Narantaka (

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: नरान्तक,

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: narāntaka, lit. ''destroyer of men'') and Devanataka (

: देवान्तक,

: devāntaka, lit. ''destroyer of Gods'') are

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s and sons of Ravana who appear in a number of

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legends. They, along with

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, were the offspring of

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and his second wife

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. In the battle of

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, Narantaka was killed by

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, the son of

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, whereas Devantaka was slaughtered by the punch of

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in a duel. Rakshasa in the Ramayana Asura

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