Dashagriva
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Dashagriva is an epithet of the demon-king Ravana from the Hindu epic Ramayana, highlighting his legendary form with ten heads.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dashagriva canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epithet
ⓘ
mythological epithet ⓘ |
| appearsInTradition |
Valmiki Ramayana
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later Ramayana retellings ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacterType | rakshasa ⓘ |
| associatedWithFigure |
Hanuman
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ⓘ
Lakshmana NERFINISHED ⓘ Rama NERFINISHED ⓘ Sita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRole | antagonist in the Ramayana ⓘ |
| associatedWithText | Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Indian epic literature ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describesPhysicalTrait | having ten heads ⓘ |
| epithetOf | Ravana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyComponent |
dasha (ten)
ⓘ
griva (neck) ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalStatus | legendary being ⓘ |
| hasScript | दशग्रीव ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| meaning |
one with ten necks
ⓘ
ten-necked ⓘ |
| mythologicalEra | Treta Yuga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | name emphasizing Ravana's monstrous form ⓘ |
| partOfMythos | Ramayana mythological corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | Ravana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
multiple heads
ⓘ
supernatural power ⓘ |
| relatedName |
Dashamukha
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ⓘ
Dashanana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
ego and pride
ⓘ
immense power ⓘ |
| usedFor | demon-king of Lanka ⓘ |
| usedInGenre | Hindu epic poetry ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.