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Overview
Devantaka is among Ravana’s sons who go out to battle after Kumbhakarna’s fall. In the next canto, anger at Narantaka’s death brings him against Angada with a raised club; Trisiras and Mahodara join the attack.
His club turns aside the rocks and trees Angada throws. When Hanuman and Nila arrive to relieve the outnumbered vanara, Devantaka raises his mace against Hanuman. Hanuman strikes him on the head and kills him. The short episode gives him a specific weapon and place in the coordinated attack without assigning additional magical abilities.
Origins & earliest records
South Asian epic religious narrative
Records & interpretation
Directly read historical English epic witness; translator’s abridgements explicitly identified where used.
Selected bibliography
Documented works and useful reading. This is not a list of every appearance.
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The Ramayan of Valmiki
VI.69–70; title-page edition range, not epic composition date.
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Primary records and illustrations
The Ramayan of Valmiki, Griffith translation
Hosted complete edition, title-page range 1870–1874. VI.69–70
Complete relevant passage read in downloaded Gutenberg HTML. Translator’s prose abridgement distinguished from translated verse. Public-domain historical translation; no image claimed.
References
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- Historical primary epic translationGriffith, Ramayan — VI.69–70Research access: 2026-10-05
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