Malyavan

M3A1L1Y4A1V4A1N1

proper noun

The maternal grandfather and chief counselor of Ravana, who advised him to return Sita to Rāma.

OriginSanskrit माल्यवान् →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. HinduismThe maternal grandfather and chief counselor of Ravana, who advised him to return Sita to Rāma.
  2. HinduismA mountain range described in the Ramayana and Puranas, near Kishkindha.

Origin

  1. Sanskritमाल्यवान्
  2. EnglishMalyavan

Borrowed from Sanskrit माल्यवान् (mālyavān).

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Translations

Hindi माल्यवान्
  • माल्यवान् (mālyavān)maternal grandfather of Ravana
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