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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...
- Mahabharata,
arising from a
dynastic struggle between two
groups of cousins, the
Kauravas and the Pandavas, for the
throne of Hastinapura. The war is used as the...
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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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ruled by
their cousins, the
Kauravas. However, the
Pandavas lost
their kingdom to
Duryodhana (eldest and king of the
Kauravas) when
Yudhishthira gambled...
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bestowed upon him
superhuman strength from birth. His
rivalry with the
Kauravas,
especially Duryodhana,
defined much of his life, with this
tension ultimately...
- 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...
- Kuru princes—the
Pandavas and the
Kauravas.
Ashvatthama is a
close companion of Duryodhana, the
leader of the
Kauravas, and
receives military training alongside...
- husband's blindness. Together, they had one
hundred sons,
known as the
Kauravas, and a daughter, Dushala.
Throughout his reign,
Dhritarashtra struggled...
- brothers. They were very
strong and they were only
defeated by
remarkably few
Kaurava warriors. They had half and full
paternal brothers, 3 of whom - Abhimanyu...
- 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...
