Sumantra

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proper noun

The chief minister and royal charioteer of King Dasharatha in the Ramayana, who drove Rāma, Sita, and Lakshmana to the forest at the beginning of their exile.

OriginSanskrit सुमन्त्र →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. HinduismThe chief minister and royal charioteer of King Dasharatha in the Ramayana, who drove Rāma, Sita, and Lakshmana to the forest at the beginning of their exile.
  2. HinduismName of a son of Antariksha.
  3. HinduismThe elder brother of Kalki.

Origin

  1. Sanskritसुमन्त्र
  2. EnglishSumantra

Borrowed from Sanskrit सुमन्त्र (sumantra).

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