Sumitra

Sumitra
Queen of Kosala
Sumitra with Dasharatha during the distribution of Payasa
BornKashi
SpouseDasharatha
IssueLakshmana
Shatrughna
HouseAyodhya
DynastyKashi (by birth)
Raghuvamsha-Suryavamsha (by marriage)
ReligionHinduism

Sumitra (Sanskrit: सुमित्रा, IAST: Sumitrā) is a princess of Kashi and the queen of Kosala in the Hindu epic Ramayana. Sumitra is the second queen consort of Dasharatha, the king of Kosala, who ruled from Ayodhya.[1] Regarded to be a wise and dedicated women, she is the mother of the twins Lakshmana and Shatrughna.[2][3]

  1. ^ Damani, Gaurang (2021). Essence of the Fifth Veda. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House. pp. 2, 9. ISBN 978-9391430139.
  2. ^ "Sumitra is calm and composed", The Hindu, 8 June 2023, retrieved 21 September 2023
  3. ^ Dharma, Krishna (18 August 2020). Ramayana: India's Immortal Tale of Adventure, Love, and Wisdom. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-68383-919-4.