Shurpanakha

English

Shurpanakha, humiliated by Lakshamana.

Etymology

From Sanskrit शूर्पणखा (śūrpaṇakhā); ultimately from शूर्प (śūrpa, “winnowing fan”) + नख (nakha, “nail”)

Proper noun

Shurpanakha

(Hinduism) The sister of Ravana in the Hindu epic Ramayana.

Translations

a female demon

Kannada: ಶೂರ್ಪನಖಿ (kn) (śūrpanakhi)
Malayalam: ശൂർപ്പണഖ (ml) (śūrppaṇakha)
Russian: Шурпанакха m (Šurpanakxa)

Tamil: சூர்ப்பனகை (cūrppaṉakai)
Telugu: శూర్పణఖ (te) (śūrpaṇakha)

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