Lanka

Shurpanakhaशूर्पणखा

Ravana’s only sister

Widowed by her own brother, told she may take any husband she likes, and disfigured at Panchavati. Every later disaster runs back to that meeting.

Introduced in
Aranya Kanda 17
In the family tree of
The Family Tree of Ravana

Family

Father

VishravaUttara Kanda 2

Mother

KaikasiUttara Kanda 5

Siblings

RavanaUttara Kanda 9

KumbhakarnaUttara Kanda 9

VibhishanaUttara Kanda 9

See the full family tree

Also in Lanka

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