<P> Shurpanakha ( Sanskrit : शूर्पणखा , IAST : śūrpaṇakhā , lit . she whose fingernails are like winnowing fans ) is a character in Valmiki 's epic , the Ramayana , and is the sister of the main antagonist , Ravana , King of Lanka . She is known as Soorpanagai in Tamil , Sarpakanaka in Indonesian , Surpanakhar in Khmer , Surapandaki in Malay , and Sammanakkha in Thai . </P>
<P> Shurpanakha ( Sanskrit : शूर्पणखा , IAST : śūrpaṇakhā , lit . she whose fingernails are like winnowing fans ) is a character in Valmiki 's epic , the Ramayana , and is the sister of the main antagonist , Ravana , King of Lanka . She is known as Soorpanagai in Tamil , Sarpakanaka in Indonesian , Surpanakhar in Khmer , Surapandaki in Malay , and Sammanakkha in Thai . </P>
which body part does surpankha derive her name
which body part does surpankha derive her name
fingernails
fingernails