Dushana

In the Ramayana, the earlier of the two
great Indian epics, Dushana is one of the
brothers of the demon-king Ravana.
Together with his brother Khara,
Dushana tries to avenge the honor of
their sister Shurpanakha, whose ears
and nose have been cut off by Rama’s
brother Lakshmana. In a fierce battle
with their demon (supernatural being)
army, Rama destroys the army and kills
Khara and Dushana. Seeing the failure
of her two brothers, Shurpanakha goes
to Ravana to beg for vengeance. Ravana
realizes he cannot kill Rama in battle but
resolves to avenge his sister by
kidnapping Sita, wife of Ravana. This
sets in motion the plot of the latter part
of the epic.