The Rámáyan of Válmíki · Character Index

391 characters extracted from the original text, every relationship traceable to a quoted passage. Start from the major figures, or browse by house.

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Major figures

Ráma — 1282 relationships · prince
Rávaṇ — 498 relationships · king
Sítá — 449 relationships · queen
Daśaratha — 426 relationships · king
Lakshmaṇ — 374 relationships · prince
Sugríva — 253 relationships · Vánar chief
Bharat — 244 relationships · prince
Kaikeyí — 160 relationships · queen
Hanumán — 155 relationships · Vánar chief
Báli — 138 relationships · king
Angad — 104 relationships · prince
Indra — 98 relationships · king of the Gods
Janak — 94 relationships · king
Viśvámitra — 94 relationships · sage
Kauśalyá — 86 relationships · queen
Vaśishṭha — 77 relationships · minister and priest
Vibhishaṇ — 64 relationships · king
Śatrughna — 64 relationships · prince
Kumbhakarṇa — 59 relationships · warrior
Khara — 52 relationships · giant
Indrajít — 51 relationships · warrior
Sumantra — 51 relationships · minister
Brahmá — 49 relationships · god
Sumitrá — 40 relationships · queen

By house

Unaffiliated (97)

Kaśyap — 26 relationships · saint
Rishyaśring — 22 relationships · hermit
Triśanku — 16 relationships · king
Gangá — 15 relationships · goddess and river
Ahalyá — 12 relationships · Gautam’s wife
Krodhavasá — 12 relationships
Bhagírath — 11 relationships · king
Gautam — 10 relationships · sage
Táḍaká — 10 relationships · spirit
Umá — 10 relationships · goddess
Aditi — 9 relationships · Mother of the Gods
Manu — 9 relationships · ancestor
Vinatá — 9 relationships · Garuḍ’s mother
Ambarísha — 8 relationships · king
Anasúyá — 8 relationships · Atri’s wife
Gádhi — 8 relationships · king
Jamadagni — 8 relationships · father of Ráma With The Axe
Jáváli — 8 relationships · sage
Kuśa — 8 relationships · king
Śunahśepha — 8 relationships · son of Richíka
Airávat — 7 relationships · elephant
Bali — 7 relationships · king of demons
Dilípa — 7 relationships
Diti — 7 relationships
Himálaya — 7 relationships · mountain king
Támrá — 7 relationships
Válmíki — 7 relationships · sage and poet
Yayáti — 7 relationships · king
Aja — 6 relationships
Anaraṇya — 6 relationships · king
Asit — 6 relationships
Dundubhi — 6 relationships · demon
Kuśanábha — 6 relationships · king
Moon — 6 relationships · celestial body
Mándhátá — 6 relationships · king
Nahush — 6 relationships
Richíka — 6 relationships · sage
Susandhi — 6 relationships
Vivasvat — 6 relationships · deity
Atri — 5 relationships · saint
Dhruvasandhi — 5 relationships
Kandarpa — 5 relationships · god
Kálindí — 5 relationships
Maríchi — 5 relationships · sage
Nábhág — 5 relationships
Ocean — 5 relationships · personification
Pulastya — 5 relationships · ancestor of Rávaṇ’s race
Rohiṇí — 5 relationships · goddess
Surasá — 5 relationships · goddess
Suyajǹa — 5 relationships · Bráhman
Vibháṇdak — 5 relationships · holy man
Viśravas — 5 relationships · father of Rávaṇ
Vásudeva — 5 relationships
Aśvins — 4 relationships
Bharat (son of Dhruvasandhi) — 4 relationships
Bhrigu — 4 relationships · saint
Danú — 4 relationships
Dhundhumár — 4 relationships
Kakutstha — 4 relationships
Kalmáshapáda — 4 relationships
Kukshi — 4 relationships
Kuśa (son of Ráma) — 4 relationships · minstrel
Kálaká — 4 relationships
Lava — 4 relationships · minstrel
Madhushyand — 4 relationships · son of Triśanku
Máyáví — 4 relationships · fiend
Namuchi — 4 relationships · friend of Indra
Praśuśruka — 4 relationships
Prithu — 4 relationships
Saramá — 4 relationships
Sudarśan — 4 relationships
Sumati — 4 relationships · queen
Vikukshi — 4 relationships
Vritra — 4 relationships · warrior
Váṇa — 4 relationships
Yuvanáśva — 4 relationships
Śíghraga — 4 relationships
Anjan — 3 relationships · elephant
Aruṇ — 3 relationships
Brahmadatta — 3 relationships · king
Chyavan — 3 relationships
Ghritáchí — 3 relationships · nymph
Hayagríva — 3 relationships · named in the account of the shell and discus
Hemá — 3 relationships · nymph
Kriśáśva — 3 relationships · king
Madhu — 3 relationships
Mahápadma — 3 relationships · elephant
Matanga — 3 relationships · sage
Mená — 3 relationships · mother of Gangá and Umá
Narak — 3 relationships
Niśakar — 3 relationships · sage
Prasenajit — 3 relationships
Somadatta — 3 relationships
Sunda — 3 relationships · lord of the demon armies
Surabhí — 3 relationships
Viśála — 3 relationships
Váman — 3 relationships · elephant

rákshases (34)

