Mandodari

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Mandodari is a revered queen in the Hindu epic Ramayana, known as the wise and virtuous wife of the demon king Ravana.

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Label Occurrences
Mandodari canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mythological queen
adviceContent return Sita to Rama
advised Ravana
appearsIn Ramayana
associatedTradition Shaivism
Vaishnavism
associatedWith Lanka
Sita
contrastedWith Ravana
other rakshasis of Lanka
culturalRole example of virtue amid adharma
ideal of a devoted wife
ethnicity rakshasi
father Mayasura
fatherInstanceOf asura
fatherOccupation architect of the asuras
husbandRole King of Lanka
husbandType rakshasa king
knownFor virtue
wisdom
lamented death of Ravana
languageOfPrimaryText Sanskrit
literaryGenre Hindu epic
mentionedIn Valmiki Ramayana
linked to: Ramayana

later Ramayana retellings
moralSymbolism righteousness within an unrighteous household
mother Hema
motherOf Akshayakumara
Atikaya
Indrajit
Meghanada
mythologicalEra Treta Yuga
opposed Ravana abducting Sita
praisedBy Valmiki Ramayana
linked to: Ramayana
praisedFor devotion to dharma
moral integrity
regionOfStory ancient Lanka
relationshipToSita sympathetic
religion Hinduism
sceneType lamentation after war in Lanka
spouse Ravana
title Queen of Lanka
linked to: King of Lanka
virtue chastity
compassion
loyalty to husband
prudence

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ravana spouse Mandodari
Indrajit hasMother Mandodari
Indrajit family Mandodari
Trishira hasMother Mandodari
Akshayakumara childOf Mandodari
Meghanada mother Mandodari
Meghnad mother Mandodari