Dhanyamalini

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Dhanyamalini
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Dhanyamalini (centre) and Mandodari (left) with their sister-in-law Shurpanakha (right); a scene from the Ramakien in Wat Suthat, Bangkok.
Affiliation Rakshasa
Abode Lanka
Genealogy
Spouse Ravana
Children Narantaka, Devantaka, Atikaya and Trishira (versions of Ramayana)
Dhanyamalini wife of Ravana in Thai art.
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Mandodari (Left) and Dhanyamala (right) with attendant concubine in the funeral of Ravana., a scene from the Ramakien in Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok.
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Ravana helps his wife, Mandodari (left), Dhanyamalini (middle) and concubine (right) escape a fire in Lanka; a scene from the Ramakien in Wat Suthat, Bangkok.
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Ravana helps his wife, Mandodari (left), Dhanyamalini (middle) and concubine (right) escape a fire in Lanka; a scene from the Ramakien in Wat Phanan Choeng, Ayutthaya.
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Sugriva destroys Chatra of Lanka while Ravana hugs his wife Mandodari (left) and Dhanyamalini (right); a scene from the Ramakien in Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok.

Dhanyamalini, also referred to as Dhanyamala and Dhanyamali, is one of the thousand junior wives of Ravana, the antagonist of the Hindu epic Ramayana . She appears rarely in the epic and is famous as the mother of Atikaya. [1] In some other versions of the Ramayana, Dhanyamali had three sons from Ravana — Narantaka, Devantaka, and Trishira. [2] [3] [4]

References

  1. "Story of Atikāya". www.wisdomlib.org. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  2. "ลูกและเมียของทศกัณฐ์ | Dek-D.com". Dek-D.com > Board. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  3. Nāyuḍū, Su Śaṅkara Rājū; Shankar Raju Naidu, S. (1971). "A Comparative Study of Kamba Ramayanam and Tulasi Ramayan".
  4. "2 Wives of Ravana – and Their Legends". 11 July 2022.