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Meaning of "Nala Vanara>"

Word

Nala Vanara

Sanskrit

नाला

IAST

nāla

In General

One of the chief of Sugreeva Army. Nala is son of Viswakarma, so specialized in construction work. Nala is in fact the architect of Rama_sethu which bridge Lanka with India. It is said Nala used the technique of floating stones to have the bridges in few days through which Vanara Army marched to Lanka in great numbers.

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