Ravana meaning in Sanskrit
रावण rāvaṇa
Ravana in Sanskrit: रावण (rāvaṇa). In English, Ravana means the king of the asuras, ruler of Lanka and killed by Rama in Ramayana.
Sanskrit words for Ravana
- Ravana, the king of the Rakshasas and the primary antagonist of the Ramayana
- रावण rāvaṇa
English meaning of Ravana
- proper noun The king of the asuras, ruler of Lanka and killed by Rama in Ramayana.
Ravana in other languages
Questions about Ravana in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of Ravana in Sanskrit?
- Ravana in Sanskrit is रावण (rāvaṇa).
- Ravana इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Ravana: रावण (rāvaṇa).
- What does Ravana mean in English?
- Ravana means the king of the asuras, ruler of Lanka and killed by Rama in Ramayana.
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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “Ravana”: रावण. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: Ravana (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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