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Menaka

Menaka (Sanskrit: मेनका IAST: Menakā) is a prominent apsara (celestial nymph) in Hindu mythology, celebrated as one of the most beautiful dancers in the court of Indra, the king of the gods. She is portrayed as an archetypal seductress, best known for her role in the seduction of the sage Vishvamitra, a story recounted in various Hindu texts and…

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Abode
Amaravati, Svarga
Affiliation
Apsara
Children
Shakuntala (daughter, from Vishvamitra) · Pramadvara (daughter, from Vishvavasu)
Gender
Female
Parents
Brahma (creator)

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Menaka

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Edges71
Triples150
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027778
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related to Mahabharata · 37
Menaka → AD, Additionally, Adi Parva, Alarmed, Arjuna, As, BC, Brahma, Eventually, Ghritachi, He, Himalayas, Indra, Indra's, Janmotsava, Kamadeva, Kanva, Kubera, Mahabharata, Malini
related to Ramayana · 26
Menaka → Adheesh Sathaye, As King Janaka, Bala Kanda, BC, Brahmarishi, CE, During, Eastern, Eventually, Filled, Further, He, In, Mahabharata, Narrated, Northern, Pushkara Lake, Ramayana, Rishi, Sita
related to Classical literature · 23
Menaka → CE, In, In Abhijnanashakuntalam, In Kalidasa's, Kadaligarbha, Kalidasa, Kathasaritsagara, King Dushyanta, King Pururavas, Mankanaka, Mankanaka's, Overcome, Rambha, Sahanjaya, Sanskrit, Somadeva, Together, Urvashi, Urvashi's, Vikramorvashiyam
related to Symbolism · 20
Menaka → According, Across, Devdutt Pattanaik, For, Govindaraja, He, Hindu, In, Indra, Indra's, Menaka's, Pattanaik, Puranic, Ramayana, Rambha, The, This, Vedantic, Vishvamitra's, Writer
related to Puranas · 19
Menaka → Angered, Churning, Durvasa, Eventually, In, Indra, Kalpaka, Menaka's, Ocean, Other, Puranas, Puranic, Samudra Manthana, She, Skanda Purana, Vishvamiteshvara, Vishvamitra, While, Yama
related to Vedas · 11
Menaka → Although, Brahmanas, However, Mena, Rigveda, The, Vajasaneyi Samhita, Vedic, Vishvamitra, Vrishanashva, Yajurveda
related to External links · 5
Menaka → Menakā, Quotations, Wikimedia Commons, Wikiquote Media, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Children · 2
Menaka → Pramadvara (daughter, from Vishvavasu), Shakuntala (daughter, from Vishvamitra)
Abode · 1
Menaka → Amaravati, Svarga
Affiliation · 1
Menaka → Apsara

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vishvamitra celestial apsara vishvamitra's spiritual apsaras daughter sage shakuntala gods one king texts penance beauty mahabharata sanskrit classical literature indra

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MenakaAbodeAmaravati, Svarga1.00infobox
MenakaAffiliationApsara1.00infobox
MenakaChildrenShakuntala (daughter, from Vishvamitra)1.00infobox
MenakaChildrenPramadvara (daughter, from Vishvavasu)1.00infobox
MenakaGenderFemale1.00infobox
MenakaParentsBrahma (creator)1.00infobox
sensualityinstance ofand reject worldly desires0.80text
violenceinstance ofand reject worldly desires0.80text
which bind beings to the cycle of rebirthinstance ofand reject worldly desires0.80text
Menakarelated to Classical literatureIn Abhijnanashakuntalam0.60section
Menakarelated to Classical literatureSanskrit0.60section
Menakarelated to Classical literatureKalidasa0.60section

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