They were five brothers, namely Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva, acknowledged as the sons of Pandu, the king of Hastinapur and his two wives Kunti and Madri. The Pandavas (Sanskrit: पाण्डव, IAST: pāṇḍava) are the central characters of the longest Hindu epic Mahabharata who fought the Mahabharata War against their cousins Kauravas for the throne of Hastinapur in Kurukshetra. The ruler of Hastinapura, Dhritarashtra, had a wife named Gandhari, who wished for 100 sons. p. 173. He is killed by Abhimanyu on the 13th day of the War. He was the only one who could see through the Sun for ho… The situation in Bangladesh has bogged everything down just … They had 2 children - a son Laxman Kumara and a daughter Lakshmanaa. Also, it is very difficult to remember the names of all the 100 Kauravas. Today I'm going to share the kings and kingdoms whom they supported and participated in War. Tragic Villain: Despite being as righteous and talented as the Pandavas, Karna turns to the side of the bad guys (the Kauravas) because he is never accepted by them. Lakshmanaa was said to have married Krishna's son Samba, and they had a son Ushneek. Karna was the son of the Sun God and likewise was most brilliant and outstanding, both in knowledge and warfare. The Kauravas attack Drupad's army. Hello! One doesn’t get more frustrated than when a war goes on without any clear ending. Dushasa… All five brothers were married to the same woman, Draupadi. As their time expires, the Kuru army comes looking for them. His Evil Virtues of loyalty mark tie him to Duryodhana's side, and he dies a tragic death, killed dishonorably by his own brother. Pandavas returned to Hastinapur. Pandu was the father of Pandavas and King of Hastinapur. The date and even the historical occurrence of the war that is the central event of the Mahabharata are much debated. Lord Krishna, along with the Pandavas, lived to win the war but was not able to survive the … Karna was the eldest of the Pandava brothers and the sixth Pandava, discovered only at his deathbed in the war by his younger brothers. He was matchless in skill, weapons, charity, and could remain undefeated even by the gods. Other than Duryodhana, Dushshasana, and Vikarna, other Kauravas are not very popular and didn’t play an important role. Below are the names of 100 Kauravas in order of their birth: Birth of Pandavas: Now let us discuss the birth of Pandavas. Which one of them is real? Her boon was granted by Vyasa, a sage who wrote the Mahabharata, the story of this war. Karna (Sanskrit: कर्ण, IAST: Karṇa), also known as Vasusena, Anga-raja, and Radheya, is one of the major characters of the Hindu epic Mahābhārata. Vidur was the Prime Minister of Hastinapur. As Bhima blows their cover, Arjuna has to fight Duryodhana, Karna, Dushasana, and Bhishma. There is as much to learn from the end of this culturally rich epic. Quite frankly we are fed up with the Kauravas. He considers … However, Kauravas out weighed their sins as they breached the dignity of a women Draupadi in impudence. In Mahabharat neither Kauravas nor Pandavas were pure hero or pure villain. Both were right in their own spaces. He was killed by Bhîma and went to the heavenly planets as a result of his adherence to kshatriya duties. The Kauravas also had a sister and a step-brother. The disrobing of Draupadi marks a turning point in the narrative of the Mahabharata. Pandavas are considered as adversaries by Kauravas in the matter of succession to the throne. Lakshman Kumar participated in the Kurukshetra War, and killed Shikhandi's son Kshatradeva. Watch Mahabharat - Hindi Mythology TV Serial on Disney+ Hotstar now. Duhsala – The only sister of both Kauravas and Pandavas. Names of 100 Kauravas: Yuyutsu – Son of Dhritarashtra with Sughada/Sauvali, Gandhari’s maid. Satyaki. The dispute escalated into a full-scale war when Duryodhana, driven by jealousy, refused to restore to the Pandavas their territories after the exile as earlier decided, because Duryodhana … The Family Tree The main story of the Mahabharata revolves around a giant rivalry between two parties of cousins, the Pandavas and the Kauravas, over their … She condemned those who wronged her family and in some places, she is revered as a goddess