Names and terms in the Mahabharata

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अ अंशुमान् Aṃśumān Son of Asamañjasa, grandson of King Sagara. He
visited Patala and approached Kapila and asked
about family members. Kapila told him that they
were burnt to ashes. His father and uncles would
now be unable to attain heaven, because the
proper funeral rituals were not performed.
अगस्त्य Agastya A sage with enormous powers of ingestion and
digestion. He stopped the Vindhya mountains from
growing and lowered them and he killed the
demons Vatapi and Ilvala.
अनुशासनपर्वन् Anuśāsana-parvan Thirteenth book of The Mahabharata
अप्सर Apsara Celestial dancer
अभिमन्यु Abhimanyu Son of Arjuna and Subhadrā. When he was still in
the womb, he listened to his father talk about war
to his mother. This was how he learned the
method for breaking into the Chakra-Vyuha. The
Kauravas formed the 'Chakravyuha' hoping that the
Paṇḍavas would not be able to break through it.
Abhimanyu entered the Vyūha and killed many
warriors on the Kaurava side. He could not hold out
long and was at last overpowered and slain.
अम्बा Ambā Fiancee of Sālva
अम्बाभिका Ambālikā Mother of Pandu
अम्बम्बका Ambikā Mother of Dhr̥tarāṣṭra
अर्ुन
व Arjuna Hero of The Mahabharata
अश्वत्थामा Aśvatthāmā son of Dronācārya who fought on the side of the
Kauravas in the Battle of Kurukṣetra. He murdered
the sleeping sons of the Pāṇḍavas and tried to
murder Parīkṣit in his mother’s womb.
अश्‍र्मेध‍यज्ञ aśvamedha yajña horse sacrifice
अश्‍र्सेन Ashvasena son of Takṣaka. Arjuna slew Takshaka's wife,
Ashvasena’s mother. To avenge her death,
Ashvasena attacked Arjuna while the latter was
fighting Karna. When Arjuna and Karna fought each
other during the Great War, he quietly slipped into
Karna’s quiver in the guise of an arrow. The arrow
would have killed Arjuna, had it not been for
Krishna who pressed his feet on the chariot and
sank it into the earth, thereby making the arrow
miss its target.
अभश्वन् Aśvin Fathers of Nakula and Sahadeva

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अ असमञ्जस Asamañjasa Son of King Sagara and his wife Keshini.

आ आदि-पर्वन् ādi-parvan First book of The Mahabharata
आरण्यक-पर्वन् āraṇyaka-parvan Third book of The Mahabharata
आस्तीक Āstīka Boy sage who stopped King Janamejaya’s
Sarpasatra and saved the nāgas.
इ इन्द्र Indra Father of Arjuna. Since Indra is known for
mastering over all weapons in warfare, Arjuna is
also very good in warfare.
इन्द्रप्रस्थ Indraprastha Capital city of the Pāṇḍavas.
इरार्ान् Irāvān son of Ulupi and Arjuna
इल्वि Ilvala Asura who once begged a Brahmin hermit to grant
him a son equal to Indra. When the Brahmin
refused, Ilvala grew angry. He turned Vātāpi into a
lamb or a goat, cooked his meat, and served him to
the Brahmin. After the Brahmin had completed his
meal, Ilvala called out to Vātāpi, who emerged from
the Brahmin's side, thereby killing him. Ilvala
performed this deed on other Brahmins he
encountered. Then he came across the sage
Agastya. When Ilvala summoned Vātāpi, Agastya
informed him that he had digested Vātāpi.
उ उग्रसेन Ugrasena King of the Vṛṣṇi dynasty. His son Kaṃsa desired to
kill him. Kaṁsa imprisoned his father and became
King of Mathurā. Lord Kṛṣṇa killed Kaṁsa and
Ugrasena was reinstalled on the throne. When Śālva
attacked Dvārakā, Ugrasena fought valiantly and
repulsed him.
उत्तङ्क Uttaṅka rishi mentioned in The Mahabharata. He advised
King Janamejaya to avenge his father Parikshit's
death.
उद्योगपर्वन् Udyoga-parvan Fifth book of The Mahabharata
उपसुन्‍ि Upasunda Fought his brother Sunda over Tilottamā
उर्वशी Urvaśī Apsara who tried to seduce Arjuna when he was in
Indra’s heaven. Because Arjuna rebuffed her, she
cursed Arjuna to become a eunuch for one year.

