Yama Zatdaw - Characters

Characters

The characters of Yama Zatdaw share the same features and characteristics as those in the original story. However, in acting, the costumes are a mixture of Bamar and Thai elements. The names of the characters, in general, are Burmese transliterations of the Sanskrit names.

  • Sri Rama is known as Yama (ရာမ).
  • Sita is known as Thida (မယ်သီတာ).
  • Lakshmana is known as Lakhana (လက္ခဏ).
  • Hanuman is known as Hanuman (ဟာနုမန်).
  • Parashurama is known as Pashu-Yama.
  • Ravana is known as Yawana (ရာ၀ဏ) or Datha-giri (ဒသဂီရိ).
  • Vali is known as Bali.
  • Maricha is known as Marizza.
  • Vibhishana is known as Bibi-thana (ဘိဘိသန).

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