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Appendix 5
Brief Biographies of Main Characters ABHIMANYU: The son of Arjuna and Subhadrā. Said to be an incarnation of the moon-god …
Mahābhārata - retold by kṛṣṇa dharma dasa Appendix 5
ABHIMANYU: The son of Arjuna and Subhadrā. Said to be an incarnation of the moon-god Soma’s son. He was slain …
Mahābhārata - retold by kṛṣṇa dharma dasa Appendix 5
ADHIRATHA: A leader of the sutas, the caste generally employed as charioteers. He found Karṇa after Kuntī had cast him …
Mahābhārata - retold by kṛṣṇa dharma dasa Appendix 5
AGNIVESHA: A ṛṣi who underwent severe austerities on Mount Mahendra. He was expert in the use of weapons, and both …
Mahābhārata - retold by kṛṣṇa dharma dasa Appendix 5
AKRURA: Kṛṣṇa’s uncle and a famous Vṛṣṇi. He was a commander of the Yādava army and also acted as one …
Mahābhārata - retold by kṛṣṇa dharma dasa Appendix 5
ALAMBUSHA: A rakshasa who fought for Duryodhana in the Kurukṣetra war. He was Baka’s brother, and bore enmity toward Bhīma …
Mahābhārata - retold by kṛṣṇa dharma dasa Appendix 5
AMBA: The king of Kashi’s eldest daughter. Bhīṣma abducted her from her svayaṁvara to be his brother’s bride. Having already …
Mahābhārata - retold by kṛṣṇa dharma dasa Appendix 5
AMBĀLIKĀ: The king of Kashi’s youngest daughter. She was abducted by Bhīṣma from her svayaṁvara and married Vicitravīrya. Later she …
Mahābhārata - retold by kṛṣṇa dharma dasa Appendix 5
AMBIKĀ: Second daughter of the king of Kashi, abducted from her svayaṁvara by Bhīṣma. She married Vicitravīrya and, after his …
Mahābhārata - retold by kṛṣṇa dharma dasa Appendix 5
ANGARAPARNA: A Gandharva chief; also known as Citraratha, who met the Pāṇḍavas when they were fleeing from Vāraṇāvata after the …
Mahābhārata - retold by kṛṣṇa dharma dasa Appendix 5
ARJUNA: Third son of Pāṇḍu and Kuntī, begotten by Indra. He is famous as Kṛṣṇa’s dear friend and he heard …