Encyclopedia - Yudhisthira: Encyclopedia - Yudhisthira
In the great Hindu epic Mahabharata, Yudhisthira (Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर्, yudhishthir) was the eldest son of King Pandu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yudhisthira: Encyclopedia Ii - Yudhisthira - The War At Kurukshetra
Yudhisthira makes numerous efforts of diplomatic means to retrieve his kingdom peacefully, but Duryodhana refuses to concede. Dhritarasht...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yudhisthira: Encyclopedia Ii - Yudhisthira - Birth And Upbringing
Pandu, the king of Hastinapura and father of the Pandavas could not sire children as he was cursed to die by a brahmin in deer form whom ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yudhisthira: Encyclopedia Ii - Yudhisthira - Retirement And Ascent To Heaven
Upon the onset of the Kali yuga and the death of Krishna, Yudhisthira and his brothers retire, leaving the throne to the son of Abhimanyu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Drona: Encyclopedia - Drona
In the epic Mahabharata, Drona (or Dronacharya) is the royal guru to the Kauravas and the Pandavas. He was a master of advanced military ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jayadratha: Encyclopedia - Jayadratha
In the epic Mahabharata, Jayadratha is the king of Sindhu. He is married to Dusshala, the sister of the Kaurava brothers. Jayadratha - Bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Draupadi: Encyclopedia - Draupadi
Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. In t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parikshita: Encyclopedia - Parikshita
Parikshita is in the Mahabharata epic the successor of Yudhisthira to the throne of Hastinapura. Alternate spellings of his name are Pari...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indraprastha: Encyclopedia - Indraprastha
The city of Indraprastha (City of Indra) was a major northern city in ancient India that was the capital of the kingdom led by the Pandav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vishnu Sahasranama: Encyclopedia - Vishnu Sahasranama
The Vishnu sahasranāma (literally: "Vishnu of the thousand names") is a list of 1,000 names for Vishnu, one of the main forms of God in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Drona: Encyclopedia Ii - Drona - Dronacharya
Dronacharya's legend as a great teacher and warrior exceeds Hindu mythology by strongly influencing Indian social traditions. Drona inspi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dhristadyumna: Encyclopedia Ii - Dhristadyumna - Killing Drona
At a point when Drona, as the Kuru commander is killing vast numbers of Pandava troops, Krishna advises Yudhisthira to adopt a plan to ki...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Drona: Encyclopedia Ii - Drona - Yudhisthira's Capture And Drona's Death
In the war, Yudhisthira is targeted by Kuru commander Drona to be captured, but the latter fails to accomplish this. The Kuru commander a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parikshita: Encyclopedia Ii - Parikshita - Prophecy Of Life
The chief priest Dhaumya predicts to king Yudhisthira after Parikshita's birth that he will be a great devotee of the Supreme Lord Vishnu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Drona: Encyclopedia Ii - Drona - Modern Assessment
Drona is criticized by several modern scholars for his alleged racism and caste discrimination, over the rejection of Ekalavya and Karna....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Drona: Encyclopedia Ii - Drona - Drona In The War
Drona strongly condemns the wicked prince Duryodhana and his brothers for their abusive treatment of the Pandavas, and for usurping their...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Drona: Encyclopedia Ii - Drona - Birth And Early Life
Drona was born a brahmin, son of sage Bharadwaja. He spent his youth in poverty, but studied religion and military arts together with the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indraprastha: Encyclopedia Ii - Indraprastha - Foundation
When Yudhisthira, the eldest of the five Pandava brothers is given the kingdom of Khandavaprastha, a region northwest to the city of Hast...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Duryodhana: Encyclopedia Ii - Duryodhana - Usurping The Kingdom
When the princes come of age, Yudhisthira is given half the kingdom and made king of Indraprastha, so as to avoid a clash with the Kaurav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dhristadyumna: Encyclopedia Ii - Dhristadyumna - In The War
When his sister is bethroted to a young brahmin of five, who wins the martial contest at her swayamvara, Dhristadyumna secretly follows t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wars Of Hindu Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Wars Of Hindu Mythology - The Mahabharata
Commanders in Chief: Bhishma, Drona, Karna, Shalya Maharathas: Shalya, Ashwathama, Somadatta, Bhurisrava, Bhagadatta, Jayadratha, Kritava...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Karna: Encyclopedia Ii - Karna - The Great War: Kurukshetra
The Mahabharata was the eighteen day war between the Pandavas and Kauravas at Kurukshetra. Karna was killed on the 17th day of battle by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Karna: Encyclopedia Ii - Karna - After Karna's Death
After Karna's death, Kunti informed the Pandavas that she was Karna's mother and that he was the eldest of the Pandavas. The Pandavas gri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dushyasana: Encyclopedia Ii - Dushyasana - Draupadi's Humiliation
After Yudhisthira loses his kingdom, his brothers and his wife Draupadi in a game of dice with Shakuni, Dushasana dragged Draupadi down i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Duryodhana: Encyclopedia Ii - Duryodhana - Evil Tendencies And Schemes
