Dhanyamalini

Dhanyamalini, also referred to as Dhanyamala and Dhanyamali, is the second wife of Ravana, the antagonist of the Hindu epic Ramayana. She appears rarely in the epic and is famous as the mother of Atikaya. [1] In some other versions of the Ramayana, Dhanyamali had six sons from Ravana — Indrajita, Atikaya, Akshayakumara, Narantaka, Devantaka, and Trishira.[2][3][4]

Dhanyamalini
Dhanyamalini (centre) and Mandodari (left) with their sister-in-law Shurpanakha (right); a scene from the Ramakien in Wat Suthat, Bangkok.
AffiliationRakshasa
AbodeLanka
Personal information
SpouseRavana
Children
(Versions of Ramayana)
Dhanyamalini wife of Ravana in Thai art.
Mandodari (Left) and Dhanyamala (right) with attendant concubine in the funeral of Ravana., a scene from the Ramakien in Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok.
Ravana helps his wife, Mandodari (left), Dhanyamalini (middle) and concubine (right) escape a fire in Lanka; a scene from the Ramakien in Wat Suthat, Bangkok.
Ravana helps his wife, Mandodari (left), Dhanyamalini (middle) and concubine (right) escape a fire in Lanka; a scene from the Ramakien in Wat Phanan Choeng, Ayutthaya.
Sugriva destroys Chatra of Lanka while Ravana hugs his wife Mandodari (left) and Dhanyamalini (right); a scene from the Ramakien in Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok.

References
  1. "Story of Atikāya". www.wisdomlib.org. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  2. "ลูกและเมียของทศกัณฐ์ | Dek-D.com". Dek-D.com > Board. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  3. Nāyuḍū, Su Śaṅkara Rājū; Shankar Raju Naidu, S. (1971). "A Comparative Study of Kamba Ramayanam and Tulasi Ramayan".
  4. "2 Wives of Ravana – and Their Legends". 11 July 2022.


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