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Meghnaad 

Meghnaad was the eldest among Raavan's sons. He was also very mighty like Raavan, rather he was mightier than Raavan. It is said that his voice was very loud that is why his name was Megh (clouds) + Naad (sound) = clouds' roar. His another name was Indrajeet because he had won Indra. He was killed by Lakshman Jee.

His wife's name was Satee Sulochanaa. She was one of the five Satee of Hindu Mythology. It is said that when Meghnaad was killed, his one arm flew and fell in the courtyard of his palace. Sulochanaa got very surprised to see the arm. Then she recognized it as her husband's arm. She wept bitterly and made it write the name of the killer of her husband with the power of her being Satee, and it wrote the name.