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'''Anaranya''' was a descendant of [[Ikshvaku (Hinduism)|Ikshwaku]], and a king of [[Ayodhya]]. According to the [[Ramayana]], many kings submitted to [[Ravana]] without fighting, but when Anaranya was challenged and summoned to submit, he chose to fight. He along with his army was defeated, and he was thrown away from his chariot. He cursed Ravana that one day lord Vishnu will take form as the prince of ayodhya and will kill him and he died. Ravana put his foot on the prostrate body of Anaranya, and at this point the defeated king retorted that he had been beaten by fate, not by Ravana, and predicted the death of Ravana at the hands of [[Rama]], a descendant of Anaranya.<ref>{{cite book|title=India through the ages|last=Gopal|first=Madan|year= 1990| page= 67|editor=K.S. Gautam|publisher=Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India}}</ref> |
'''Anaranya''' was a descendant of [[Ikshvaku (Hinduism)|Ikshwaku]], and a king of [[Ayodhya]]. According to the [[Ramayana]], many kings submitted to [[Ravana]] without fighting, but when Anaranya was challenged and summoned to submit, he chose to fight. He along with his army was defeated, and he was thrown away from his chariot. He cursed Ravana that one day lord Vishnu will take form as the prince of ayodhya and will kill him and he died. Ravana put his foot on the prostrate body of Anaranya, and at this point the defeated king retorted that he had been beaten by fate, not by Ravana, and predicted the death of Ravana at the hands of [[Rama]], a descendant of Anaranya.<ref>{{cite book|title=India through the ages|url=https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada|last=Gopal|first=Madan|year= 1990| page= [https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada/page/67 67]|editor=K.S. Gautam|publisher=Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India}}</ref> |
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| Family | Ikshvaku Dynasty |
| Children | Prishadashva |
| Relatives | Sambhuta (Father) |
Anaranya was a descendant of Ikshwaku, and a king of Ayodhya. According to the Ramayana, many kings submitted to Ravana without fighting, but when Anaranya was challenged and summoned to submit, he chose to fight. He along with his army was defeated, and he was thrown away from his chariot. He cursed Ravana that one day lord Vishnu will take form as the prince of ayodhya and will kill him and he died. Ravana put his foot on the prostrate body of Anaranya, and at this point the defeated king retorted that he had been beaten by fate, not by Ravana, and predicted the death of Ravana at the hands of Rama, a descendant of Anaranya.[1]
References
- A Dictionary of Hindu Mythology & Religion by John Dowson
- ^ Gopal, Madan (1990). K.S. Gautam (ed.). India through the ages. Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. p. 67.
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