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Nila (Ramayana)
| Nila | |
|---|---|
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Nila-Ramayana(Bali-1880).jpg) A Balinese painting of Nila | |
| Information | |
| Race | Vanara |
| Family | Agni (father) Nala (brother) |
Nila (Sanskrit: नील, romanized: Nīla), also spelled as Neela, is a character in the Hindu epic Ramayana. He is a vanara chieftain in the army of Rama, the prince of Ayodhya and avatar of the god Vishnu.[1] He is the commander-in-chief of the vanara army under the vanara king Sugriva, and is described as leading the army in Rama's battle against the rakshasa king Ravana of Lanka (identified with modern-day Sri Lanka) and as killing many rakshasas.
- ^ Mani, Vettam (1975). Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary With Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. p. 538. ISBN 0-8426-0822-2.
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