- (Sanskrit: काम्यकवन, romanized: Kāmyakavana), also
referred to as the
Kamyaka forest, is a
legendary forest featured in the
Hindu epic Mahabharata. It...
- the
demon Hidimba, he
became the King of
Kamyaka for five years. In the Mahabharata, the
demon army from
Kamyaka fought the war
alongside Pandavas. The...
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Affiliation Half-Rakshasa
Abode Kamyaka Forest Weapon Gada (mace)
Battles Kurukshetra War
Personal information Born
Kamyaka Forest Died
Kurukshetra Parents...
- Vasa)
after their 12
years of forest-life (Vana Vasa) in the
forests of
Kamyaka and Dwaita. It was also
known as
Virata Nagari,
modern Biratnagar in the...
- Hiḍimba
Devanagari हिडिम्ब
Sanskrit transliteration Hidimba Affiliation Rakshasa Successor Bhima Abode Kāmyaka Forest Personal information Siblings Hidimbi...
- view to
obtaining the
chiefship of the
serpents (1,3). He was 4th king of
Kamyaka.
According to the
Shrimad Bhagavatam,
Takshaka belonged to the Ikshvaku...
- Hidimbaa,
painting by Raja Ravi
Varma Affiliation Rakshasa, Devi
Abode Kamyaka Forest Texts Mahabharata Personal information Siblings Hidimba Consort...
- ("Kuru field"): Kuru-jaṅgala was a wild area
which stretched from the
Kāmyaka forest on the
banks of the Sarasvatī to the Khāṇḍava
forest proper Kuru...
- Draupadi.
Krishna and
Satyabhama visit Pandavas and
Draupadi in the
forest of
Kamyaka. When the two
women were alone,
Satyabhama asks
several questions of Draupadi...
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brother of the
demon Bakāsura and a good
friend of Hiḍimbā. He
lived in the
Kāmyaka Forest and
hunted men at
night for his food. He
opposed the
Pandavas entering...
