Back শূৰ্পনখা Assamese শূর্পণখা Bengali/Bangla Shurpanakha German શૂર્પણખા Gujarati शूर्पणखा Hindi Surpanaka ID シュールパナカー Japanese Surpanaka JV ಶೂರ್ಪನಖಿ Kannada ശൂർപ്പണഖ Malayalam
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| Shurpanakha | |
|---|---|
 Rama rejects Shurpanakha | |
| Affiliation | Rakshasi |
| Abode | Lanka |
| Texts | Ramayana and its versions |
| Personal information | |
| Parents | |
| Siblings | Ravana (brother) Vibhishana (brother) Kumbhakarna (brother) |
| Spouse | Vidyutajihvā |
Shurpanakha (Sanskrit: शूर्पणखा, IAST: śūrpaṇakhā, lit. 'she whose fingernails are like winnowing fans'), is a rakshasi (demoness) in Hindu epic. Her legends are mainly narrated in the epic Ramayana and its other versions. She was the sister of Lanka's king, Ravana, and the daughter of the sage Vishrava and the rakshasi Kaikeshi. Shurpanakha's role in the original epic is small, yet significant.[1]
- ^ Johnson, W.J. (2009). A Dictionary of Hinduism (1st ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780198610250.001.0001. ISBN 9780191726705.
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