Sumitra
Sign in to saveSumitra (, IAST: Sumitrā) is a princess of Kashi and the queen of Kosala in the Hindu epic Ramayana. Sumitra is the second queen consort of Dasharatha, the king of Kosala, who ruled from Ayodhya. Regarded to be a wise and dedicated woman, she is the mother of the twins Lakshmana and Shatrughna.
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- Royalty.title
- Queen of Kosala
- Royalty.birth_place
- Kashi
- Royalty.type
- Hindu
- Royalty.image
- Dasharatha give Payasa to his wives.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Sumitra with Dasharatha during the distribution of Payasa
- Royalty.house
- Ayodhya
- Royalty.spouse
- Dasharatha
- Royalty.issue
- ShantaUnknown daughterLakshmanaShatrughna
- Royalty.dynasty
- Kashi (by birth)Raghuvamsha-Suryavamsha (by marriage)
- Royalty.religion
- Hinduism
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- Four Sons of Dasaratha.jpg
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Sumitra (, IAST: Sumitrā) is a princess of Kashi and the queen of Kosala in the Hindu epic Ramayana. Sumitra is the second queen consort of Dasharatha, the king of Kosala, who ruled from Ayodhya. Regarded to be a wise and dedicated woman, she is the mother of the twins Lakshmana and Shatrughna.
== Etymology == The name Sumitra is of Sanskrit origin, and could be divided into Su meaning good, and Mitra, meaning friend. Thus, her name means 'a good friend' or 'one with a friendly nature'. She is known in other languages as Tamil: சுமித்திரை (), Burmese: Thumitra, Malay: Samutra, Khmer and Samutthra Thewi).