English Meaning of ravana

Meaning of 'ravana'

m (S) The sovereign of Lanka or Ceylon, killed by Rama or Ramachandra. Hence, appellatively, a huge and ugly fellow. Pr. ravanasa bhikece dohale Used (in allusion to the legend of Rawa&ntodtod;'s assuming the garb and air of a beggar to carry off Sita) in predicting, from his adopting low and mean artifices, the ruin or fall of a person. ravana or ravanaci lanka jalane The singing or din of the ears when closed up. ṃravana majane-mmatane-ṃhone To become very haughty or insolently refractory.ṃ

Meaning of रावण

m (S) The sovereign of Lanká or Ceylon, killed by Ramá or Rámachandra. Hence, appellatively, a huge and ugly fellow. Pr. रावणास भिकेचे डोहळे Used (in allusion to the legend of Ráwan̤'s assuming the garb and air of a beggar to carry off Sítá) in predicting, from his adopting low and mean artifices, the ruin or fall of a person. रावण or रावणाची लंका जळणें The singing or din of the ears when closed up. रावण माजणें-मातणें-होणें To become very haughty or insolently refractory.

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