Rávaṇ — 498 relationships · king
Vibhishaṇ — 64 relationships · king
Kumbhakarṇa — 59 relationships · warrior
Khara — 52 relationships · giant
Indrajít — 51 relationships · warrior
Márícha — 32 relationships · giant
Śúrpaṇakhá — 31 relationships · giantess
Dúshaṇ — 21 relationships · giant
Virádha — 21 relationships · giant
Kabandha — 20 relationships · giant
Prahasta — 18 relationships · father of Jambumáli
Triśirás — 17 relationships · fiend
Mahodar — 13 relationships · Rávaṇ’s subordinate
Mahápárśva — 11 relationships · chieftain
Śuka — 10 relationships · messenger
Vajradanshṭra — 9 relationships · warrior
Aksha — 8 relationships · prince
Atikáya — 8 relationships · son
Śárdúla — 8 relationships · spy
Devántak — 6 relationships · son
Dhúmráksha — 6 relationships · warrior
Jambumáli — 6 relationships · Prahasta’s son
Akampan — 5 relationships · giant
Narántak — 5 relationships · son
Nikumbha — 5 relationships · warrior
Sáraṇ — 5 relationships · spy
Agnivarṇa — 4 relationships · warrior
Malyaván — 4 relationships · counsellor
Trijaṭ — 4 relationships · Bráhman
Virúpáksha — 4 relationships · warrior
Makaráksha — 3 relationships · warrior
Mandodarí — 3 relationships · queen
Suváhu — 3 relationships · demon
Vátápi — 3 relationships · fiend

ayodhyá (24)

Ráma — 1282 relationships · prince
Daśaratha — 426 relationships · king
Lakshmaṇ — 374 relationships · prince
Bharat — 244 relationships · prince
Kaikeyí — 160 relationships · queen
Kauśalyá — 86 relationships · queen
Vaśishṭha — 77 relationships · minister and priest
Śatrughna — 64 relationships · prince
Sumantra — 51 relationships · minister
Sumitrá — 40 relationships · queen
Sagar — 24 relationships · king
Ikshváku — 16 relationships · ancestor
Manthará — 14 relationships · handmaid
Vámadeva — 14 relationships · minister and priest
Anśumán — 13 relationships · prince
Asamanj — 11 relationships · prince
Dhrishṭi — 11 relationships · minister
Siddhárth — 11 relationships · minister
Aśok — 10 relationships · minister
Jayanta — 10 relationships · minister
Vijay — 10 relationships · minister
Arthasádhak — 9 relationships · minister
Dharmapál — 9 relationships · minister
Raghu — 9 relationships · ancestor

vánars (18)

Sugríva — 253 relationships · Vánar chief
Hanumán — 155 relationships · Vánar chief
Báli — 138 relationships · king
Angad — 104 relationships · prince
Tárá — 32 relationships · queen
Níla — 25 relationships · Vánar
Susheṇ — 16 relationships · Vánar
Nala — 11 relationships · builder
Rumá — 8 relationships · Báli’s wife
Gaváksha — 6 relationships · warrior
Gandhamádan — 5 relationships · Vánar
Riksharajas — 5 relationships · king
Dwivid — 4 relationships · chieftain
Anjaná — 3 relationships · Hanumán’s mother
Kumud — 3 relationships · warrior
Mainda — 3 relationships · Vánar
Rishabh — 3 relationships · warrior
Tára — 3 relationships · monkey chieftain

gods (17)

Indra — 98 relationships · king of the Gods
Brahmá — 49 relationships · god
Vishṇu — 30 relationships · god
Váyu — 30 relationships · Wind-God
Śiva — 20 relationships · God
Kuvera — 19 relationships · king of gold
Daksha — 13 relationships · god
Garuḍ — 13 relationships · king of birds
Śachí — 8 relationships · goddess
Agni — 7 relationships · divine parent
Varuṇ — 7 relationships · god
Rambhá — 6 relationships · nymph
Viśvakarmá — 5 relationships · celestial artisan
Yáma — 5 relationships · deity
Mátali — 4 relationships · charioteer
Sun — 4 relationships · god
Lakshmí — 3 relationships · Queen of the Gods

videha (9)

Sítá — 449 relationships · queen
Janak — 94 relationships · king
Urmilá — 7 relationships · princess
Kuśadhwaj — 6 relationships · prince
Devarát — 5 relationships · monarch
Śatánanda — 5 relationships · priest
Maru — 4 relationships · king
Suketu — 4 relationships · spirit
Hraśvaromá — 3 relationships · king

hermits (6)

Viśvámitra — 94 relationships · sage
Bharadvája — 22 relationships · pupil of Válmíki
Agastya — 19 relationships · sage
Ráma With The Axe — 12 relationships · Ráma’s namesake
Śarabhanga — 6 relationships · sage
Sutíkshṇa — 5 relationships · hermit

vultures (2)

Jaṭáyus — 39 relationships · vulture king
Sampáti — 17 relationships · son of Aruṇ

angas (2)

Śántá — 12 relationships · princess
Lomapád — 7 relationships · king

kekaya (2)

Aśvapati — 10 relationships · king
Yudhájit — 4 relationships · Bharat’s uncle

nishádas (1)

Guha — 18 relationships · Nisháda king

bears (1)

Jámbaván — 13 relationships · king

dánavs (1)

Maya — 3 relationships · chief artificer

serpents (1)

Takshak — 3 relationships · lord

Minor figures

Characters who appear only briefly are gathered here — each still has their own page.

Extracted from the original text of The Rámáyan of Válmíki. Made with Rho MD.