Durdhar

Family: Rákshases · Role: warrior · First appears: Book V, Canto 45 · The Seven Defeated

Life events

• Rávaṇ sent the five captains to capture the monkey, and they hastened forth.(Book V, Canto 46 · The Captains)
  • With: Rávaṇ Yúpáksha Virúpáksha (one of the five generals) Bhásakama Praghas
  • “Go forth,” he cried, “with car and steed, And to my feet this monkey lead, But watch each chance of time and place To seize this thing of silvan race.”
• Durdhar was crushed and left lifeless when the Vánar landed on his car.(Book V, Canto 46 · The Captains)
  • “The weight that came with lightning speed Crushed pole and axle, car and steed. It shattered Durdhar’s head and neck, And left him lifeless mid the wreck.”

Book V, Canto 46 · The Captains

• lord: Rávaṇ “King Rávaṇ summoned to his side The valiant five who led his host, Supreme in war and honoured most. “Go forth,” he cried, “with car and steed, And to my feet this monkey lead,”

Also listed in Rákshases — Minor Figures

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