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उ उिूपी Ulūpī Wife of Arjuna.

Pāñcālī lived with each husband for one year by

turn.When Arjuna wanted his arms to redeem a
brahmin’s cows that were stolen by thieves, he
entered the apartment of Dharmaputra and
Pāñcālī, where the arms had been kept and took
them. He was exiled from Indraprastha to go on a
twelve-year pilgrimage as a penance for violating
the terms of his marriage to Draupadi. Ulūpī
convinced Arjuna that it was not wrong to marry
her.She argued that his celibacy is limited only to
Draupadi. Convinced by her argument, Arjuna
marries her. Later, a son named Irāvān (इरावान ्) was
born to them. Ulupi granted Arjuna the boon that
all water-animals would obey him and that in water
he would be invincible.
ऋ ऋदि ṛṣi sage
ऋष्यशृङ्ग Ṛṣyaśṛṅga (blank)
ए एकिव्य Ekalavya Character in The Mahabharata
क कं स Kaṃsa Tyrant ruler of the Vrishni kingdom, with its capital
at Mathura. After a prophesy that Devaki's eighth
son would slay him, Kamsa imprisoned her and her
husband Vasudeva and killed all their children.
Goddess Yogamaya was tasked to be born as the
daughter of Yashoda. When Krishna was born to
Devaki, Vasudeva carried the infant to Nanda and
Yashoda's house and swapped him for their infant
daughter Yogamaya. Kamsa prepared to murder
her, but the girl slipped out of his hands. Assuming
her true form, Yogamaya proclaimed to Kamsa,
"The eighth child, who shall kill you, has been
born.” As a teenager, Krishna returned to Mathura
and Kamsa.
कदपि Kapila Fiery sage who was engaged in penance, with
Sagara's sacrificial horse grazing by his side. The
sons of Sagara made a great hubbub upon finding
the horse. Kapila opened his eyes, glared at them,
and burned them to ashes.
कर्वपर्व Karṇaparva Eighth book of the Mahabharata
कश्यप Kaśyapa sage
काम्बिल्य Kāmpilya Capital of Pāñcāla
काम्यकर्न Kāmyakavana forest featured in the Mahabharata. It is located on
the banks of the river Sarasvati. The Pandavas spent
a period of their exile in this forest.

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क काम्यकर्न Kāmyakavana forest featured in the Mahabharata. It is located on

the banks of the river Sarasvati.[1] The Pandavas
spent a period of their exile in this forest.

दकन्दम Kindama Kindama and his wife were mating in the form of a
deer and a doe. King Pandu of Hastinapura, who
had been hunting there, shot them, mortally
injuring them. Kindama assumed his true form, and
berated the king for having killed him before he had
finished the act of mating. Before dying, Kindama
cursed Pandu that he would die the moment he
touched his wife with the intention of making love.

दकरात Kirāta The Kirati people are Sino-Tibetan ethnolinguistic

groups and indigenous peoples of the Himalayas,
mostly the Eastern Himalaya from Nepal to
Northeast India. Śiva took the guise of a Kirat.
कु न्ती Kuntī Mother of Karna by Surya; Yudhishthira by
Dharmaraj;
Bhima by Vayu; and Arjuna by Indra
Arjuna by Indra
कु रु‍ Kuru Ancient Indian kingdom. The Kurus were the rulers
of the Kuru kingdom, with their capital at
Hastinapur.
कु रुक्षेत्र Kurukṣetra Site of the Great War.
कृ प Kṛpa council member of Kuru Kingdom and teacher of
the Pandava and Kaurava princes.
कृ ष्ण Kṛṣṇa Arjuna's mentor
कौरर् Kaurava Descendants of Kuru, king of India, who is the
ancestor of many characters in The Mahabharata.
Usually, the term is used for the 100 sons of King
Dhritarashtra and his wife Gandhari. All 100 sons of
Dhritarashtra (100 Kauravas) were killed by Bhima.

