Prahasta
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Prahasta is a powerful rakshasa commander in the Hindu epic Ramayana, serving as one of Ravana’s chief generals in the war against Rama.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in the Ramayana
ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ rakshasa ⓘ |
| affiliation | Ravana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Lanka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ravana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Lanka kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed in battle ⓘ |
| deathPlace | battlefield outside Lanka ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Rama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vanara army ⓘ |
| ethnicity | rakshasa ⓘ |
| familyRelation | maternal uncle of Ravana ⓘ |
| killedBy | Nila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Sanskrit texts ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding rakshasa armies
ⓘ
military prowess ⓘ |
| occupation |
commander
ⓘ
general ⓘ |
| participatedIn | war between Rama and Ravana ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| role | chief general of Ravana ⓘ |
| servedAs |
commander-in-chief of Lanka's forces
ⓘ
minister of Ravana ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Ravana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sideInWar | Ravana's side in the Rama–Ravana war ⓘ |
| textualTradition |
Valmiki Ramayana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
later Ramayana retellings ⓘ |
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