Shurpanakha

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The sister of Ravana in the Hindu epic Ramayana.

Word forms

Shurpanakha

Etymology

From Sanskrit शूर्पणखा (śūrpaṇakhā); ultimately from शूर्प (śūrpa, “winnowing fan”) + नख (nakha, “nail”).

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