Indrajit
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Meghanada (, ), also referred to by his epithet Indrajit or Indrajeet (), according to Hindu texts, was the eldest son of Ravana and the crown prince of Lanka, who conquered Indraloka (Heaven). He is regarded as one of the greatest warriors in Hindu texts. He is a major character mentioned in the Indian epic Ramayana. Meghanada is the central character in Bengali epic poem Meghnad Badh Kavya. He played an active role in the great war between Rama and Ravana. He acquired many kinds of celestial weapons from his Guru Shukra. His most prominent feat is having defeated the devas in heaven. Using t
Key facts
- Character.name
- Meghanada
- Character.title
- Indrajita"The Conqueror of Indra"
- Character.image
- Victory of Meghanada by RRV.jpg
- Character.caption
- A painting of Meghanada after his victory over Indra by Raja Ravi Varma
- Character.info hdr
- Information
- Character.spouse
- Sulochana (in some recensions of the Ramayana)
- Character.family
- Ravana (father)Mandodari (mother)AtikayaAkshaya Kumara(brothers)
- Character.aliases
- RavaniShakrajitaVaridanadaGhananadaVasavajita
- Character.home
- Lanka
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- Victory of Meghanada by RRV.jpg
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- Etymology
- Early life
- Brahma's boon
- Role in battle
- First Day
- Second Day
- Third day
- In popular culture
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Meghanada (, ), also referred to by his epithet Indrajit or Indrajeet (), according to Hindu texts, was the eldest son of Ravana and the crown prince of Lanka, who conquered Indraloka (Heaven). He is regarded as one of the greatest warriors in Hindu texts. He is a major character mentioned in the Indian epic Ramayana. Meghanada is the central character in Bengali epic poem Meghnad Badh Kavya. He played an active role in the great war between Rama and Ravana. He acquired many kinds of celestial weapons from his Guru Shukra. His most prominent feat is having defeated the devas in heaven. Using the Brahmastra, Indrajit killed 670 million vanaras in a single day; nearly exterminating the entirety of the vanara race. No warrior had ever achieved this statistical feat before in the Ramayana. He is the only warrior in the entire Ramayana to defeat both Rama and Lakshmana twice while they were both armed by making them unconscious in a battle with the help of astras and sorcery (once by using "Nagapashastra" and another time by using Brahmastra) and finally got killed by Lakshmana. He was said to be a more powerful and superior warrior than his father Ravana by Brahma and Agastya.
==Etymology==