Shurpanakha

English
Shurpanakha, humiliated by Lakshamana.

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Shurpanakha

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

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