Vanara, the Glossary

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1. 53 relations: Añjanā, Adam's Bridge, Agni, Andhra Pradesh, Angada, Artistic license, Ashvins, Brahma, Brihaspati, Dandakaranya, Devdutt Pattanaik, Dunagiri, Dvivida, Hanuman, Hinduism, Humanoid, Indra, Jainism, Karnataka, Kesari (Ramayana), Kishkindha, Lanka, List of populated places in the Tibet Autonomous Region, Macchanu, Mahabharata, Maharashtra, Makaradhwaja, Nala (Ramayana), Nila (Ramayana), Nittaewo, Pandava, Parjanya, Rakshasa, Rama, Ramakien, Ramayana, Ravana, Reamker, Rumā, Sahadeva, Sita, Sora people, Sugriva, Surya, Sushena, Tara (Ramayana), Vali (Ramayana), Varuna, Vayu, Vedas, ... Expand index (3 more) »

2. Mythological monkeys
3. Non-human races in Hindu mythology
4. Vanara in the Ramayana

Añjanā

Anjana, also known as Anjani and Anjali, is the mother of Hanuman, one of the protagonists of the Hindu epic, the Ramayana. Vanara and Añjanā are vanara in the Ramayana.

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Adam's Bridge

Adam's Bridge, also known as Rama's Bridge or Rama Setu, is a chain of natural limestone shoals between Pamban Island, also known as Rameswaram Island, off the south-eastern coast of Tamil Nadu, India, and Mannar Island, off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka.

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Agni

Agni (अग्नि) is the Hindu god of fire.

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Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh (abbr. AP) is a state in the southern coastal region of India.

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Angada

Angada (Sanskrit: अङ्गदः, IAST: Aṅgada) is a legendary vanara in Hinduism. Vanara and Angada are vanara in the Ramayana.

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Artistic license

Artistic license (alongside more contextually-specific derivative terms such as poetic license, historical license, dramatic license, and narrative license) refers to deviation from fact or form for artistic purposes.

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Ashvins

The Ashvins (lit), also known as the Ashvini Kumaras and Asvinau,, §1.42.

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Brahma

Brahma (ब्रह्मा) is a Hindu god, referred to as "the Creator" within the Trimurti, the trinity of supreme divinity that includes Vishnu and Shiva.

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Brihaspati

Brihaspati (बृहस्पति), is a Hindu god.

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Dandakaranya

Dandakaranya, also rendered Dandaka (दंडक, IAST), is a historical region and the name of a forest mentioned in the ancient Indian epic Ramayana.

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Devdutt Pattanaik

Devdutt Pattanaik is a mythologist and writer from Mumbai, India.

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Dunagiri

Dunagiri is a historic area in Almora district in the state of Uttarakhand in India.

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Dvivida

Dvivida is the name of various monkey-like characters featured in Hinduism.

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Hanuman

Hanuman (हनुमान्), also known as Maruti, Bajrangabali, and Anjaneya, is a deity in Hinduism, revered as a divine vanara, and a devoted companion of the deity Rama. Vanara and Hanuman are mythological human hybrids, mythological monkeys and vanara in the Ramayana.

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Hinduism

Hinduism is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its followers abide.

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Humanoid

A humanoid (from English human and -oid "resembling") is a non-human entity with human form or characteristics.

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Indra

Indra (इन्द्र) is the king of the devas and Svarga in Hinduism.

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Jainism

Jainism, also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion.

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Karnataka

Karnataka (ISO), also known colloquially as Karunāḍu, is a state in the southwestern region of India.

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Kesari (Ramayana)

Kesari is a male vanara, and a figure in Hindu mythology. Vanara and Kesari (Ramayana) are vanara in the Ramayana.

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Kishkindha

Kishkindha is a kingdom of the vanaras in Hinduism.

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Lanka

Lanka is the name given in Hindu epics to the island fortress capital of the legendary asura king Ravana in the epics of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.

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List of populated places in the Tibet Autonomous Region

This is an alphabetical list of all populated places, including cities, towns and villages, in the Tibet Autonomous Region of western China.

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Macchanu

Macchanu (Sanskrit: मकरध्वज), (มัจฉานุ) is son of Hanuman that appears in the Thai and other versions of the Ramayana. Vanara and Macchanu are vanara in the Ramayana.

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Mahabharata

The Mahābhārata (महाभारतम्) is one of the two major Smriti texts and Sanskrit epics of ancient India revered in Hinduism, the other being the Rāmāyaṇa.

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Maharashtra

Maharashtra (ISO: Mahārāṣṭra) is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau.

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Makaradhwaja

Makaradhwaja (or Magardhwaja) is the son of Hindu god Hanuman who is born out of his sweat. Vanara and Makaradhwaja are mythological human hybrids and vanara in the Ramayana.

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Nala (Ramayana)

In the Hindu epic Ramayana, Nala (Sanskrit: नल, IAST: nala, lit. lotus), is the vanara (monkey), who is credited as the engineer of the Rama Setu, a bridge across the ocean between Rameswaram (Tamil nadu) and Lanka, identified with modern-day Sri Lanka, so forces of the god Rama can pass over to Lanka. Vanara and nala (Ramayana) are vanara in the Ramayana.

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Nila (Ramayana)

Nila, also spelled as Neela, is a character in the Hindu epic Ramayana. Vanara and Nila (Ramayana) are vanara in the Ramayana.