क्षदत्रय Kṣatriya Warrior and ruler caste

ख खाण्डर्‍र्न khāṇḍava vana Krishna and Arjuna burned down the khāṇḍava vana
to satisfy Agni’s hunger, thereby invoking Takṣaka’s
wrath.
ग गङ्गा Gaṅgā Wife of Santanu. Mother of Devavrata (Bhishma)
गन्धर्व Gandharva Celestial musician

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ग गाण्डीर् Gāṇḍīva divine bow of Arjuna. Agni wanted to devour the

Khandava forest and Arjuna demanded from him a
bow and the power of celestial weapons. Gandiva
consisted of 108 celestial strings.

At the end of the Dvapara Yuga, Krishna departed

the Earth and left for Vaikuntha. When Krishna was
departing, he told Arjuna to rescue the people of
Dwarka because he was submerging Dwarka under
the ocean. Arjuna could not use his celestial
weapons when Dwarka was drowning. His work on
earth was over. When the Pandavas journeyed to
the Himalayas, Agni asked Arjuna to return the
Gandiva to Varuna, for it belonged to the gods.
Arjuna obliged and dropped them in the waters of
the sea. Thus, the bow was returned to the gods.

गान्धारी Gāndhārī wife of King Dhṛtarāṣṭra. Sister of Shakuni mama

च चक्रव्यूह Chakravyūha Military formation used to surround enemies. It
resembles a labyrinth of multiple defensive walls.
भचत्रसेन Citrasena Gandharva in Indra’s heaven who taught Arjuna the
art of dance
भचत्रांगि Citrāngada Son of Santanu and Satyavati; Half brother of Vyasa

Wife of Arjuna
भचत्रांगिा Citrāṅgadā Wife of Arjuna. Arjuna's wanderings during his 12-
year exile took him to the kingdom of Manipura.
Visiting King Chitravahana, he beheld the warrior
princess Chitrāngadā, fell in love, and married her.
Chitrāngadā had a son Babruvahana with him.
चेिी Cedī Kingdom ruled by Śiśupāla, an ally of Jarasandha
and Duryodhana.
र् र्नमेर्य Janamejaya Kuru king, son of Parikshit, great-grandson of Arjuna.
Uttanka advised King Janamejaya to avenge his
father’s death. King Janamejaya started a campaign
at Takshasila where he massacred the Nagas, with
the intent of exterminating them. His henchmen
traced Takshaka and took him as a prisoner. The
boy sage Astika intervened. Janamejaya listened to
the him, set Takshaka free, stopped the massacre of
the Nagas, and ended all the enmity with them.

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र् र्रासन्ध Jarāsandha King of Magadha and a minor antagonist in

Mahabharata.

Jarasandha made Kamsa his son-in-law by marrying

off his daughters Asti and Prapti. Krishna killed
Kamsa to realize a divine prophecy. Jarasandha was
infuriated, as his daughters were widowed. He
vowed to kill Krishna. At Dhritharashtra’s court, he
learned that Krishna was still alive and moved the
capital from Mathura (which Jarasandha repeatedly
attacked) to Dvaraka.

त तक्षक Takṣaka The Naga king Takshaka dwelt in Kurukshetra and

the Khāṇḍava Vana.

After a sage’s son cursed King Parikshit to die by a

snake bite for insulting his father, Takshaka fulfilled
the deed. Uttanka advised King Janamejaya to
avenge his father Parikshit's death.
तक्षभशिा Takṣaśilā Place where Janamejaya started a campaign in
which he massacred the Nagas, with the view of
exterminating the Naga race.
दतिोत्तमा Tilottamā This damsel was instructed to cause dissent
between Sunda and Upasunda
ि िमयन्ती Damayantī Faithful wife of Nala
दििीप Dilīpa Son of Aṃśumān, great-grandson of Sagara.
िुुः शासन Duḥśāsana Second son of Gandhari, after Duryodhana.
Devoted to Duryodhana. Disrobed Draupadi.
According to Dr. Sutton, Duhsasana is
unredeemably evil.
िुयोधन Duryodhana Chief villain in The Mahabharata. First son of
Gandhari.
िुष्टचतुष्टय Duṣṭa catuṣṭaya The Four Evils: Duryodhana, Karna, Shakuni mama
and Dushasana.
दृढस्यु Dṛḍhasyu Son of Agastya and Lopāmudrā.
िे र्व्रत Devavrata Son of Ganga and Santanu, renamed as Bhishma.
द्रुपि Drupada Father of Draupadi and Dhṛṣṭadyumna
द्रोर् Droṇa The teacher of archery for the Pāṇḍavas and the
Kauravas.

