Anaraṇya
Role: king · First appears: Book I, Canto 70 · The Maidens Sought
In Book I, Canto 70, Anaraṇya is named as Váṇa’s son and Prithu’s father. In Book VI, Canto 60, he foretells to Rávaṇ that a future prince of his line will bring Rávaṇ and his people to ruin: “A prince in after time shall spring And thee and thine to ruin bring.” Ráma is later identified as the prince foretold.
Relationship record
Life events
- Anaraṇya foretold that a future prince of his line would bring Rávaṇ and his people to ruin.(Book VI, Canto 60 · Kumbhakarna Roused)
- With: Rávaṇ
- “A prince in after time shall spring And thee and thine to ruin bring.”
Book I, Canto 70 · The Maidens Sought
Book II, Canto 110 · The Sons Of Ikshváku
- parent: Váṇa “His son was Váṇa, lord of might, His Anaraṇya, strong in fight.”
- child: Prithu “His son was Prithu, glorious name,”
Book VI, Canto 60 · Kumbhakarna Roused
- enemies with Rávaṇ “Fear, Rávaṇ, basest of the base: For of mine own imperial race A prince in after time shall spring And thee and thine to ruin bring.”
- with Rávaṇ (Anaraṇya foretells Rávaṇ's future ruin.) “This Ráma is the man foretold By Anaraṇya’s lips of old: “Fear, Rávaṇ, basest of the base: For of mine own imperial race A prince in after time shall spring And thee and thine to ruin bring.”
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Extracted from the original text of The Rámáyan of Válmíki. Made with Rho MD.