Indrajit

Indrajit
Ramayana character
Victory of Meghanada (painting by Raja Ravi Varma)
Prince of Lanka
Personal Information
Spouse(s)	Sulochana
Parents	Ravana (father) Mandodari (mother)
Born	Lanka

Indrajit or Meghanada, according to Hindu mythology, was a prince of Lanka and a conqueror of Indra Loka (heaven). He was mentioned in the Indian epic Ramayana as the son of king Ravana. Ravana wanted his son to be a great devotee of Lord Shiva. As per the wish of Ravana, Indrajit was blessed to be a great warrior. Indrajit played an active role in the great war between Rama and Ravana. He was a mighty Atimaharathi. He is considered as the most powerful warrior of his era and among the only warriors along with Parshurama to ever possess the three ultimate weapons of Trimurti, i.e. Brahmanda astra, Vaishnava astra, and Pashupatastra. He acquired all kinds of celestial weapons from his Guru Shukra, Lord Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. By defeating the devas in the heaven he took their weapons and become the possessor of all kinds of divine weapons of deva, asuras and Trimurtis. He even twice defeated Rama and Lakshman, the avatars of Lord Vishnu. Indrajit killed 670 million Vanaras in a single day, nearly exterminating the entire half man-half monkey race.

In the Sanskrit literal translation the name "Indrajit" (Sanskrit: इंद्रजीत) is mentioned as "conqueror of Indra" and "Mēghanāda"(Sanskrit: मेघनाद) as "thunderous or lord of sky". In the Tamil literal translation the name "Meghanathan" (Tamil: மேகநாதன்) is mentioned as "lord of clouds", which combines the words "megham" (clouds) and "nathan" (lord). He defeated Indra, the king of the Devas, after which he came to be known as 'Indrajit' ("the conqueror of Indra").