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	'''''Sumitra''''' ({{lang-sa\|सुमित्रा}}, [[IAST]]: Sumitrā) is ~~the~~ second consort ~~and the queen~~ of ~~King~~ [[Dasharatha]] of [[Ayodhya]] ~~among his three wives~~.<ref>{{citation \|url =http://www.charanamrit.com/gods/sumitra_2247 \|title= Dasharatha's third Queen \|publisher= Charanamrit.com \|date=2012-06-19 }}</ref> She is the mother of twins [[Lakshmana]] and [[Shatrughna]] as mentioned in the Hindu epic, the [[Ramayana]].		'''''Sumitra''''' ({{lang-sa\|सुमित्रा}}, [[IAST]]: Sumitrā) is second queen consort of [[Dasharatha]], the king of [[Kosala]], who ruled from [[Ayodhya]].<ref>{{citation \|url =http://www.charanamrit.com/gods/sumitra_2247 \|title= Dasharatha's third Queen \|publisher= Charanamrit.com \|date=2012-06-19 }}</ref> She is the mother of the twins [[Lakshmana]] and [[Shatrughna]] as mentioned in the Hindu epic, the [[Ramayana]].

	~~She came from~~ the ~~ancient~~ [[~~Kingdom of Kashi~~]]~~. She is considered as~~ the ~~wisest amongst~~ the ~~wives~~ of ~~Dasaratha. She is said~~ to be the ~~one who encouraged [[Lakshmana]]~~ to ~~accompany Rama and serve him during his exile~~. ~~Sumitra often helped Dashratha with his problems~~. ~~She was very much attached to her daughter~~-in~~-law Urmila and considered her above all. During Lakshman's exile~~, ~~she only stood by her side all~~ the ~~time~~.		At the sacrifice conducted by [[Rishyasringa]] to obtain sons for the childless Dasharatha, a divine being emerged from the flames with a golden vessel filled with divine ''payasam''. Dasharatha offered half to Kaushalya, a quarter (literally half of that which remained) to Sumitra, an eighth to Kaikayi (again, half of that which remained), and then, on reflection, presented the final eighth to Sumitra.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rys/rys1015.htm\|title=The Ramayana in Sanskrit: Book 1: Chapter 15}}</ref> Having received two portions, Sumitra became the mother of twin sons.

			Considered the wisest of Dasaratha's three wives, she supported [[Lakshmana]]'s decision to accompany Rama,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rys/rys2035.htm\|title=The Ramayana in Sanskrit: Book 2: Chapter 35}}</ref> to serve him during his exile, and comforted Kaushalya after the departure of her son.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rys/rys2039.htm\|title=The Ramayana in Sanskrit: Book 2: Chapter 39}}</ref>
	== Personality ==		== Personality ==
	[[File:Dasharatha give Payasa to his wives.jpg\|thumb\|180px\|Dasharatha give Payasa to his wives]]		[[File:Dasharatha give Payasa to his wives.jpg\|thumb\|180px\|Dasharatha give Payasa to his wives]]

	~~Sumitra is described as being fiercer and more powerful than Kaikeyi. However servitude is one of her many characteristics. In spite of being neither~~ the principal queen or the favored ~~one~~, ~~she is~~ single-minded in her devotion to her husband and ~~principal queen~~ Kaushalya. She is also known for ~~her sacrifice of letting~~ her son Lakshmana go to exile with Rama. ~~Before marriage she was~~ princess of [[Kingdom of Kashi\|Kashi]] and ~~belongs~~ to [[Heheya Kingdom\|Haiheya]] clan.		Neither the principal queen nor the favored wife, Sumitra was single-minded in her devotion to her husband and to the senior consort, Kaushalya. She was also known for encouraging her son Lakshmana to go into exile with Rama. While Valmiki is silent on her parentage, later texts variously described her as a princess of [[Kingdom of Kashi\|Kashi]] or of [[Magadha]], and belonging to the [[Heheya Kingdom\|Haiheya]] clan.

	==Etymology==		==Etymology==
	Sumitra is broken into ''Su'' meaning ''good'' and ''Mitra'' meaning ''friend.'' Thus'','' her name means 'a good friend' or 'one with friendly nature'. She is known as, [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]: சுமித்திரை{{IPA audio link\|Ta-சுமித்திரை.ogg}}, [[Burmese language\|Burmese]]: Thumitra, [[Malay language\|Malay]]: Samutra, [[Khmer language\|Khmer]] '' and '' {{lang-th\|สมุทรเทวี}} ''Samutthra Thewi'').		Sumitra is broken into ''Su'' meaning ''good'' and ''Mitra'' meaning ''friend.'' Thus'','' her name means 'a good friend' or 'one with friendly nature'. She is known as, [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]: சுமித்திரை{{IPA audio link\|Ta-சுமித்திரை.ogg}}, [[Burmese language\|Burmese]]: Thumitra, [[Malay language\|Malay]]: Samutra, [[Khmer language\|Khmer]] '' and '' {{lang-th\|สมุทรเทวี}} ''Samutthra Thewi'').

