Trishira
Trishira (Sanskrit: त्रिशिर, romanized: Triśira, lit. 'the three-headed one') is a rakshasa featured in the Ramayana. He is one of the sons of Ravana and Dhanyamalini and his brothers are Atikaya, Narantaka and Devantaka.[1]
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 The War of Lanka by Sahibdin. It depicts the monkey army of the protagonist Rama (top left, blue figure) fighting the king of Lanka, Ravana in order to save Rama's kidnapped wife Sita. The painting depicts multiple events in the battle against the three-headed demon general Trisiras, in bottom left - Trisiras is beheaded by the monkey-companion of Rama - Hanuman. | |
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Ramayana
The Ramayana states that Trishira engaged Hanuman in a fight and hit him with a number of arrows. At this, Hanuman told him that his arrows were like flowers being showered on his body. Thereafter, a duel ensued, in which Hanuman killed Trishira.[2]
References
- Mittal, J. P. (2006). History Of Ancient India (a New Version) : From 7300 Bb To 4250 Bc. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. ISBN 978-81-269-0615-4.
- "BOOK VI: Canto LXX.: The Death of Tris'iras". www.sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
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