Ashvatthama

The son of Dronacharya who fought against the Pandavas at Kurukshetra. In a desperate act of revenge at the end of the battle, he killed the five young sons of the Pandavas in their sleep and tried to kill the last remaining heir, Parikshit, in his mother’s womb.

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The Sindhu king sides with Duryodhana in the Kurukshetra War. Jayadratha uses his boon when he stops the Pandava brothers from entering the near-impenetrable Chakra Vyuha, that Arjuna's son Abhimanyu enters, depending solely upon the support of the rest of the army to get out. Trapped inside, Abhimanyu is murdered by unfair means. The Pandavas are startled that Jayadratha was able to hold the most powerful warriors in the world at bay. Arjuna blames Jayadratha for Abhimanyu's ...

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Pandavarani (Sanskrit) [from Pandava son of Pandu + arani figuratively mother]

Matrix or mother of the Pandavas; a title given to Kunti in the Mahabharata. Similar to surarani (matrix or mother of the gods) because surarani is used for Aditi (space).

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Kauravas (Sanskrit) The adjectival noun of Kurus, the opponents of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata. In a similar way Pandavas is derived from Pandu (light-colored, pale, blond). As light has always been taken as a synonym of spirit, some writers have argued that the Kauravas represent the material or evil forces, and the Pandavas the spiritual and light forces, both in cosmic and human natures; yet such analogies can be pressed too far. There was good and bad on both sides in the famous Indian epic.

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Kuru

the founder of the dynasty in which the Pandavas and Kauravas appeared.

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Nakula

One of the twin sons of Madri, who were the youngest of the five Pandavas.

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Kaurava

the descendants of Kuru who fought against the Pandavas in the battle of Kurukshetra.

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Dhritarashtra

the uncle of the Pandavas. His attempt to usurp their kingdom resulted in the Kurukshetra war.

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Drona:

Drona (Dhrona). Teacher of archery and war tactics for the Pandavas and Kauravas.

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Droupadi:

Droupadi (Dhraupadhee). Wife of Pandavas. See Mahabharatha.

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Hasthinapura:

Hasthinapura (Hasthinaapura). Capital city of the Pandavas (and earlier the Kauravas).

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Indraprastha:

Indraprastha (Indhraprastha). City of residence of the Pandava brothers.

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Pandu:

Pandu (Paandu). Father of the Pandavas and brother of Dhritharashtra and Vidura.

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Sahadeva:

Sahadeva (Sahadheva). One of the Pandava brothers.

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Kauravas:

Kauravas. Family that fought Pandavas. See Mahabharatha.

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Kuru-kshetra:

Kuru-kshetra (-kshethra). Battlefield where the Pandavas and Kauravas fought.

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Kauravas:

Kauravas: the descendants of Kuru who fought against the Pandavas in the Battle of Kuruksetra

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Kunti:

Kunti: the mother of the Pandavas; an aunt of Lord Krishna.

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Yudhisthira:

Yudhisthira: the eldest Pandava, who Lord Krishna established as emperor of the entire earth.

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Yudhistira:

Yudhistira (Yudhishthira). Eldest brother of the Pandavas; also called Dharmaraja.

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The Janjua Rajput is a branch of the ancient Vedic Aryans of India belonging to the Lunar Race or Chandra Vansh. They gain descendancy primarily from Kuru clan, a descendant of the the Puru Dynasty. Arjuna, the Pandava Kshatriya hero of the Mahabharata epic is the father of this dynasty. Another famous patriarch king within this branch is Raja Janamejaya who was the great grandson of Arjuna Pandava (through his father Raja Parikshit, son of Raja A ...

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upapandavas:

upapandavas (upapaandavas). Children of Droupadi; descendents of the Pandavas.

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