	~~==Portrayals Of Sumitra In Mass Media==~~

	~~Sumitra has been portrayed by several actresses in different television adaptations of ''Ramayana'':~~

	~~{\| class="wikitable sortable"~~
	\|-
	~~! Year !! TV Series !! Channel !! Country !! Played by~~
	\|-
	~~\| 1987–1988 \|\| [[Ramayan (1987 TV series)\|Ramayan (TV series)]] \|\| [[DD National]] \|\| [[India]] \|\|~~
	~~Rajni Bala~~
	\|-
	~~\| 1997-2000\|\| [[Jai Hanuman (1997 TV series)]] \|\| [[DD Metro]] \|\| [[India]] \|\| Mangla Kenkare~~
	\|-
	~~\| 2000\|\| [[Vishnu Puran (TV series)\|Vishnu Puran]]\|\| [[Zee TV]] \|\| [[India]] \|\| [[Kamalika Guha Thakurta]]~~
	\|-
	~~\| 2002 \|\|[[Ramayan (2002 TV series)]]\|\|[[Zee TV]]\|\|[[India]]\|\| Jyoti Joshi~~
	\|-
	~~\| 2008–2009 \|\| [[Ramayan (2008 TV series)]] \|\| [[NDTV Imagine]] \|\| [[India]] \|\| Sangeeta Kapure~~
	\|-
	~~\| 2012–2013 \|\| [[Ramayan (2012 TV series)]] \|\| [[Zee TV]] \|\| [[India]] \|\| Anjali Gupta~~
	\|-
	~~\| 2015–2016 \|\| [[Siya Ke Ram]] \|\| [[Star Plus]] \|\| [[India]] \|\| Sampada Vaje~~
	\|-
	~~\| 2019–2020 \|\| [[Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush]] \|\| [[Colors TV]] \|\| [[India]] \|\| Preeti Gandwani~~
	\|}

	==References==		==References==

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{{Infobox character
| series = [[Ramayana]]
| image = Four Sons of Dasaratha.jpg
| caption = Sumitra gives birth to twins (centre, top)
| name = Sumitra
| spouse = [[Dasharatha]]
| children = [[Lakshmana]] (son)<br/>[[Shatrughna]] (son)}}

'''''Sumitra''''' ({{lang-sa|सुमित्रा}}, [[IAST]]: Sumitrā) is the second consort and the queen of King [[Dasharatha]] of [[Ayodhya]] among his three wives.<ref>{{citation |url =http://www.charanamrit.com/gods/sumitra_2247 |title= Dasharatha's third Queen |publisher= Charanamrit.com |date=2012-06-19 }}</ref> She is the mother of twins [[Lakshmana]] and [[Shatrughna]] as mentioned in the Hindu epic, the [[Ramayana]].

She came from the ancient [[Kingdom of Kashi]]. She is considered as the wisest amongst the wives of Dasaratha. She is said to be the one who encouraged [[Lakshmana]] to accompany Rama and serve him during his exile. Sumitra often helped Dashratha with his problems. She was very much attached to her daughter-in-law Urmila and considered her above all. During Lakshman's exile, she only stood by her side all the time.

== Personality ==
[[File:Dasharatha give Payasa to his wives.jpg|thumb|180px|Dasharatha give Payasa to his wives]]

Sumitra is described as being fiercer and more powerful than Kaikeyi. However servitude is one of her many characteristics. In spite of being neither the principal queen or the favored one, she is single-minded in her devotion to her husband and principal queen Kaushalya. She is also known for her sacrifice of letting her son Lakshmana go to exile with Rama. Before marriage she was princess of [[Kingdom of Kashi|Kashi]] and belongs to [[Heheya Kingdom|Haiheya]] clan.

==Etymology==
Sumitra is broken into ''Su'' meaning ''good'' and ''Mitra'' meaning ''friend.'' Thus'','' her name means 'a good friend' or 'one with friendly nature'. She is known as, [[Tamil language|Tamil]]: சுமித்திரை{{IPA audio link|Ta-சுமித்திரை.ogg}}, [[Burmese language|Burmese]]: Thumitra, [[Malay language|Malay]]: Samutra, [[Khmer language|Khmer]] '' and '' {{lang-th|สมุทรเทวี}} ''Samutthra Thewi'').

==Portrayals Of Sumitra In Mass Media==

Sumitra has been portrayed by several actresses in different television adaptations of ''Ramayana'':

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! TV Series !! Channel !! Country !! Played by
|-
| 1987–1988 || [[Ramayan (1987 TV series)|Ramayan (TV series)]] || [[DD National]] || [[India]] ||
Rajni Bala
|-
| 1997-2000|| [[Jai Hanuman (1997 TV series)]] || [[DD Metro]] || [[India]] || Mangla Kenkare
|-
| 2000|| [[Vishnu Puran (TV series)|Vishnu Puran]]|| [[Zee TV]] || [[India]] || [[Kamalika Guha Thakurta]]
|-
| 2002 ||[[Ramayan (2002 TV series)]]||[[Zee TV]]||[[India]]|| Jyoti Joshi
|-
| 2008–2009 || [[Ramayan (2008 TV series)]] || [[NDTV Imagine]] || [[India]] || Sangeeta Kapure
|-
| 2012–2013 || [[Ramayan (2012 TV series)]] || [[Zee TV]] || [[India]] || Anjali Gupta
|-
| 2015–2016 || [[Siya Ke Ram]] || [[Star Plus]] || [[India]] || Sampada Vaje
|-
| 2019–2020 || [[Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush]] || [[Colors TV]] || [[India]] || Preeti Gandwani
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Ramayana}}

[[Category:Raghuvamsa]]

{{Hindu-myth-stub}}
[[Category:Characters_in_the_Ramayana]]

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