Anga in Malayalam

Anga is the name of an ancient kingdom of Indian epic, and no listed entry means the land itself. What the list supplies is അംഗഭൂപന്‍ (amgabhoopan), the king of Anga, a title given in the Mahabharata to Karna. Readers of the epic in Malayalam meet it in exactly that role.

Most common translation

അംഗഭൂപന്‍ (amgabhoopan)

King of Anga, Karna.

കഥയിൽ അംഗഭൂപന്‍ ധീരനായ യോദ്ധാവാണ്.

kathayil amgabhoopan dheeranaaya yoddhaavaanu.

In the story the king of Anga is a brave warrior.

All Malayalam words for “anga”

അംഗരാജവ് (amgarajavu) says the same thing with a different word for king, so the two are interchangeable epithets of Karna.

Common questions

How do you say Anga in Malayalam?

The kingdom itself is not listed; what is given is its king, അംഗഭൂപന്‍ (amgabhoopan).

Who was the king of Anga?

Karna, who is called അംഗരാജവ് (amgarajavu) in Malayalam retellings of the Mahabharata.