Rajasuya — was a sacrifice, described in detail in the Mahabharata, performed by the ancient kings of India who considered themselves powerful enough to be an emperor. Rajasuya, like another famous sacrifice, Ashwamedha, would occur after the return of… … Wikipedia
Magadha Kingdom — This article is about the kingdom of Magadha in Indian epic literature. For the historical kingdom, see Magadha. Magadha was a kingdom ruled by non Vedic kings. Jarasandha was the greatest among them during epic times. His capital was Rajagriha… … Wikipedia
Kasmira Kingdom — Kasmira was a kingdom grouped under the northern kingdoms as per the epic. It is identified as the Kashmir valley along the Jhelum River of the modern Jammu and Kashmir state. Possibly the sage Kashyapa or a descendant of this sage lived here,… … Wikipedia
Daradas — were a people who lived north and north east to the Kashmir valley. This kingdom is identified to be the Gilgit region in Kashmir along the river Sindhu or Indus. They are often spoken along with the Kambojas. The Pandava hero Arjuna had visited… … Wikipedia
Nishada Kingdom — Nishada was the kingdom of the Nishada Tribe, a tribe of people who the Vedic people considered valour and courageous. Ekalavya was a king of a Nishada tribe. He attacked Dwaraka once, and was killed by Vasudeva Krishna in the battle. This… … Wikipedia
Gandharva Kingdom — refers to the territory inhabited by a tribe called Gandharvas who were one among the Exotic Tribes of Ancient India. They were well versed in music and dance. Gandarvas were also powerful warriors who roamed in Indian kingdoms disregarding any… … Wikipedia
Purusha Mruga — was renowned as one of the biggest devotees of Lord Shiva. As the name suggests, he was half man and half animal. In the Mahabharata, the Pandavas were performing the Rajasuya Yagna. Yudhishthira suggested that Purusha Mruga s presence in the… … Wikipedia
Arjuna — For other uses, see Arjuna (disambiguation). A statue of Arjuna on a street in Bali Arjuna (Devanagari: अर्जुन, Thai: อรชุน, Orachun, Tamil: Arjunan, Indonesian and Javanese: Harjuna, Harjuno, Herjuno, Malay: Ranjuna; pronounced [ɐrˈɟunɐ] in… … Wikipedia
Lanka — (Sanskrit: लंका lankā, means island ) is the name given in Hindu mythology to the island fortress capital of the king Ravana in the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata, and is what is thought to be present day Sri Lanka. The fortress was situated in a … Wikipedia
Yudhisthira — on the throne with Draupadi, surrounded by the other Pandavas In the great Hindu epic Mahabharata, Yudhisthira (Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर, yudhiṣṭhira meaning steady in war , from yudh meaning war, and sthira m … Wikipedia
