Sumitra

Sumitra
Sumitra gives birth to twins (centre, top)
Epic	Ramayana
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Family	Rama (son) Lakshmana (son) Shatrughna (son) Bharata (son) Dasharatha (husband) shanta (daughter)

Sumitra (Sanskrit: सुमित्रा, IAST: Sumitrā) is the third consort and the queen of King Dasharatha of Ayodhya among his three wives.^[1] She is the mother of twins Lakshmana and Shatrughna as mentioned in the Hindu epic, the Ramayana.

She came from the ancient Kingdom of Kashi. She is considered as the wisest amongst the wives of Dasaratha. She is said to be the one who encouraged Lakshmana to accompany Rama and serve him during his exile. Sumitra often helped Dashratha with his problems.^[2]

Etymology

Sumitra is known as, Tamil: சுமித்திரை ( listen), Burmese: Thumitra, Malay: Samutra, Khmer and Thai: สมุทรเทวี Samutthra Thewi).

Portrayals Of Sumitra In Mass Media

Sumitra has been portrayed by several actresses television adaptations of Ramayana:

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