Dashagriva

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Dashagriva is an epithet of the demon-king Ravana from the Hindu epic Ramayana, highlighting his legendary form with ten heads.

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Label Occurrences
Dashagriva canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf epithet ⓘ
mythological epithet ⓘ
appearsInTradition Valmiki Ramayana ⓘ
linked to: Ramayana

later Ramayana retellings ⓘ
associatedWithCharacterType rakshasa ⓘ
associatedWithFigure Hanuman ⓘ
Lakshmana ⓘ
Rama ⓘ
Sita ⓘ
associatedWithLocation Lanka ⓘ
associatedWithReligion Hinduism ⓘ
associatedWithRole antagonist in the Ramayana ⓘ
associatedWithText Ramayana ⓘ
culturalContext ancient Indian epic literature ⓘ
culturalRegion South Asia ⓘ
describesPhysicalTrait having ten heads ⓘ
epithetOf Ravana ⓘ
etymologyComponent dasha (ten) ⓘ
griva (neck) ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasMythologicalStatus legendary being ⓘ
hasScript दशग्रीव ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Sanskrit ⓘ
meaning one with ten necks ⓘ
ten-necked ⓘ
mythologicalEra Treta Yuga ⓘ
narrativeFunction name emphasizing Ravana's monstrous form ⓘ
partOfMythos Ramayana mythological corpus ⓘ
linked to: Ramayana
refersTo Ravana ⓘ
relatedConcept multiple heads ⓘ
supernatural power ⓘ
relatedName Dashamukha ⓘ
Dashanana ⓘ
symbolizes ego and pride ⓘ
immense power ⓘ
usedFor demon-king of Lanka ⓘ
usedInGenre Hindu epic poetry ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ravana → epithet → Dashagriva ⓘ