Lakshmana Rekha

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Lakshmana Rekha is a mythological protective boundary line from the Indian epic Ramayana, drawn to safeguard Sita and symbolizing limits that should not be crossed.

All labels observed (2)

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Lakshmana Rekha canonical 2
Lakshman Rekha 1

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf element of the Ramayana tradition ⓘ
mythological concept ⓘ
protective boundary ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter Lakshmana ⓘ
Rama ⓘ
Ravana ⓘ
Sita ⓘ
culturalContext Hindu mythology ⓘ
Indian epic tradition ⓘ
disputedIn scholarly discussions of its presence in Valmiki Ramayana ⓘ
drawnBy Lakshmana ⓘ
drawnForProtectionOf Sita ⓘ
genre religious folklore motif ⓘ
hasAlternativeSpelling Laxman Rekha ⓘ
hasAlternativeTransliteration Lakshman Rekha ⓘ
linked to: Lakshmana Rekha
hasConsequence Sita’s abduction when boundary is crossed ⓘ
hasFunction protection of Sita ⓘ
hasOriginIn Ramayana ⓘ
influences Indian media commentary vocabulary ⓘ
Indian political discourse metaphors ⓘ
languageOfTerm Sanskrit ⓘ
mentionedIn later retellings of the Ramayana ⓘ
moralLesson danger of violating protective norms ⓘ
importance of heeding warnings ⓘ
narrativeContext abduction of Sita by Ravana ⓘ
forest exile of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana ⓘ
popularIn North Indian Ramayana traditions ⓘ
television and film adaptations of the Ramayana ⓘ
regionOfProminence South Asia ⓘ
relatedConcept protective magic circle ⓘ
taboo boundary ⓘ
symbolizes consequences of transgressing limits ⓘ
limits that should not be crossed ⓘ
moral boundaries ⓘ
obedience to instructions ⓘ
personal boundaries ⓘ
safety and security ⓘ
social boundaries ⓘ
usedAsMetaphorFor ethical red lines ⓘ
legal limits ⓘ
non‑negotiable rules ⓘ
professional boundaries ⓘ
usedAsMetaphorIn modern Indian languages ⓘ

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

Lakshmana → built → Lakshmana Rekha ⓘ
Lakshmana → loyaltySymbolizedBy → Lakshmana Rekha ⓘ
Lakshmana Rekha → hasAlternativeTransliteration → Lakshman Rekha ⓘ
linked to: Lakshmana Rekha