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ि द्रोर्‍पर्व Droṇa Parva Seventh book of the Mahabharata. Drona Parva

describes the appointment of Drona as commander-
in-chief of the Kaurava alliance, on the 11th day of
the Kurukshetra War, the next four days of battles,
and his death on the 15th day. The parva recites
how the war became more brutal with each passing
day, how agreed rules of a just war began to be
ignored by both sides, how the war extended into
the night, and how millions of more soldiers and
major characters of the story - Abhimanyu,
Jayadratha, Drona, Ghatotkacha - died during the
war.
द्रोर्-पर्वन् Droṇa-parvan Seventh book of The Mahabharata. The battle
continues, with Drona as commander. This is the
major book of the war. Most of the great warriors
on both sides are dead by the end of this book.

द्रौपिी Draupadī Wife of the five Pandavas. Daughter of Drupad.

Sister of Dhṛṣṭadyumna
द्वापर‍युग Dvāpara-yuga Third of the four yugas (world ages), preceded by
Treta Yuga and followed by Kali Yuga. It lasts for
864,000 years. It ended when Krishna returned to
Vaikuntha.
द्वारका Dvārakā City that was founded by Sri Krishna
ध धृतराष्टर Dhr̥tarāṣṭra Father of Kaurarvas
धृष्टद्युम्न Dhṛṣṭadyumna Brother of Draupadi. Son of Drupada.
न नकु ि Nakula Son of Madri by Ashwin
नि Nala King of Niṣadha and husband of Damayantī. Like
Yudhiṣṭhira, Nala played dice and gambled away all
his wealth.
नारि Nārada A Devarṣi, i. e. a celestial Ṛṣi; in epic poetry the
messenger of the gods
दनिध Niṣadha Kingdom over which Nala ruled.
प पं चािी Panchali Draupadi

पाञ्चाि Pāñcāla An ancient country of Bhārata. Draupadī, wife of

the Pāṇḍavas, was the daughter of Drupada, King of
Pāñcāla.
पाण्डर् Pāṇḍava Five sons of Kunti, who was married to Pandu.
पाण्डु Pāṇḍu son of Ambalika
पाप pāpa wicked or evil
पाशुपतास्त्र Pāśupatāstra Shiva’s divine weapon. Never to be used against
lesser enemies or by lesser warriors, the
Pashupatastra missile is capable of destroying
creation and vanquishing all beings.

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प पुण्य puṇya virtuous, righteous, or good

पुष्कर Puṣkara Younger brother of Nala. Scheming with the asura
Kali, he defeated Nala in a manipulated game of
dice, robbing him of his kingdom and riches.
प्रद्युम्न Pradyumna Son of Krishna who defended Dvaraka against King
Shalya with his father, uncle and brothers.
ब बब्रुर्ाहन Babhruvāhana Son of Citrāṅgadā and Arjuna

Yudhishthira always felt bad about killing his own

kith and kin during the war. On the advice of sages,
he conducted the ashvamedha yagna. While the
horse moved towards the North-east, a young man
opposed Arjuna. While Arjuna asked who he was ,
he said he was the prince of Manipura.
Babruvahana killed Arjuna in the fight.

Ulupi arrived with the Nagamani, a gem capable of

bringing back dead men to life. She told Chitrāngadā
and Babruvahana that Arjuna would be killed by his
own son because he was responsible for the fall of
Bhishma. With this incident he was relieved of his
curse.
बबवरीक Barbarīka He was bound by his principle of always fighting on
the weaker side, which led him (or rather his head)
to stand witness to the battle of Mahabharata
without taking part in it.
बिराम Balarāma Brother of Krishna
बृहद्बि Bṛhadbala Last king of the Kosala Kingdom. In the Great War,
he fights for the Kauravas. On the 13th day,
Abhimanyu penetrates the Padmavyuha. Brihadbala
fights Abhimanyu and gets mortally hit by the
latter's arrows.
बृहन्नि Bṛhannala Name adopted by Arjuna during the Pāṇḍavas' last
year of exile. He was a dance teacher and eunuch,
fulfilling Urvashi's curse.
ब्रह्मा Brahmā (blank)
ब्राह्मर् brāhmaṇa Priestly caste

