Indrajit), son of Ravana, the king of Lanka in the classic Sanskrit epic Ramayana.
Starting from the death of Beerbahu, son of Ravana, it is continued till the sati-daha (the ancient Indian custom of burning the widows alive with the dead husband) of Prameela, Meghnad's beloved wife.
The great hero, being defeated in a face-to-face battle, Beerbahu, leaves to the dead man's world, long before he should have ... Meghnad or Indrajit was the son of Ravana, who used Brahmastra to kill 670 Million Vanaras in Ramayana.
He was slain by Lakshmana, while he was worshiping Goddess Nikumvilā, in the royal temple of Lanka, because of betrayal by Vibhishana, who was an uncle of Meghnad.
Here are some comments of a few pioneers of Bengali literature: Dutta had mentioned this ballad many times in his letters, of which a few are listed: