Rāvaṇa
mythological figure · 2 works · 49 mentions · 254 anchored passages
lord of rākṣasas · Daśagrīva · ten-necked one · lord of the rākṣasas · ten-faced one · ten-headed one · Daśānana · the ten-necked one · king of rākṣasas · night-wanderer
spoken of as
1 expressionDaśagrīva“Rāvaṇa”1 mention
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa (Sanskrit)
Then, having conquered Kubera the lord of wealth, O Rāma, the lord of rākṣasas seized his Puṣpaka aerial chariot, the token of victory.
in the texts
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
The rākṣasa king of Laṅkā who abducts Sītā and is ultimately slain by Rāma.
Crossing by that causeway to the city of Laṅkā and slaying Rāvaṇa in battle, he consecrated Vibhīṣaṇa as lord of the Rākṣasas in Laṅkā.
Arriving at Laṅkā, the city ruled by Rāvaṇa, he saw Sītā there, lost in thought, situated in the Aśoka grove.
Then Rāvaṇa, hearing of the slaughter of his kinsmen and overcome with fury, sought as his ally the Rākṣasa named Mārīca.
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana
Figure punished for attempting to gain Sita.
In a like manner the mighty Kichaka, who tried to seduce Draupadi, and Ravana, who attempted to gain over Sita, were punished for their crimes.