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ि िगीरथ Bhagīratha Son of Dilīpa, great-great-grandson of Sagara. He

became responsbile for performing the funeral rites
of Sagara’s 60,000 sons. Upon his ascension to the
throne of Ayodhya, he went to practice austerities
in the Himalayas to invoke the goddess Ganga.
Ganga told him that were she to descend from
Svarga to the earth, the force of her fall would be
difficult to sustain. She asked him to obtain the
favor of Shiva, as no one else would be able to
sustain her. He then performed a penance for Shiva
at Kailasa and sought his cooperation in allowing
Ganga to flow through his hair. Shiva granted him
the boon as the torrent of Ganga's stream rushed
upon his hair.
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िीम Bhīma Bhima is the second among the five Pandavas.
Bhima is the son of Kunti, by the wind god Vaya.
िीष्म Bhīṣma (blank)
िीष्म‍पर्व Bhīṣma Parva Sixth book of the Mahabharata. It describes the first
10 days of the 18-day Kurukshetra War and its
consequences. This book of the Mahabharata
includes the Bhagavad Gita
िोर् Bhoja King of Yaduvaṃśa. Mahābhārata who died under
the stroke of Mahārāja Uśīnara’s sword
म मगध Magadha Province of ancient India; also the capital city of
King Jarāsandha.
मथुरा Mathurā Abode of Krishna
महाप्रस्थादनकपर्व Mahāprasthānikaparva Seventeenth book of the Mahabharata.
महािारत Mahābhārata The epic
मातभि Mātali Indra’s charioteer
माद्री Mādrī Mother of Nakula and Sahadeva by the Asvins;
Second wife of Pandu
मानसरोर्र Mānasarōvara Lake Mansarovar. One of the five sacred lakes
मुकासुर Mukāsura Demon who took the form of a wild boar to
interrupt Arjuna’s penance to Śiva.
मौसि-पर्वन् mausala-parvan Sixtheen book of the Mahabharata
य यािर् Yādava The Yādavas believed that they were descended
from King Yadu. Kṛṣṇa was a Yādava
युभधदिर Yudhiṣṭhira Eldest of Pandavas. Son of Kunti by Dharmaraja
र रार्सूय‍यज्ञ Rājasūya yajña Elaborate fire sacrifice that establishes one as the
emperor of the world.
ि िोपामुद्रा Lopāmudrā Wife of Agastya

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ि िोमपाि Lomapāda King of Anga. Once there was no rain in Anga. It was
due to a curse from the brahmins and to remove
the curse, Lomapāda had to find a muni who had
never seen a woman to perform a yajña.
िोमश Lomaśa sage who visited Indraloka to pay his respects to
Indra. He returned to Earth, to the forest of
Kamyaka, and reassured Yudhishthira that Arjuna
would return after gaining celestial weapons. Indra
bade Lomasha to protect Yudhishthira from the
rakshasas that resided in the forest.
र् र्ातादप Vātāpi Brother of Ilvala.
र्ासुिेर् Vāsudeva The Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa, son of Vasudeva, and
proprietor of everything, material and spiritual.
दर्भचत्रर्ीयव Vicitravīrya Husband of Ambikā and Ambālikā
दर्िुर Vidura ववदरु Advisor to Dhṛtarāṣṭra
दर्न्ध्य Vindhya One of seven chief mountain chains. It separates
South India from North India.
One of the seven chief mountain chains. This
mountain separates South India from North India
दर्िण्डक Vibhāṇḍaka father of Ṛṣyaśṛṅga. Once, he saw Urvashi and he
was so aroused that he ejaculated seminal fluid. It
impregnated a female deer (an apsara cursed to be
born as a deer). She gave birth to Ṛṣyaśṛṅga, who
was named for the horns upon his head when he
was born.
दर्राट‍पर्व Virāṭa Parva Fourth of eighteen books of the Mahabharata.It
discusses the 13th year of exile, which the Pandavas
must spend incognito to avoid another 12 years of
exile in the forest. They do so in the court of
Virata.They assume a variety of identities.

