What does sumithra mean?

What does sumithra mean?

Sumithra Meaning: Good Friend.

Who was saumitra in Ramayana?

Sumitra (Sanskrit: सुमित्रा, IAST: Sumitrā) is one of the three consorts of Dasharatha, the king of Kosala, who ruled from Ayodhya. She is the mother of the twins Lakshmana and Shatrughna as mentioned in the Hindu epic, the Ramayana.

Why did Sumitra had two sons?

When Mahraja Dashrath feared that he will not have any male heir, Rishi Vashisht organized a yagya and gave a plate full of sweets to both, Kaikeyi and Kaushalya. This is the reason why Kaikeyi and Kaushalya were blessed with one son and Sumitra was blessed with twins.

What is the name of dashrath wife?

Dasharatha
Parents Aja (father) Indumati (mother)
Spouse Kausalya Kaikeyi Sumitra ,around three hundred fifty junior wives
Children Shanta Rama Bharatha Lakshmana Shatrughna
Dynasty Raghuvanshi-Ikshvaku-Suryavanshi

Who is the sister of Rama?

Shanta
Shanta is a character in the Ramayana. She was the daughter of king Dasharatha….

Shanta
Siblings Rama (brother) Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna (half-brothers)
Spouse Rishyasringa

Is Surpanakha still alive?

Later life and death Although Shurpanakha receives no further mention from Valmiki, it has been suggested that she continued to live in Lanka after Vibhishana succeeded Ravana as king. She and her half-sister Kumbini are supposed to have perished at sea a few years later.

Did Laxman cut Surpanakha nose?

Image for representation purpose only. Mumbai: Surpanakha was the sister of demon king Ravana who was killed by Lord Rama. She was the most unloved character of Indian epic Ramayana. As the famous story goes, Laxmana cut Surpanakha’s nose after she attacked Sita.

Who had 60000 wives?

According to Valmiki Ramayan’s Ayodhya Kanda, Chapter 34, Verses 10 to 13, King Dashratha had around 350 wives, among which 3 of them were his favored throne queens. Kausalya was Dasharatha’s chief queen. Sumitra and Kaikeyi were other favored queen consorts.