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Abhimanyu |
Brave son of Arjuna who fought and died in the war of Mahabharata
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Amba |
A character from Hindu epic of Mahabharata, she is transformed into Shikhandi, a male but impotent warrior
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Ambika |
Wife of Vichitravirya of Mahabharata' sister of Amba and Ambalika
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Arjuna |
Son of Kunti and Pandu by the blessings of Indra; a great archer in Mahabharat; initiator of the great preaching of Lord Krishna
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Bakasura |
The crane demon from Mahabharat epic; Bhima kills him and saves the village; a demon with a great appetite
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Bhishma |
Son of Shantanu and the river Ganga; his oath of celibacy in Mahabharat is well known
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Draupadi |
Daughter of king Drupada and common wife of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata epic
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Drona |
A brahmin teacher from Mahabharata epic who taught weaponry and warfare to the royalty at Hastinapur; father of Ashwathama
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Drupada |
King of Panchala kingdom; parent of Draupadi of Mahabharat; childhood friend of Drona and father of Shikhandi
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Dushasana |
Second son of Dhritarashra and Gandhari of the 101 children; humilated Draupadi in a court and was killed by Bheema in the Mahabharat war.
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Dwaparayuga |
The third era according to Hindu mythologies; the war of Mahabharata is said to have taken place in this period
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Ekalavya |
A devoted student in the story of Mahabharata
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Gandeeva |
The weapon of choice belonging to warrior Arjuna in the Mahabharata war
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Gandhara |
An ancient kingdom of India, roughly corresponding to present day Khandahar in Afghanistan. Gandhari, a queen of Mahabharat was a pricess from Gandhar.; Also name of an important school of Indian art that florished during the Kushanas.
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Hastinapur |
The capital of Kuru kingdom; the war of Mahabharat takes place in question to who is heir to Hastinapur
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Jayadratha |
King of Sindhu kingdom during Mahabharata; son-in-law of Dhritarashtra
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Karna |
Son of Surya and Kunti out of wedlock and raised as a charioteer; the tragic hero of Mahabharata epic
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Kripacharya |
A brahmin of Hastinapur and teacher to the first warrior family of Mahabharat
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Krishna |
One of the most popular avatar of Lord Vishnu. Hero of Mahabharat epic, around whom many legends are woven.
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Kurukshetra |
The battlefield for the great war of Mahabharat; present day Ambala in the state of Haryana
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Razm Nama |
Persian translation of the Mahabharata made at the command of Akbar in the 16th Century
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Satyaki |
(a.k.a. Yayudhana) A Yadava leader in the story of Mahabharat; a relative of Krishna;
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Shalya |
a king from Mahabharata; father of Madri
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Uttara |
The North pole; also a character from Mahabharat -- the cowardly son of king Virata
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Vyasa |
Ancient Indian sage and writer of the epic Mahabharata; son of Parasar and Satyavati
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Yuyutsu |
A son of Dhitarashtra who supported the Pandavas in the Mahabharata war; king of Indraprastha
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