र्ृिके तु Vṛṣaketu son of Karna who survives the Mahabharata War

र्ृम्बष्ण Vṛṣṇi ancient Indian clan believed to be the descendants
of Vrishni.
व्यासुः Vyāsaḥ Sire of Dhr̥tarāṣṭra and Pandu
श शकु दन Śakuni Uncle of the Kauravas
शल्य Shalya King of Salwa who attacked Dwaraka with the
invincible airship Saubha Vimana. Krishna used the
Sudarsana Chakra to behead Salwa and smash the
Saubha Vimana.
शल्य-पर्वन् Śalya-Parvan Ninth parvan of the Mahabharata
शान्तनु Śāntanu Great-grandfather of Kauravas and Pandavas. Ruler
of Kuru kingdom
शाम्बन्त -पर्वन् śānti-parvan Twelfth book of The Mahabharata.

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श भशर् Śiva The Great God. In the Mahabharata, Śiva, disguised

as a kirata, and Arjuna fired arrows at Mukāsura at
the same time. A scuffle arose between the two as
to whose arrow had slain the boar, and the two
exchange arrows. To propitiate Shiva, Arjuna
creates an earthen lingam and decorates it with a
garland. When the garland appears around the
hunter's head, Arjuna realizes his true identity. Śiva
then bestows the Pāśupatāstra on Arjuna.

भशशुपाि Śiśupāla Rival of Krishna. Śiśupāla’s hostilities to Krishna

were many. During Yudhishthira's Rajasuya
ceremony, a dispute arose between Śiśupāla and
Krishna concerning their misdeeds. Then Krishna,
extremely provoked, decapitated Śiśupāla.
स सगर Sagara Ruler of Ayodya. He performed the ashvamedha
yajna. Indra, fearful over the results of the yajna,
stole the horse and left it near the home of the sage
Kapila. King Sagara’s 60,000 sons and Asamañjasa
went to find the horse. When the 60,000 sons
found the horse grazing near Kapila, they made a
great hubbub. When Kapila opened his eyes to glare
at them, they were immediately burned to ashes.

सञ्जय Sañjaya Charioteer and minister of King Dhṛtarāṣṭra. He

received divine vision by the mercy of Vyāsadeva
and was therefore able to narrate all the events of
the war to Dhṛtarāṣṭra
सत्यर्ती Satyavatī Queen of the Kuru kingdom. Wife of Santanu. Great-
grandmother of Kauravas and Pandavas. Mother of
Vyasa. Mother of Chitrangada and Vichitravirya by
Santanu.
सप्तदिव Saptarṣi Seven sages. The Mahabharata offers these names
of the seven sages: Marichi, Atri, Pulaha, Pulastya,
Kratu, Vasistha, and Angiras. This corresponds to
the vayambhuva manvantara.
सिा Sabhā Assembly Hall
सिापर्व Sabhāparva Second book of the Mahabharata
सहिेर् Sahadeva Son of Madri by Ashwin. Twin brother of Nakula
सारसर्तीनिी Sárasvatī-nadī ́ MB.3.81.115 locates the Kuru Kingdom to the south
of the Sarasvati River. The intermittent Ghaggar
River in Rajasthan and Haryana reflects the same
geographical view described in the Mahabharata.

साल्व Sālva Amba's lover

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 Names and terms in the Mahabharata

स सुिशवनचक्र Sudarśanacakra Sri Krishna’s invincible disc weapon.

सुन्द Sunda Fought his brother Upasunda over Tilottamā
सुिद्रा Subhadrā Half-sister of Krishna
सौदप्तकपर्व Sauptikaparva Tenth book of the Mahabharata
सौि‍दर्मान Saubha vimāna Airship of King Shalya
स्त्री‍पर्व Strī Parva Eleventh of eighteen books of the Mahabharata.It
describes the grief of women because of the war.

स्वयं र्र svayaṃvara marriage in which a woman chose a man as her

husband from a group of suitors.
स्वगावरोहर्‍पर्व Svargārohaṇa Parva Last of eighteen books of the Mahabharata. It
describes the arrival of Yudhishthira in heaven and
his visit to hell. He finds evil people in heaven and
good people in hell.He questions whether gods
were fair at all, whether virtue during earthly life
means anything, and then demands that he be sent
to hell so he can be with those people who were
good, just, and virtuous. The gods then remove the
fake hell. Deity Dharma appears and congratulates
Yudhishthira for always standing up for dharma and
sends him to vaikunth where he finds eternal bliss
and meets Krishna in his form as Vishnu.

ह हम्बस्तनापुर Hastināpura Capital of the Kuru Kingdom of the Kauravas.

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