- Anaranya
Anaranya was a descendant of Ikshwaku, and a king of
Ayodhya . According to theRamayana , many kings submitted toRavana without fighting, but when Aranya 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. 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 ofRama , a descendant of Aranaya.References
*A Dictionary of Hindu Mythology & Religion by
John Dowson
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