Prahasta
mythological figure · 1 work · 11 mentions · 31 anchored passages
Prahastas · army-commander of the rākṣasas · the best of ministers · the general
in the texts
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
Rākṣasa minister, father of Jambumālī.
On hearing that his mighty host of rākṣasas had been slain, the king's eyes rolled in fury, and he commanded Prahastas's son — unmatched in valour, most difficult to overcome in battle.
Commanded by the lord of rākṣasas, the powerful son of Prahastas — Jambumālī of the great fangs — marched out, bearing his bow.
His eyes copper-red with swelling rage at the slaying of the mighty son of Prahastas, the lord of night-roaming rākṣasas swiftly commanded the sons of his ministers — men of exceeding valour and prowess.