# Simhika

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{{About|the rakshasi of the Ramayana|the sister of Hiranyakashipu|Holika}}{{Infobox deity
| type = Hindu
| name = Simhika
| affiliation = [Rakshasa](/source/Rakshasa)
| texts = [Ramayana](/source/Ramayana)
| image = Hanuman encounters with surasa and simhika, hanuman being accousted by lank9ini.png
| caption = Hanuman encounters Simhika and Surasa.
}}{{short description|Rakshasi in Hindu mythology}}
'''Simhika''' ({{Langx|sa|सिंहिका|translit=Siṃhikā}}) is a [rakshasi](/source/Rakshasa) in [Hinduism](/source/Hinduism). She appears in the [Ramayana](/source/Ramayana), as a foe of the [Vanara](/source/Vanara), [Hanuman](/source/Hanuman), by whom she is slain.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2012-06-24 |title=Simhika, Siṃhikā, Siṅhikā: 18 definitions |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/simhika |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref> 

== Legend ==
In the Ramayana, after meeting [Mainaka](/source/Mainaka) and [Surasa](/source/Surasa), when Hanuman was crossing the ocean to [Lanka](/source/Lanka), the kingdom of the [Rakshasa](/source/Rakshasa) king [Ravana](/source/Ravana), Simhika was hiding in the ocean. She captured the flying birds shadow and ate them up. Even as he flew overhead, she captured Hanuman's shadow with her magic. According to one account, forewarned about this creature by Sugriva, Hanuman expanded his size, and observed her vulnerability when she followed suit. He turned himself small and allowed her to swallow him, ripping her apart from within, slaying her before he resumed his journey.<ref>{{Cite book |last=aravamudan |first=krishnan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CJe9BAAAQBAJ&dq=simhika+rakshasi&pg=PA373 |title=Pure Gems of Ramayanam |date=2014-09-22 |publisher=PartridgeIndia |isbn=978-1-4828-3720-9 |pages=373 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Books |first=Kausiki |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W_ZLEAAAQBAJ&dq=simhika+hanuman&pg=PT251 |title=Narasimha Purana: English Translation only without Slokas |date=2021-10-24 |publisher=Kausiki Books |pages=251 |language=en}}</ref> In other accounts, he merely kicked her to death.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pattanaik |first=Devdutt |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hdE5DwAAQBAJ&dq=simhika+hanuman&pg=PT16 |title=Ram's Companion: (Penguin Petit) |date=2017-10-09 |publisher=Penguin Random House India Private Limited |isbn=978-93-87326-09-5 |pages=16 |language=en}}</ref>

== In popular culture ==
*Portrayed by [Sudha Chandran](/source/Sudha_Chandran) in 2016–2018 Indian epic drama ''[Karmaphal Daata Shani](/source/Karmaphal_Daata_Shani)''<ref>{{cite news |title=Sudha Chandran’s Ferocious Avatar As Simhika Will Make You Excited For Colors’ Karamphal Data Shani {{!}} India.com |url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/sudha-chandrans-ferocious-avatar-as-simhika-will-make-you-excited-for-colors-karamphal-data-shani-2369264/ |work=www.india.com |date=1 August 2017 |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==

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==External links==
* {{cite book |title=Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DvYWDAAAQBAJ&q=sinhika+hindu&pg=PA293 |year=2016 |page=294 |isbn=9780786495054 |last1=Bane |first1=Theresa}}
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