Although loved by all his family, Duryodhana and most of his brothers are seen as inferior to the Pandavas in their adherence to virtue a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Duryodhana: Encyclopedia Ii - Duryodhana - The Kurukshetra War
At the end of the exile term, Duryodhana refuses to return Yudhisthira's kingdom, despite the counsel of Bhishma, Drona, Vidura and even ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Duryodhana: Encyclopedia Ii - Duryodhana - Birth
When Dhritarashtra's queen Gandhari's pregnancy continues for an unusually long period of time, she beats her womb in frustration, and en...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Duryodhana: Encyclopedia Ii - Duryodhana - The Kurukshetra War
At the end of the exile term, Duryodhana refuses to return Yudhisthira's kingdom, despite the counsel of Bhishma, Drona, Vidura and even ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arjuna: Encyclopedia Ii - Arjuna - After The War
At the successful conclusion of the war, Arjuna is appointed Commander in Chief by his brother, King Yudhisthira, who conducts the Asvame...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yudhisthira: Sai Baba Dictionary On Yudhisthira
Yudhisthira: Yudhisthira: the eldest Pandava, who Lord Krishna established as emperor of the entire earth.   (See also: Yu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yudhishthira, Yudhisthira: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Yudhishthira, Yudhisthira
Yudhishthira Yudhisthira (Sanskrit) One of the principal heroes of the Mahabharata, eldest of the five Pandavas, son of Kunti by the g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sakuni: Encyclopedia - Sakuni
In the Mahabharata, Sakuni was the brother of Queen Gandhari, and was son of King Subala of Gandhara. He accompanied his sister to Hastin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yama: Encyclopedia - Yama
Yama (Sanskrit: यम) is the lord of death, whose first recorded appearance is in the Vedas. He is one of the most ancient beings in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Caste System: Encyclopedia - Indian Caste System
This article is in need of attention. You can help Wikipedia by editing it into a better article. Please also consider changing this noti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Karna: Encyclopedia - Karna
Karna (written Karṇa in IAST transliteration) (also known as Karan) is one of the central figures in Hindu epic Mahabharata. He was the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mayasura: Encyclopedia - Mayasura
In Hindu mythology, Maya, or Mayasura was a great ancient king of the Asura, Daitya and Rakshasa races upon earth. He was also the chief ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Duryodhana: Encyclopedia - Duryodhana
In the Mahabharata, Duryodhana (or Dhuryodhana) is the eldest son of the blind king Dhritarashtra by Queen Gandhari, and the eldest of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dhristadyumna: Encyclopedia - Dhristadyumna
Dhristadyumna was the son of Drupada and brother of Draupadi and Shikhandi in the classic epic Mahabharata. He is appointed Commander of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kaurava: Encyclopedia - Kaurava
The term Kaurava is a Sanskrit term, that means the descendants of Kuru, a legendary king who is the ancestor of many of the characters o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yuga: Encyclopedia - Yuga
In Hindu philosophy the cycle of evolution of life is divided into four yugas (epochs or eras): Satya Yuga or Krita Yuga Treta Yuga Dwa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wars Of Hindu Mythology: Encyclopedia - Wars Of Hindu Mythology
The Wars of Hindu mythology depict great heroes and demons in battles of celestial proportions, filled with the awesome force of celestia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Durvasa: Encyclopedia - Durvasa
In Hinduism, Durvasa is an ancient sage, who was known for his short temper. Maledictions or curses he gave in his rage (known as SHRAAPA...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dushyasana: Encyclopedia Ii - Dushyasana - Birth And Development
When Dhritarashtra's queen Gandhari's pregnancy continues for an unusually long period of time, she beats her womb in frustration, and en...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Draupadi: Encyclopedia Ii - Draupadi - Draupadi's Cheer-haran
Draupadi’s Cheer-Haran, literally meaning stripping of one’s clothes, marks a definitive moment in the story of Mahabharat. It is the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yuga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yuga - The Spiritual States Of Civilization In Each Yuga
In Hindu tradition, the world goes through a continuous cycle of these epochs. Each ascending phase of the cycle from Kali Yuga to Satya ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indraprastha: Encyclopedia Ii - Indraprastha - In History
Indraprastha is said to be roughly 5,000 years old. Archaeological evidence suggests that Indraprastha once stood where Purana Quila is t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vishnu Sahasranama: Encyclopedia Ii - Vishnu Sahasranama - Benefits Of Chanting Vishnu Sahasranama
The following lines are from the Mahabharata and are quoted portions from the text. Believers believe that regular chanting of the hymn c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kaliyan: Encyclopedia Ii - Kaliyan - Kali Yukam
Main article:Kali Yukam As the time is close to the ascendancy of Kali Yukam, a sage named Guru muni told Sivan (one of the godhead), "Yo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Caste System: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Caste System - Varna System
