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Kooni is a hunchback woman and one of Kaikeyi's companions. When Rama was a child he made fun of her deformities and threw clay balls at her, which causes Kooni to harbor ill will towards Rama for the rest of her life. To take revenge, Kooni encourages Kaikeyi to use her promised boons from Dasaratha to banish Rama to the forest for 14 years. She convinces Kaikeyi that if Rama becomes king, he'll treat Kaikeyi badly.
Kooni Quotes in The Ramayana
The The Ramayana quotes below are all either spoken by Kooni or refer to Kooni. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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7. When the Rains Cease Quotes
"Even in jest, do not hurt anyone's feelings, not even the lowliest," he said—remembering how he used to make fun of Kooni's deformity when he was young...
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Following Sugreeva's coronation, Rama gives him advice on ruling kindly and properly. Rama offers several pieces of advice, and taken together they begin to form a picture of what a good person or ruler looks like. This continues to develop the idea that the Ramayana is a teaching tool that seeks to educate listeners or readers on the proper codes of conduct for Hinduism. Rama's reflection in this piece of advice in particular is indicative of Rama's humility. Even though he's an incarnation of a god and is supposed to be the ideal man, he's not without fault. He's willing Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliqua
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Kooni Character Timeline in The Ramayana
The timeline below shows where the character Kooni appears in The Ramayana. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
3. Two Promises Revived
The narrator says that Dasaratha's fear was valid. Kooni, a hunchbacked companion of Bharatha's mother, Kaikeyi, is perturbed at the fact that Rama is...
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Kaikeyi remains indifferent to Kooni and insists that Rama will be a kind king. Kooni, however, says that Rama will...
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