Shurpanakha

English

Shurpanakha, humiliated by Lakshamana.

Etymology

From Sanskrit शूर्पणखा (śūrpaṇakhā); ultimately from शूर्प (śūrpa, “winnowing fan”) + नख (nakha, “nail”).

Proper noun

Shurpanakha

1. (Hinduism) The sister of Ravana in the Hindu epic Ramayana.

Translations

a female demon

• Hindi: शूर्पणखा (hi) f (śūrpaṇkhā)
• Kannada: ಶೂರ್ಪನಖಿ (kn) (śūrpanakhi)
• Malayalam: ശൂർപ്പണഖ (ml) (śūṟppaṇakha)
• Russian: Шурпанакха m (Šurpanakxa)
• Tamil: சூர்ப்பனகை (cūrppaṉakai)
• Telugu: శూర్పణఖ (te) (śūrpaṇakha)