Sunayana (Ramayana)

Sunayana
Maharani of Videha
PredecessorKeikasi
SuccessorDynasty abolished
SpouseJanaka
IssueSita
Urmila
HouseMithila, Videha
DynastySuryavamsha (by marriage)
ReligionHinduism

Sunayana (Sanskrit: सुनयना, IAST: Sunayanā) is the queen of Videha in the Hindu epic Ramayana.[1] Sunayana is the queen consort of Janaka, the king of Videha, who ruled from Mithila. She is the mother of Sita, the female protagonist of the epic and Urmila.[2]

  1. ^ "Unveiling the lesser spoken about roles of women in Ramayana". Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  2. ^ Mishra, V. (1979). Cultural Heritage of Mithila. Allahabad: Mithila Prakasana. p. 13. Retrieved 28 December 2016.