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... Arjuna by his wife Su - bhadra , and known by the metronymic Saubhadra . He killed Lakshmana , the son of Dur - yodhana , on the second day of the great battle of the Maha - bhārata , but on the thirteenth day he himself fell fighting ...
... Arjuna by his wife Su - bhadra , and known by the metronymic Saubhadra . He killed Lakshmana , the son of Dur - yodhana , on the second day of the great battle of the Maha - bhārata , but on the thirteenth day he himself fell fighting ...
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... Arjuna , he baffled Indra and accomplished his object . In the Vishnu Purana he is called Abhimānī , and the eldest son of Brahmā . His wife was Swāhā ; by her he had three sons , Pāvaka , Pavamana , and Suchi , and these had forty ...
... Arjuna , he baffled Indra and accomplished his object . In the Vishnu Purana he is called Abhimānī , and the eldest son of Brahmā . His wife was Swāhā ; by her he had three sons , Pāvaka , Pavamana , and Suchi , and these had forty ...
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... Arjuna . AIRĀVATA . A fine elephant . ' An elephant produced at the churning of the ocean , and appropriated by the god Indra . The derivation of this name is referred to the word Iravat , signifying produced from water . ' He is ...
... Arjuna . AIRĀVATA . A fine elephant . ' An elephant produced at the churning of the ocean , and appropriated by the god Indra . The derivation of this name is referred to the word Iravat , signifying produced from water . ' He is ...
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... objects both of a physical and ethical kind closely associated with that life " ( the elementary life of heaven ) . ARANYAKA . Belonging to the forest . ' Certain religious ARANYANI - ARJUNA . 21 and philosophical writings which expound.
... objects both of a physical and ethical kind closely associated with that life " ( the elementary life of heaven ) . ARANYAKA . Belonging to the forest . ' Certain religious ARANYANI - ARJUNA . 21 and philosophical writings which expound.
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... ARJUNA . ' White . ' The name of the third Pandu prince . All the five brothers were of divine paternity , and Arjuna's father was Indra , hence he is called Aindri . A brave warrior , 22 arms . ARJUNA . high - minded , generous.
... ARJUNA . ' White . ' The name of the third Pandu prince . All the five brothers were of divine paternity , and Arjuna's father was Indra , hence he is called Aindri . A brave warrior , 22 arms . ARJUNA . high - minded , generous.
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According Aditi Adityas Agni Arjuna Asuras Aswins Avatara Bala-rāma became Bhagavata Bharata Bhima Bhishma Bhrigu Bibliotheca Indica birth born Brahman Brihaspati brother called celebrated chariot curse Daitya Daksha Dasa-ratha daughter of Daksha deity demon descended Devi Dhrita-rashtra divine drama Draupadi Drona Dur-yodhana earth edited father female fire forest Gandharvas Ganges gave goddess gods Hari-vansa heaven Hindu horse husband hymns incarnation India Indra Kasyapa Kauravas killed king Krishna Kshatriya Kuvera Lakshmana legend Linga lord Lunar race Maha-bharata Manu Meru mother mountain Nala nymph ocean Pandavas Pandu Parasu-rāma personified Pitris poem Post 8vo Prajapati priest princes Raja Rakshasa Rāma Rama's Rāmāyana Ravana represented Rig-veda Rishi river Rudra sacrifice sage Sanhita Sanskrit Saraswati Satapatha Brahmana says serpent seven Sītā Siva Solar race Soma sons sprang story Sutras told translated Upanishad Varuna Vasishtha Vayu Vedas Vedic verses Vishnu Purana Viswamitra Vyasa wife worship Yadavas Yama Yudhi-shthira