Name Shatrughna Gender Masculine Usage Hinduism Scripts शत्रुघ्न(Sanskrit) Edit Status Status Meaning & History Means "destroyer of enemies" in Sanskrit, from शत्रु (shatru) meaning "enemy, foe" and घ्न (ghna) meaning "destroyer, killer". In the Hindu epic the Ramayana he is the twin brother of Lakshmana and the half-brother of the hero Rama.