Son of the demon खर . In the epic battle between राम and रावण after the death of कुम्भ and निकुम्भ the most prominent fighter who entered the battle-field on the side of रावण was मकराक्ष . He gave a great fight to राम but was in the end killed by him. (Sarga 79, Yuddha Kāṇḍa, Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa) .