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Anaranya is a descendant of [[Ikshvaku (Hinduism)|Ikshvaku]], and a king of [[Ayodhya (Ramayana)|Ayodhya]]. According to the [[Ramayana]], after the [[rakshasa]] king [[Ravana]] gained the [[Pashupatastra]] from [[Shiva]], he declared war against humans, and decided to battle Anaranya. A fierce battle ensued between their forces. Due to the sorcery employed by the rakshasas, Anaranya, along with his army, were defeated. He was thrown away from his chariot after being struck down by Ravana's mace. Even as the rakshasa derided the king and his dynasty, Anaranya issued a curse that Ravana would meet his end by one of his descendants from the same dynasty. This curse comes true when [[Rama]] defeats Ravana.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dharma |first=Krishna |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M7AeEAAAQBAJ&dq=anaranya+ramayana&pg=PA9 |title=Ramayana: India's Immortal Tale of Adventure, Love, and Wisdom |date=2020-08-18 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-68383-919-4 |pages=8–10 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Madan Gopal |url=http://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada |title=India through the ages |date=1990 |publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India |others=Public Resource |pages=67}}</ref> | Anaranya is a descendant of [[Ikshvaku (Hinduism)|Ikshvaku]], and a king of [[Ayodhya (Ramayana)|Ayodhya]]. According to the [[Ramayana]], after the [[rakshasa]] king [[Ravana]] gained the [[Pashupatastra]] from [[Shiva]], he declared war against humans, and decided to battle Anaranya. A fierce battle ensued between their forces. Due to the sorcery employed by the rakshasas, Anaranya, along with his army, were defeated. He was thrown away from his chariot after being struck down by Ravana's mace. Even as the rakshasa derided the king and his dynasty, Anaranya issued a curse that Ravana would meet his end by one of his descendants from the same dynasty. This curse comes true when [[Rama]] defeats Ravana.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dharma |first=Krishna |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M7AeEAAAQBAJ&dq=anaranya+ramayana&pg=PA9 |title=Ramayana: India's Immortal Tale of Adventure, Love, and Wisdom |date=2020-08-18 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-68383-919-4 |pages=8–10 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Madan Gopal |url=http://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada |title=India through the ages |date=1990 |publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India |others=Public Resource |pages=67}}</ref> | ||
{{Verse translation|उत्पत्स्यते हि मद्वंशे पुरुषो राक्षसाधम । | {{Verse translation|उत्पत्स्यते हि मद्वंशे पुरुषो राक्षसाधम । | ||
यस्त्वां सपुत्रं सामात्यं सबलं साश्वसारथिम् । | यस्त्वां सपुत्रं सामात्यं सबलं साश्वसारथिम् । | ||
निहनिष्यति संग्रामे त्वां कुलाधम | निहनिष्यति संग्रामे त्वां कुलाधम दुर्मते ॥९॥|Indeed, there shall arise in my lineage a man, O vilest of Rakshasas, | ||
who thee—together with thy sons, thy ministers, thy host, thy horses and charioteers— | who thee—together with thy sons, thy ministers, thy host, thy horses and charioteers— | ||
shall utterly slay in battle, thee, O basest of thy race, O evil-minded one!|lang=sa}} | shall utterly slay in battle, thee, O basest of thy race, O evil-minded one!<ref name="anaranya">{{cite web |title=The Titans rouse Kumbhakarna [Chapter 60] |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-ramayana-of-valmiki/d/doc424689.html |website=www.wisdomlib.org |access-date=20 October 2026 |language=en |date=27 September 2020}}</ref>|lang=sa|attr1=Valmiki (Ramayana 6.60.9)}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Anaranya (2) (Sanskrit: अनारण्य, romanized: anaaraṇya) is a king of the Suryavamsha (Solar dynasty) featured in Hindu literature. His legend is described in the Hindu epic Ramayana.[1] He was killed by Ravana. His son Prishadashva became the new king.
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Anaranya is a descendant of Ikshvaku, and a king of Ayodhya. According to the Ramayana, after the rakshasa king Ravana gained the Pashupatastra from Shiva, he declared war against humans, and decided to battle Anaranya. A fierce battle ensued between their forces. Due to the sorcery employed by the rakshasas, Anaranya, along with his army, were defeated. He was thrown away from his chariot after being struck down by Ravana's mace. Even as the rakshasa derided the king and his dynasty, Anaranya issued a curse that Ravana would meet his end by one of his descendants from the same dynasty. This curse comes true when Rama defeats Ravana.[2][3]
उत्पत्स्यते हि मद्वंशे पुरुषो राक्षसाधम । |
Indeed, there shall arise in my lineage a man, O vilest of Rakshasas, |
| —Valmiki (Ramayana 6.60.9) |
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- ↑ Books, Kausiki (21 December 2021). Valmiki Ramayana: Uttara Kanda: English translation only without Slokas. Kausiki Books. p. 72.
- ↑ Dharma, Krishna (18 August 2020). Ramayana: India's Immortal Tale of Adventure, Love, and Wisdom. Simon and Schuster. pp. 8–10. ISBN 978-1-68383-919-4.
- ↑ Madan Gopal (1990). India through the ages. Public Resource. Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India. p. 67.
- ↑ "The Titans rouse Kumbhakarna [Chapter 60]". www.wisdomlib.org. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2026.