Mainda

Family: Vánars · Role: Vánar · First appears: Book I, Canto 16 · The Vánars

Life events

• The Aśvins became fathers of Dwivida and Mainda.(Book I, Canto 16 · The Vánars)
  • With: Aśvins Dwivid
  • “The heavenly Aśvins, swift and fair, Were fathers of a noble pair, Who, Dwivida and Mainda named,”
• Indrajít wounded Sugríva, Angad, Níla, and Gaya, while Hanúmán reeled and Mainda sank.(Book VI, Canto 73 · Indrajít’s Victory)
  • With: Indrajít Sugríva Angad Níla Gaya Hanumán
  • “Sugríva, Angad, Níla felt The wounds his hurtling arrows dealt. His shafts the blood of Gaya drank; Hanúmán reeled and Mainda sank.”

Book I, Canto 16 · The Vánars

• parent: Aśvins “The heavenly Aśvins, swift and fair, Were fathers of a noble pair, Who, Dwivida and Mainda named,”

Book VI, Canto 3 · Lanká

• with Hanumán (Hanumán names Mainda as one of the Vánars who will undertake the enterprise.) “Brave Angad, Dwivid good at need, Fierce Mainda, Panas famed in fight, And Níla’s skill and Nala’s might, And Jámbaván the strong and wise, Will dare the easy enterprise.”

Book VI, Canto 73 · Indrajít’s Victory

• enemies with Indrajít “Hanúmán reeled and Mainda sank.”

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