Kabandha
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Kabandha is a fearsome, deformed rakshasa (demon) from the Indian epic Ramayana, known for his monstrous trunk-like body and encounter with Rama and Lakshmana in the forest.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ramayana character
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demon ⓘ mythological character ⓘ rakshasa ⓘ |
| advisesSearchFor | Sita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alignment | initially malevolent ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Dandakaranya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Sita
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sugriva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | decapitation ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | ancient India ⓘ |
| describedAs |
deformed
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fearsome ⓘ |
| directsRamaTo | Sugriva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| encounterLocation | Dandaka forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| encounters |
Lakshmana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fateAfterLiberation | ascends to higher realms ⓘ |
| formerStatus | celestial being ⓘ |
| givesAdviceTo |
Lakshmana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration | Kabandhaḥ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBodyFeature |
headless torso
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long arms ⓘ monstrous appearance ⓘ mouth on his belly ⓘ |
| hasBodyShape | trunk-like ⓘ |
| killedBy |
Lakshmana
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ⓘ
Rama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySource | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterAlignment | benefactor of Rama ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | Hindu epic ⓘ |
| moralTheme |
appearance versus inner nature
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liberation through Rama’s grace ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | obstacle that becomes a guide ⓘ |
| notableAction | attacks Rama and Lakshmana in the forest ⓘ |
| postDeathEvent |
liberation from curse
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regains original celestial form ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Aranya Kanda of the Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | helps connect Rama with the vanara ally Sugriva ⓘ |
| species | rakshasa ⓘ |
| symbolism | embodiment of distorted desire and greed ⓘ |
| textualTradition |
Valmiki Ramayana
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later Ramayana retellings ⓘ |
| transformationCause | curse ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.