wizardry to actually assume the form of a monkey in order to converse with Sita in her place of captivity, and during subsequent battle, Rama’s allies again take on simian forms to wreak havoc in Lanka, setting it afire with their flaming tails and dragging Queen Mandodari by the hair in order to disturb Ravana's worship." - Meaning and context.">
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V. M. Kulkarni (1990) in the Story of Rama in Jain literature quoting from the Jain versions of Gunabhadra and Pushpdanta in Mahapurana, in: p. 323
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He [Hanuman] uses his wizardry to actually assume the form of a monkey in order to converse with Sita in her place of captivity, and during subsequent battle, Rama’s allies again take on simian forms to wreak havoc in Lanka, setting it afire with their flaming tails and dragging Queen Mandodari by the hair in order to disturb Ravana's worship.

— Mandodari

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "He [Hanuman] uses his wizardry to actually assume the form of a monkey in order to converse with Sita in her place of captivity, and during subsequent battle, Rama’s allies again take on simian forms to wreak havoc in Lanka, setting it afire with their flaming tails and dragging Queen Mandodari by the hair in order to disturb Ravana's worship." in the context of "V. M. Kulkarni (1990) in the Story of Rama in Jain literature quoting from the Jain versions of Gunabhadra and Pushpdanta in Mahapurana, in: p. 323" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Source: Wikiquote: "Mandodari" (Quotes, Hanuman's Tale : The Messages of a Divine Monkey: Philip Lutgendorf in: Hanuman's Tale : The Messages of a Divine Monkey, Oxford University Press, 13 Decemebr 2006) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app

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About Mandodari

Mandodari (Sanskrit: मंदोदरी Mandodarī, lit. "soft-bellied";) is the queen consort of Ravana, the king of Lanka, according to the Hindu epic Ramayana. The Ramayana describes Mandodari as beautiful, pious, and righteous. She is extolled as one of the Panchakanya ("five girls"), the recital of whose names is believed to dispel sin. Mandodari is the daughter of Mayasura, the King of the Asuras (demons), and the apsara Hema. Mandodari bears two sons: Meghanada (Indrajit) and Akshayakumara.