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#Kokila: a type of cukoo.

#Suyodhana is another name for #Duryodhana.

#Aisika and #Brahmasira: Other names for the #Brahmastra

#Gavalgana: A charioteer, he was the father of Sanjaya.  

#Saindhava: Another name for #Jayadratha, responsible for Abhimanyu’s unfair death.

King of Matsya #Virata

The #Khandava forest burning is a story found in the Maha-bharata, Adi Parva      

The king of Gandhara and an important character of the Maha-bharata   Saubala is another name for Sakuni, the son of Subala.     #Sakuni.     #Saubala

#vasudha   वसुदा adj. vasudA generous   वसुदा adj. vasudA granting wealth   वसुद adj. vasuda granting wealth or treasures   वसुदा f. vasudA earth   वसुधा adj. vasudhA producing wealth   वसुधा adj. vasudhA giving … Read More

#Kutumbaka   कुटुम्बक n. kuTumbaka family   कुटुम्बक n. kuTumbaka household   कुटुम्बक n. kuTumbaka duties and cares of a householder   कुटुम्बकलह m. kuTumbakalaha domestic discord   कुटुम्बकलह n. kuTumbakalaha domestic dissension      

  verb        { garbhaM sru }  have an abortion गर्भ m.     garbha       conception गर्भ m.     garbha       foetus         गर्भ m.     garbha       embryo      गर्भ m.     garbha       descent      गर्भ m.     garbha       kernel [computer]        गर्भता       f.       garbhatA    pregnancy  गर्भत्व       n.      … Read More

  सूत जानासि भद्रं ते भगवान् सात्वतां पति: । देवक्यां वसुदेवस्य जातो यस्य चिकीर्षया ॥ १२ ॥ sūta jānāsi bhadraṁ te bhagavān sātvatāṁ patiḥ devakyāṁ vasudevasya jāto yasya cikīrṣayā Synonyms sūta — O Sūta Gosvāmī; jānāsi … Read More

  स वै पुंसां परो धर्मो यतो भक्तिरधोक्षजे । अहैतुक्यप्रतिहता ययात्मा सुप्रसीदति ॥ ६ ॥ sa vai puṁsāṁ paro dharmo yato bhaktir adhokṣaje ahaituky apratihatā yayātmā suprasīdati Synonyms saḥ — that; vai — certainly; puṁsām — … Read More