general in Khara's army, killed by Rama at Janasthana.
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Akampana
अकंपन
Akampana is the rakshasa who escapes the slaughter at Janasthana and first tells Ravana about Rama, suggesting that…
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Viradha
विराध
Viradha is the first rakshasa Rama meets in the Dandaka forest. He seizes Sita, and because Brahma's boon…
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Sunda
सुंद
Sunda is the husband of Tataka and father of Maricha, killed by the sage Agastya.
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Subahu (rakshasa)
सुबाहु (राक्षस)
Subahu is the rakshasa son of Tataka who, with Maricha, attacks Vishwamitra's sacrifice. Rama kills him with the…
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Tataka
ताटका
Tataka is a yakshi turned man-eating demoness by Agastya's curse. She is the first enemy Rama kills, at…
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Maricha
मारीच
Maricha is the rakshasa son of Tataka who, at Ravana's command, takes the form of a golden deer…
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