रावण

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ৰাৱণ (Assamese script)
• ᬭᬵᬯᬡ (Balinese script)
• রাবণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰨𑰯𑰪𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀭𑀸𑀯𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• ရာဝဏ (Burmese script)
• રાવણ (Gujarati script)
• ਰਾਵਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ꦫꦴꦮꦟ (Javanese script)
• 𑂩𑂰𑂫𑂝 (Kaithi script)
• ರಾವಣ (Kannada script)
• រាវណ (Khmer script)
• ຣາວຓ (Lao script)
• രാവണ (Malayalam script)
• ᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠸᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘨𑘰𑘪𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠠᢗᠸᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧈𑧑𑧊𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐬𑐵𑐰𑐞 (Newa script)
• ରାଵଣ (Odia script)
• ꢬꢵꢮꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆫𑆳𑆮𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖨𑖯𑖪𑖜 (Siddham script)
• රාවණ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩼𑩛𑩾𑩪 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚤𑚭𑚦𑚘 (Takri script)
• ராவண (Tamil script)
• రావణ (Telugu script)
• ราวณ (Thai script)
• རཱ་ཝ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒩𑒰𑒫𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨫𑨊𑨭𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɑː.ʋɐ.ɳɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɾɑː.ʋɐ.ɳɐ/

Noun

रावण • (rāvaṇa) stem, m

1. (Hinduism) Ravana, the king of the Rakshasas and the primary antagonist of the Ramayana.
2. patr. fr. रवण g. शिवादि
3. name of a prince of कश्मीर Rājat.
4. name of various authors Cat.

Descendants

• Assamese: ৰাৱণ (rawon)
• Bengali: রাবণ (rabon)
• Burmese: ရာဝဏ (rawa.na.)
• English: Ravana
• Gondi: रावण, రావణ్ (rāvaṇ)
• Hindi: रावण (rāvaṇ)
• Indonesian: Rahwana
• Javanese: Rahwana
• Kannada: ರಾವಣ (rāvaṇa)
• Khmer: រាពណ៍ (réapn៍)
• Malayalam: രാവണൻ (rāvaṇaṉ)
• Marathi: रावण (rāvaṇ)
• Odia: ରାବଣ (rābaṇa)
• Sinhalese: රාවණා (rāwaṇā)
• Tamil: இராவணன் (irāvaṇaṉ)
• Telugu: రావణుడు (rāvaṇuḍu)