Indian caste system - Four Varnas. Traditional Last Names by Varna Brahmin --- Sarma; Deva Kshatriya --- Varma; Trata Vaisya --- Gupta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mayasura: Encyclopedia Ii - Mayasura - In The Ramayana
Maya is the father of Mandodari, the beautiful wife of Ravana, the emperor of Lanka. Maya is also regarded as a hero and father-figure fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yama: Encyclopedia Ii - Yama - Characteristics Of Yama
He is a Lokapala and an Aditya. In art, he is depicted with green or red skin, red clothes, and riding a buffalo. He holds a loop of rope...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jayadratha: Encyclopedia Ii - Jayadratha - In The War
The Sindhu king sides with Duryodhana in the Kurukshetra War. Jayadratha uses his boon when he stops the Pandava brothers from entering t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kaliyan: Encyclopedia Ii - Kaliyan - Birth Of Kalicchi
Main article:Kalicchi As Kaliyan was produced in front of Sivan, he asked Kaliyan to ask what he wants. Kaliyan replied, "Was that fellow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kaliyan: Encyclopedia Ii - Kaliyan - Kaliyan Claiming Boons
Main article:Boons offered to Kaliyan Seeing all these, the Devas asked Kaliyan to thank Sivan and asked him to claim the boons. Kaliyan ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kaliyan: Encyclopedia Ii - Kaliyan - Kaliyan Entering The World
As Kaliyan and Kalicchi enters the world, there happened an Universal change. By seeing them all the good animals, birds, reptiles, and a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kaliyan: Encyclopedia Ii - Kaliyan - Nature Of Kaliyan
Then in Kayilai, Nantheesurar told Sivan that, we shall call Chithira Buthira and ask him to tell about him. As per his request Chithira ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yama: Encyclopedia Ii - Yama - Yamas As Codes Of Conduct
In a related usage, a yama is a "restraint" or rule for living virtuously. Ten yamas are codified in numerous scriptures, including the S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Caste System: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Caste System - Quotes About Caste
The late Swami Krishnananda, the successor to Swami Sivananda and former head of Divine Life Society, noted the following about caste in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Karna: Encyclopedia Ii - Karna - King Of Anga
A contest tournament was held to determine the greatest skilled warrior after completion of teaching by Drona. The Kauravas were jealous ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parikshita: Encyclopedia Ii - Parikshita - Birth
Parikshita is the son of Uttara, the Matsya princess and Abhimanyu, the Vrishni son of Arjuna. He is born only after the end of the war. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Karna: Encyclopedia Ii - Karna - Birth
The princess Kunti, while young, was granted a boon whereby she could call upon any of the gods through a mantra and the god would grant ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vishnu Sahasranama: Encyclopedia Ii - Vishnu Sahasranama - Shlokas
Vishnu sahasranama - Recitation and aggregation. An alternative approach is to say the starting prayer, and then say the names collecte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vishnu Sahasranama: Encyclopedia Ii - Vishnu Sahasranama - Quotes About Vishnu Sahasranama
Sri N. Krishnamachari, a Vaishnavite scholar, at Steven Knapp's web site, quoting Vaishnavite scholars, states that there are six reasons...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Duryodhana: Encyclopedia Ii - Duryodhana - Gandhari's Blessing And The Fight With Bhima
Queen Gandhari is distraught when she hears that all her sons save Duryodhana have been slain. Despite knowing that Duryodhana was wicked...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vishnu Sahasranama: Encyclopedia Ii - Vishnu Sahasranama - Prayer
It is customary to commence the Vishnu sahasranama with a devotional prayer to Vishnu. See also: full text of the Vishnu sahasranama. ....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vishnu Sahasranama: Encyclopedia Ii - Vishnu Sahasranama - Pronunciation And Merits Of Recitation
In the linked preface prayer (But not in the succeeding Sahasranama) non-formal pronunciation is used, since correct representation of pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Caste System: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Caste System - Transition In Caste
There is the Upanishadic story of a boy who went to a guru to learn the Hindu scriptures. His guru asked him what his caste was. Consulti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vishnu Sahasranama: Encyclopedia Ii - Vishnu Sahasranama - Quotes About Vishnu Sahasranama And Its Greatness
Sri N. Krishnamachari, a vaishnavite scholar, at Steven Knapp's web site, quoting Vaishnavite scholars, states that there are six reasons...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vishnu Sahasranama: Encyclopedia Ii - Vishnu Sahasranama - Interpretation
Although all Hindus respect the Sahasranāma, this is a major part of prayer for devout Vaishnavites, or followers of Vishnu. This does n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Karna: Encyclopedia Ii - Karna - Upbringing
The child Karna was borne down the river and picked up by the leader of charioteers called Adiratha, a shudra, the lowest caste in Hindu ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Caste System: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Caste System - Modern Perceptions Of Caste
The caste system was first exposed to the modern Western world during the Portuguese occupation and rule of India. Later other European n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Draupadi: Encyclopedia Ii - Draupadi - Marriage To The Pandavas
