THE LIVING ARCHIVE
About Kodanda
The song identifies its addressee as Dasharatha’s son and a resident of Saketa, Rama’s royal city. These relationships make the bow-bearing figure recognizable without a separate explanation of the weapon’s manufacture, first owner or transfer between warriors.
More About Kodanda
Kodanda names Rama’s bow in devotional and iconographic usage; it need not denote a single uniform origin story.
AT A GLANCE
Identity & Context
- Identity
- Weapon
- Form
- Bow
- Tradition
- Epic / Puranic traditions
IN THE TRADITION
Recorded Context
ROLE & ESSENCE
Attributes & Significance
Kodanda can therefore identify Rama through a familiar attribute within devotion. The weapon name and the plea for protection work together: the singer calls upon the armed figure because he is also understood as attentive to those who take refuge in him.
Weapon Type
Bow
Known Wielders / Association
Powers & Combat Abilities
Kodanda names Rama’s bow in devotional and iconographic usage; it need not denote a single uniform origin story.
Tradition Notes
Names and accounts can vary by recension, region and commentary. This entry distinguishes attested details from identifications still requiring a passage-level source.
Archive Classification Notes
Original archive annotations are retained here. The current playable classification is shown in the side panel.
- Tradition Dependence
- High — compare the identified textual or regional account.
- Creator
- Not established in the passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Original Owner
- Not established in the passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Materials / Divine Origin
- Not established in the passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Limitations
- Not established in the passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Famous Uses
- Not established in the passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Victims / Opponents
- Not established in the passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Editorial Power Tier
- Unassigned — weapons are not placed in the 700-being ranking.
- Editorial Rarity
- Divine armament
TRADITION & MEANING
Traditions & Interpretations
Names and accounts can vary by recension, region and commentary. This entry distinguishes attested details from identifications still requiring a passage-level source.
FOLLOW THE THREADS
Connected Cards
3 connected profiles. Every path leads to an original record.
Characters & Cosmic Entities1
Tyagaraja addresses Rama, identified as Dasharatha’s son, as the bearer of Kodanda.
