Lanka
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Lanka is the island kingdom in the Ramayana epic ruled by the demon king Ravana, where Sita is held captive and Rama wages war to rescue her.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lanka Kanda | 1 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 |
| Sri Lanka (in some traditions) | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional island
ⓘ
mythological kingdom ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hanuman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rakshasas NERFINISHED ⓘ Rama NERFINISHED ⓘ Vibhishana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Hanuman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| besiegedBy |
Rama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vanara army ⓘ |
| burnedBy | Hanuman’s burning tail ⓘ |
| captivityOf | Sita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Rama Setu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
stone bridge built by Vanaras ⓘ |
| contains | Ashoka grove where Sita stayed ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Ayodhya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalInfluenceOn |
South Asian literature
ⓘ
Southeast Asian Ramayana traditions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
fortified island
ⓘ
golden city ⓘ |
| etymologyRelatedTo | Sanskrit word for island or enclosure ⓘ |
| giftedTo | Vibhishana by Rama ⓘ |
| governedBy | demon king ⓘ |
| guardedBy | Rakshasi warriors ⓘ |
| homeOf |
Ashoka Vatika
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ravana’s palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageContext | Sanskrit epic literature ⓘ |
| locatedInText | Indian epic tradition ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Valmiki Ramayana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
later Ramayana adaptations ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ruledBy | Ravana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledLaterBy | Vibhishana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sceneOf |
battle of Ramayana
ⓘ
war between Rama and Ravana ⓘ |
| sometimesIdentifiedWith | Sri Lanka in later traditions ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | ocean ⓘ |
| symbolizes | adversarial kingdom of evil ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lanka Kanda
this entity surface form:
Sri Lanka (in some traditions)
this entity surface form:
Sri Lanka