While in exile, Kunti, mother of the Pandavas often advised her sons that they share everything they have (or obtain) equally amongst the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yama: Encyclopedia Ii - Yama - Subordination To Shiva And Vishnu
Yama, although a controller, is still subordinate to the ultimate controllers Shiva and Vishnu. A story of Yama's subordinance to Shiva i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Caste System: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Caste System - Origins Of The System
Indian caste system - Aryan invasion. According to this theory, the caste system began with the arrival of the Aryans in India. The Ary...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Draupadi: Encyclopedia Ii - Draupadi - Birth
Draupadi and her brother Dhristadyumna emerged together from a sacrificial fire that the king had lit to gain a means of revenge on Drona...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dhristadyumna: Encyclopedia Ii - Dhristadyumna - Birth
The king of the Panchalas, Drupada undertakes a putrakami yagna, a sacrifice to please the Gods and obtain offspring by their blessing. D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yuga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yuga - Sri Yukteswar's Teachings On The Yugas
An alternative view of the yuga cycle and timescale was taught by the 19th-century Indian yogi Swami Sri Yukteswar. After his chief disci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yuga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yuga - Patrizia Norelli-bachelet's Teachings On The Yugas
According to Vedic Cosmologist Patrizia Norelli-Bachelet, the numbers given for the yuga are to be understood as seconds of degrees of ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yuga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yuga - Yugas In Ayyavazhi
Unlike Hinduism, Ayyavazhi asserts eight yugas and of them, three are prior to the four yugas of Hinduism. Also the Dharma Yukam in Ayyav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Duryodhana: Encyclopedia Ii - Duryodhana - Gandhari's Blessing And The Fight With Bhima
Queen Gandhari is distraught when she hears that all her sons save Duryodhana have been slain. Despite knowing that Duryodhana was wicked...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Duryodhana: Encyclopedia Ii - Duryodhana - Birth
When Dhritarashtra's queen Gandhari's pregnancy continues for an unusually long period of time, she beats her womb in frustration, and en...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Karna: Encyclopedia Ii - Karna - The Ride With The Lord
In one segment, Krishna, the incarnation of Vishnu, tried to win Karna over to the side of the Pandavas. The discussion, which took place...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Caste System: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Caste System - Jati
Mixed in with the Varna caste system was the Jati sub-caste system. The Jati was effectively a system similar to guilds, and was associat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Caste System: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Caste System - Caste In Hindu Texts
The notion of Varna as an endogamous human types system for social harmoney rather than economic class system was first attested in the R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wars Of Hindu Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Wars Of Hindu Mythology - War In Religion And Myth
While no Hindu epic or scripture fails to describe the horrors of war and its fallout, major wars are fought with a religious purpose: of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wars Of Hindu Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Wars Of Hindu Mythology - Devastras
An Astra is a missile-type weapon which is to be hurled at an enemy. Examples include arrows from bows. A Shastra is a personal weapon, l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wars Of Hindu Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Wars Of Hindu Mythology - The Kshatriya Order
War Sacrifices Ashwamedha: the famous horse-sacrifice was conducted by allowing a pony to roam freely for a slated period of time, with ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wars Of Hindu Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Wars Of Hindu Mythology - The Avataras Of Vishnu
Vishnu, the Inconceivable Supreme, periodically takes birth, an Avatara upon earth to destroy evil and deliver the pious. He is also the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wars Of Hindu Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Wars Of Hindu Mythology - Siva
The Lord Destroyer, Sarvaripati Siva is the most fearsome manifestation of the Supreme Godhead. Assigned with destroying all of the unive...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yudhisthira: Encyclopedia Ii - Yudhisthira - Exile Of 14 Years
Yudhisthira is unable to refuse the challenge of Duryodhana's uncle Shakuni, and gambles away his kingdom, his wealth, his brothers and h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yudhisthira: Encyclopedia Ii - Yudhisthira - King Of Indraprastha
Yudhisthira and his brothers are favored by the Kuru elders like Bhishma, Vidura Kripa and Drona over the Kauravas due to their devotion ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yudhisthira: Encyclopedia Ii - Yudhisthira - Emperor Of The World
At the end of the war, Yudhisthira and the Pandava army emerge victorious, but the sons of Draupadi and many Pandava heroes like Dhristad...   » Read the article

Article - Sanskrit Sitemap I - Y
This is a sitemap for Sanskrit - Y . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. The site...   » Read the article