Devántak
Family: Rákshases · Role: son · First appears: Book VI, Canto 69 · Narántak’s Death
In Book VI, Canto 69, Rávaṇ sent Devántak and his brothers Triśirás, Narántak and Atikáya to fight the Vánars, embracing and blessing his sons as they set out. In Canto 70, Devántak fought Angad, who hurled a tree at him; then Hanumán struck Devántak on the head and killed him.
Relationship record
Life events
- Rávaṇ sent his sons forth to fight the Vánars.(Book VI, Canto 69 · Narántak’s Death)
- Hanúmán killed Devántak with a blow to the head.(Book VI, Canto 70 · The Death Of Trisirás)
- With: Hanumán
- “Hanúmán smote him on the head And stretched the monstrous giant dead.”
Book VI, Canto 69 · Narántak’s Death
- parent: Rávaṇ “The joyous king his sons embraced, With gold and chains and jewels graced, And sent them forth with stirring speech Of benison and praise to each.”
- siblings with Triśirás “The joyous king his sons embraced, With gold and chains and jewels graced, And sent them forth with stirring speech Of benison and praise to each.”
- siblings with Narántak “The joyous king his sons embraced, With gold and chains and jewels graced, And sent them forth with stirring speech Of benison and praise to each.”
- siblings with Atikáya “The joyous king his sons embraced, With gold and chains and jewels graced, And sent them forth with stirring speech Of benison and praise to each.”
Book VI, Canto 70 · The Death Of Trisirás
- enemies with Angad “There Angad stood to fight with three: High o’er his head he waved a tree, And at Devántak, swift and true As Indra’s flaming bolt, it flew.”
- enemies with Hanumán “Then as the Wind-God’s son came nigh, Devántak reared his mace on high. Hanúmán smote him on the head And stretched the monstrous giant dead.”
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Extracted from the original text of The Rámáyan of Válmíki. Made with Rho MD.