Pandavas
ROWiE DABU IV-TURQUOiSE GROUP 2 JANUARY 16,2013
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PANDAVAS
Draupadi and Pandavas
In the Hindu epic Mahābhārata, the Pandava (Sanskrit: पाण्डव pāṇḍavaḥ; also, Pandawa) are the five acknowledged sons of Pandu (Sanskrit: पांडु), by his two wives Kunti and Madri. Their names are Yudhisthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva. All five brothers were married to the same woman,Draupadi. (Each brother also had multiple other wives.)
Together, the brothers fought and prevailed in a great war against their cousins the Kauravas, which came to be known as the Battle of Kurukshetra.
However, one could say that there were six pandavas instead of five, the eldest being Karna who was abandoned by his mother, Kunti before her marriage. Karna was told by Lord Krishna that according to the laws and ethics he is the first son of Kunti making him the eldest Pandava. The five unknowingly fought their eldest brother Karna.
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STORY
The story begins with the introduction of the brothers' parents. Amongst the primary antagonists was Duryodhana (Sanskrit: दुर्योधन) named Suyodhana (Sanskrit: सुयोधन) at birth, but took the name Duryodhana (roughly meaning 'unconquerable') of his own free will[citation needed]. He was the eldest of the 100 brothers known as the Kauravas, who were born to the blind king of Hastinapura Dhritarashtra and his queen Gandhari (princess of Gandhara).
The Pandavas were born to Kunti and Madri after Pandu's voluntary renunciation of royal life to do penance for having accidentally killed the sage(Rishi) Kindama and his wife. After the death of Pandu, Kunti brought the Pandavas back to Hastinapura. As children, the Pandavas and Kauravas often played together. However, Bhima (one of the Pandavs) was always at loggerheads with the Kauravas, particularly Duryodhana who refused to accept the Pandavas as his kin. This usually led to
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PANDAVAS
Draupadi and Pandavas
In the Hindu epic Mahābhārata, the Pandava (Sanskrit: पाण्डव pāṇḍavaḥ; also, Pandawa) are the five acknowledged sons of Pandu (Sanskrit: पांडु), by his two wives Kunti and Madri. Their names are Yudhisthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva. All five brothers were married to the same woman,Draupadi. (Each brother also had multiple other wives.)
Together, the brothers fought and prevailed in a great war against their cousins the Kauravas, which came to be known as the Battle of Kurukshetra.
However, one could say that there were six pandavas instead of five, the eldest being Karna who was abandoned by his mother, Kunti before her marriage. Karna was told by Lord Krishna that according to the laws and ethics he is the first son of Kunti making him the eldest Pandava. The five unknowingly fought their eldest brother Karna.
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STORY
The story begins with the introduction of the brothers' parents. Amongst the primary antagonists was Duryodhana (Sanskrit: दुर्योधन) named Suyodhana (Sanskrit: सुयोधन) at birth, but took the name Duryodhana (roughly meaning 'unconquerable') of his own free will[citation needed]. He was the eldest of the 100 brothers known as the Kauravas, who were born to the blind king of Hastinapura Dhritarashtra and his queen Gandhari (princess of Gandhara).
The Pandavas were born to Kunti and Madri after Pandu's voluntary renunciation of royal life to do penance for having accidentally killed the sage(Rishi) Kindama and his wife. After the death of Pandu, Kunti brought the Pandavas back to Hastinapura. As children, the Pandavas and Kauravas often played together. However, Bhima (one of the Pandavs) was always at loggerheads with the Kauravas, particularly Duryodhana who refused to accept the Pandavas as his kin. This usually led to