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Kaurava is a
Sanskrit term
which refers to
descendants of Kuru, a
legendary king of
India who is the
ancestor of many of the
characters of the epic Mahabharata...
- epic Mahabharata. In the epic, he
serves as the
royal preceptor of the
Kauravas and the Pandavas. He is one of the
primary counsellors and
warriors featured...
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primary antagonist in the
Hindu epic Mahabharata. He was the
eldest of the
Kauravas, the
hundred sons of the king
Dhritarashtra and his
queen Gandhari. Being...
- महाभारत),
arising from a
dynastic struggle between two
groups of cousins, the
Kauravas and the Pandavas, for the
throne of Hastinapura. The war laid the foundation...
- half -
sibling to Gandhari's children:
Duryodhana and the rest of the 99
Kaurava brothers and
their sister Dushala. Eventually, he was the only son of Dhritarashtra...
- the
Pandavas had been
exiled for
thirteen years by
their cousins, the
Kauravas.
After his father's return, his
marriage was
arranged with Uttarā, the...
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ruled by
their cousins, the
Kauravas. However, the
Pandavas lost
their kingdom to
Duryodhana (eldest and king of the
Kauravas) when
Yudhishtira gambled...
- धृतराष्ट्र, IAST: Dhr̥tarāṣṭra) was a Kuru king, and the
father of the
Kauravas in the
Hindu epic Mahabharata. He was the King of the Kuru Kingdom, with...
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Kurukshetra War, a war of
succession between two
groups of
princely cousins, the
Kauravas and the Pāṇḍavas. It also
contains philosophical and
devotional material...
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Gandhari in the
Hindu epic Mahabharata. She was born
after the
birth of her
Kaurava brothers and her
paternal half-sibling, Yuyutsu. She is
married to Jayadratha...