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Nittaewo

Nittaewo (or Nittevo) were said to be a small tribe of small bigfoot or Yeti-like hominid cryptid native to Sri Lanka.

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Pandava

The Pandavas (Sanskrit: पाण्डव, IAST: Pāṇḍava) is a group name referring to the five legendary brothers, Yudhishtira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva, who are central figures of the Hindu epic Mahabharata.

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Parjanya

Parjanya (पर्जन्य) according to the Vedas is a deity of rain, thunder, lightning, and the one who fertilizes the earth.

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Rakshasa

Rākshasa (राक्षस,,; rakkhasa; "preservers") are a race of usually malevolent beings prominently featured in Hindu mythology. Vanara and Rakshasa are non-human races in Hindu mythology.

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Rama

Rama is a major deity in Hinduism.

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Ramakien

The (รามเกียรติ์,,;; sometimes also spelled) is one of Thailand's national epics.

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Ramayana

The Ramayana (translit-std), also known as Valmiki Ramayana, as traditionally attributed to Valmiki, is a smriti text (also described as a Sanskrit epic) from ancient India, one of the two important epics of Hinduism known as the Itihasas, the other being the Mahabharata.

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Ravana

Ravana was an ancient mythological king of the island of Lanka, and the chief antagonist in the Hindu epic Ramayana.

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Reamker

Reamker (រាមកេរ្តិ៍, UNGEGN:, ALA-LC) is a Cambodian epic poem, based on the Sanskrit's Rāmāyana epic.

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Rumā

Rumā (रूमा) is a vanara queen of Kishkindha mentioned in the epic Ramayana. Vanara and Rumā are vanara in the Ramayana.

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Sahadeva

Sahadeva (one with the gods) was the youngest of the five Pandava brothers in the ancient Indian epic, the Mahabharata.

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Sita

Sita, also known as Siya, Janaki and Maithili, is a Hindu goddess and the female protagonist of the Hindu epic Ramayana.

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Sora people

The Sora (alternative names and spellings include Saora, Saura, Savara and Sabara) are a Munda ethnic group from eastern India.

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Sugriva

Sugriva (lit), is a character In the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana. Vanara and Sugriva are vanara in the Ramayana.

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Surya

Surya (सूर्य) is the SunDalal, p. 399 as well as the solar deity in Hinduism.

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Sushena

Sushen (IAST: Suṣhēn) is an epithet of Vishnu, cited in the epic Hindu hymn Vishnu Sahasranama (The thousand names of Vishnu).

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Tara (Ramayana)

In the Hindu epic Ramayana, Tara (तारा) is the Queen of Kishkindha and the wife of the monkey (vanara) King Vali. Vanara and Tara (Ramayana) are vanara in the Ramayana.

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Vali (Ramayana)

Vali (वाली) also known as Bali, was a vanara and the king of Kishkindha in the Hindu epic Ramayana. Vanara and Vali (Ramayana) are vanara in the Ramayana.

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Varuna

Varuna (वरुण) is a Hindu god, associated with the sky, oceans, and water.

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Vayu

Vayu (वायु), also known as Vata and Pavana, is the Hindu god of the winds as well as the divine messenger of the gods.

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Vedas

The Vedas are ancient Sanskrit texts of Hinduism. Above: A page from the ''Atharvaveda''. The Vedas are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India.

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Vedda

The Vedda (වැද්දා; வேடர் (Vēḍar)), or Wanniyalaeto, are a minority indigenous group of people in Sri Lanka who, among other sub-communities such as Coast Veddas, Anuradhapura Veddas and Bintenne Veddas, are accorded indigenous status.

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Vidyadhara

Vidyadhara(s) (Sanskrit, meaning "wisdom-holders") are a group of supernatural beings in Indian religions who possess magical powers. Vanara and Vidyadhara are non-human races in Hindu mythology.

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Vishvakarma

Vishvakarma or Vishvakarman (lit) is a craftsman deity and the divine architect of the devas in contemporary Hinduism.

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See also

Mythological monkeys

• Babi (mythology)
• Bukit Timah Monkey Man
• Cercopes
• Hanuman
• Howler monkey gods
• Satyrus (ape)
• Shug Monkey
• Signifying monkey
• The Crab and the Monkey
• Thoth
• Three wise monkeys
• Vanara

Non-human races in Hindu mythology

• Airavata
• Apsara
• Asura
• Bhoota (ghost)
• Brahmarakshasa
• Deva (Hinduism)
• Gana
• Gandharva
• Gandharvas
• Garuda
• Guhyaka
• Haryashvas and Shabalashvas
• Hatsadiling
• Kimpurushas
• Kinnara
• Kumbhanda
• Mahoraga
• Makara
• Naga people (Lanka)
• Nāga
• Nāgas
• Pishacha
• Preta
• Rakshasa
• Vanara
• Vidyadhara
• Yaksha
• Yakshas
• Yakshini
• Yamaduta

Vanara in the Ramayana

• Añjanā
• Angada
• Hanuman
• Kesari (Ramayana)
• Macchanu
• Makaradhwaja
• Nala (Ramayana)
• Nila (Ramayana)
• Rumā
• Sugriva
• Tara (Ramayana)
• Vali (Ramayana)
• Vanara

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanara

Also known as Mythological monkeys, Vanaras, Vānara, Vānaras.

, Vedda, Vidyadhara, Vishvakarma.