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Meghanada (Sanskrit: मेघनाद, lit. 'roar of the clouds', IAST : Meghanāda ), also referred to by his epithet Indrajita ( lit. ' conqueror of Indra ' ) [ 1 ] , according to Hindu texts , was the eldest son of Ravana and the crown prince of Lanka , who conquered Indraloka ( Heaven ).
Meghnad Badh Kavya is based on the demise of Meghnad (a.k.a. Indrajit), son of Ravana, the king of Lanka in the classic Sanskrit epic Ramayana. [2] [3] Michael Madhusudan Dutt was an ardent admirer of both European literature and Indian literature and the epic owes much to Milton, Tasso, Homer, Virgil, Valmiki, Vyasa and Kalidasa.
Ramayana characters - Rama and Sita enthroned, surrounded by sage Vashishtha and Rama's brothers Lakshmana, Bharata, Shatrughna. Hanuman seated at the feet of Rama. Ramayana is one of the two major Sanskrit ancient epics (Itihasas) of Hindu literature. It was composed by sage Valmiki. This is a list of important figures that appear in the epic.
Sulochana (Sanskrit: सुलोचना, romanized: Sulocanā, lit. 'she of beautiful eyes') is a character featured in Hindu literature.She is the daughter of the king of the serpents, Shesha, and married to Meghanada (Indrajita), the eldest son of Ravana. [1]
Mandodari (Sanskrit: मंदोदरी, Mandodarī, lit. "soft-bellied"; [1]) was the queen consort of Ravana, the king of Lanka, according to the Hindu epic Ramayana.The Ramayana describes her as beautiful, pious, and righteous.
In some versions of Ramayana, it is said that Meghanada was killed by the usage of Anjalikastra.Meghanada was granted a boon from Brahma that after the completion of the Yagna (fire-worship) of his native goddess Prathyangira-"Nikumbhila yagna", he will get a celestial chariot, mounting on which, he will win over any enemy in war and become invulnerable.
The Ramayana (/ r ɑː ˈ m ɑː j ə n ə /; [1] [2] Sanskrit: रामायणम्, romanized: Rāmāyaṇam [3]), also known as Valmiki Ramayana, as traditionally attributed to Valmiki, is a smriti text (also described as a Sanskrit epic) from ancient India, one of the two important epics of Hinduism known as the Itihasas, the other ...
The nivatakavachas are said to have terrorised the world, living deep beneath the ocean, and residing in the city of Maṇimatī after securing boons from Brahma.In the Ramayana, Ravaṇa with his sons Meghanada, Atikaya, and with his army attacked these daityas, but though he defeated the sect, due to Brahma's boon, he was unable to kill them.