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... king of Manipura , became king of that country ; Abhimanyu , born of his wife Su - bhadra , was killed in the great battle , but the kingdom of Hastinapura descended to his son Parikshit . Arjuna has many appellations : Bibhatsu , Gudā ...
... king of Manipura , became king of that country ; Abhimanyu , born of his wife Su - bhadra , was killed in the great battle , but the kingdom of Hastinapura descended to his son Parikshit . Arjuna has many appellations : Bibhatsu , Gudā ...
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... king , and , according to the Hari - vansa , he was afterwards famous for valour under the name of Panchajana . ĀSANGA . Author of some verses in the Rig - veda . He was son of Playoga , but was changed into a woman by the curse of the ...
... king , and , according to the Hari - vansa , he was afterwards famous for valour under the name of Panchajana . ĀSANGA . Author of some verses in the Rig - veda . He was son of Playoga , but was changed into a woman by the curse of the ...
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... king of the Maurya dynasty of Magadha , and grandson of its founder , Chandra - gupta . " This king is the most celebrated of any in the annals of the Buddhists . In the commencement of his reign he followed the Brahmanical faith , but ...
... king of the Maurya dynasty of Magadha , and grandson of its founder , Chandra - gupta . " This king is the most celebrated of any in the annals of the Buddhists . In the commencement of his reign he followed the Brahmanical faith , but ...
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... kings , and implied that he who instituted it was a conqueror and king of kings . It was believed that the performance of one hundred such sacrifices would enable a mortal king to overthrow the throne of Indra , and to become the ruler ...
... kings , and implied that he who instituted it was a conqueror and king of kings . It was believed that the performance of one hundred such sacrifices would enable a mortal king to overthrow the throne of Indra , and to become the ruler ...
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... king of Ayodhya , of the Solar race , and was born in the Treta - yuga , or second age , for the purpose of ... king , father of Bharata ; ( 9. ) Prithu , a king ; ( 10. ) Matsya , the fish ; ( 11. ) Kurma , the tortoise ; ( 12 and 13 ...
... king of Ayodhya , of the Solar race , and was born in the Treta - yuga , or second age , for the purpose of ... king , father of Bharata ; ( 9. ) Prithu , a king ; ( 10. ) Matsya , the fish ; ( 11. ) Kurma , the tortoise ; ( 12 and 13 ...
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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