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According to the Mahabharata, the Pandavas and the Kauravas were from the lineage of Puru. Kartavirya Arjuna, Krishna and Balarama were from the lineage of Yadu. Turvasu's descendants are named to be the Mlecchas of Balochistan and Dravidas of South India. Druhyu's descendants included the Gandharas and Shakuni.
Pandavas means sons of King Pandu. Pandavas were five in number as: Yudhishtira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva. The first three of five Pandavas were the sons of Kunti and Pandu while the younger two were born to Madri after Pandu's request. [11] Yaudheya was the son of Yudhishthira and Devika. Ghatotkacha was the son of Bhima and Hidimbi
The etymology of Pandya is still a matter of considerable speculation among scholars. One theory is that the word pandya is derived from the ancient Tamil word "pandu" meaning "old". [ 26 ] The theory suggests that in early historic Tamil lexicon the word pandya means old country in contrast with Chola meaning new country , Chera meaning hill ...
The Pandavas (Sanskrit: पाण्डव, [paɳɖɐʋᵊ], IAST: Pāṇḍava) is a group name referring to the five legendary brothers, Yudhishtira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva, who are central figures of the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
Pandavas: The Five Warriors is a 2000 Indian English-language animated mythological film directed by Usha Ganesh Raja and produced by Pentamedia Graphics.Based on the five Pandava brothers from the Indian sacred religious epic based on holy scripture the Mahabharata, it is India's first computer-animated film, and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English.
Kaurava army (left) faces the Pandavas. A 17th–18th century painting from Mewar, Rajasthan. Kaurava is a Sanskrit term which refers to descendants of Kuru, a legendary king of India who is the ancestor of many of the characters of the epic Mahabharata. Usually, the term is used for the 100 sons of King Dhritarashtra and his wife Gandhari.
He emerged as the primary adversary of the Kauravas. He married Draupadi, who became the common wife of the Pandavas. Arjuna's life was marked by two periods of exile. The first exile stemmed from a broken pact with his brothers, while the second followed the tragic loss of their kingdom through the game of dice.
The Tiruvilayatar Puranam (or Thiruvilaiyadal Puranam), possibly from the 17th century, also states that when Brahma re-created the world after a deluge, he created the Chera, Chola and the Pandya kings as descendants of the fire, the sun and the moon, respectively. [9]