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Shoorpanakha got her name because of her "winnow-like nails". What was her original name

  1. Meenakshi

  2. Mayasura

  3. Meenpankha

  4. Matsyagandha
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In the Ramayana, Shoorpanakha's original name was Meenakshi (meaning fish-eyed). She received the name Shoorpanakha (winnow-like nails) after Lakshmana cut off her nose. The other options are different mythological figures.

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