in her own r… After their returning, the kingdom was divided into Kauravas and Pandavas. Firstly,coming to kauravas the kingdoms are Hasthinapura Pragjyotisha Kalinga Anga Kekaya Sindhudesa Avanti in Madhyadesa Gandharas Bahlikas Mahishmati Kambojas (with the Yavanas, Sakas, Trilinga, Tusharas) and many others The commanders of Kaurava side are Bhishma Drona … But first, some background. The eldest of these was Duryodhana, was still younger tha the eldest Pandava - Yudhisthira. Most of the people are aware of the names of five Pandavas and a few of the Kauravas. However, Pandu gave up his throne because he accidentally killed a sage during hunting. "The Pandavas never had a claim to the kingdom, killed lakhs of people and died miserable deaths due to a lack of oxygen while in the Himalayas. Mahabharata did not end with the victory of Pandavas and the defeat of or death to the Kauravas. The Pandavas and Draupadi have completed their twelve years of forest exile and are now living incognito in King Virata’s kingdom. This epic encompassed the death of the Pandavas, who in spite of winning the 18-day war against their cousins, failed to live happy lives. She was the famously outspoken and independent daughter of Drupada, king of the land of Southern Panchala. Suddenly, Duryodhan sees multiple Drupads. Dhritarashtra was married to Gandhari. They did not kill a … Other articles where Kaurava is discussed: Mahabharata: …as the grandfather of the Kauravas and the Pandavas. The Kauravas and the Pandavas all got on well enough until the inheritance of the new kingdom came up for grabs — and then all hell broke loose. Though the Pandavas survived, Draupadi's children did not survive. After marriage, Dhritarashtra and Gandhari came to know that Pandavas are alive, they called Pandavas. Pandu has two wives, Kunti and Madri. However, Yudhishthira had another wife, namely D… The Kauravas are biological descendants of Vyasa, but the Pandavas are not, as I'll explain below. Thus (in compliance with succession laws at the time), as eldest of his generation, Yudhisthira, despite the ambitions of Dhritarashtra and Duyodhana, could cl… Kauravas had more than 1 and half times the army Pandavas had.But Ultimately Pandavas won the Kurukshetra War against Kauravas only because of the War-Strategist role of Lord Krishna. Shantanu, king of Hastinapura many generations before the Pandavas and Kauravas, married the goddess Ganga and had a son named Bhishma. Satyaki belongs to the Vrishi clan of Yadavas, to which Krishna also belongs. The immediate dispute between the Kauravas (sons of Dhritarashtra) and the Pandavas arose from a game of dice, which Duryodhana won by deceit, forcing his Pandava cousins to transfer their entire territories to the Kauravas (to Hastinapura) and to "go into exile" for thirteen years. However, Drupad imprisons the Kauravas. Draupadi (pronounced: "DROH-puh-dee") was the wife of all five of the Pandava brothers. Some of them had children - Duryodhana was mentioned to have a Kalinga princess as his wife, named in folklores as Bhanumati. From childhood he formed an enmity with the Pândavas, which later resulted in the Kurukshetra war. DURYODHANA:Eldest of Dhritarâstra's sons and leader of the Kauravas. All the 100 Kauravas were mentioned to have wives in the Adi Parva. Immorality had been shown by both parties except Yudhisthira right from the beginning till the end of Kurukshetra war. He took his training from Lord Parasurama, a fierce Brahmin and the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Only Parikshit, the grandson of Subhadra and Arjuna, survives to continue the Kuru lineage. noun (used with a plural verb) (in the Mahabharata) the cousins and enemies of the Pandavas. CHAPTER X Royal Rivals: the Pandavas and Kauravas 1. The Pandavas had 7 Akshauhini army while the Kauravas had 11. He had 100 sons (Kauravas) and a daughter Dushala. In the great Kurukshetra war, all the Kauravas perished. Almost every Indian has grown up knowing the names of five Pandavas from Mahabharat, but there very few who remember anyone other than Duryodhan and Dushasan when it comes to the Kauravas. Duryodhan informs Yudhishtir that he will be the commander. 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