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• Swayamvara — (Sanskrit: स्‍वयं‍वर), in ancient India, was a practice of choosing a life partner, among a list of suitors by a girl of marriageable age. Swayam in Sanskrit means Self and Vara means choosing or wanting . In this practice, the girl s father… …   Wikipedia

• Draupadi — Draupadi. Painting by Raja Ravi Varma. In the epic Mahābhārata, Draupadi, also known as Kṛṣṇā draupadī (Devanagari: कृष्णा द्रौपदी; approximate pronunciation: [krɪʂɳaː d …   Wikipedia

• Damayanti — and the swan messenger. Painting by Raja Ravi Varma. For other uses, see Damayanti (disambiguation). Damayanti (दमयन्ती), a character in Hindu mythology, was the princess of Vidarbha Kingdom, who married king …   Wikipedia

• Mahabharata — This article is about the Sanskrit epic. For other uses, see Mahabharata (disambiguation). Manuscript illustration of the Battle of Kurukshetra …   Wikipedia

• Karna — (Sanskrit: कर्ण written Karṇa in IAST transliteration) is one of the central characters of the Mahābhārata. He was born of Kunti, before her marriage to Pandu. A close friend of Duryodhana, Karna fought in his behalf against the Pandavas his… …   Wikipedia

• Vichitravirya — (Sanskrit: विचित्रवीर्य, vichitravīrya ) in the Hindu epic Mahabharata is the younger son of queen Satyavati and king Santanu. His elder brother, Chitrangada, succeeded king Santanu to the throne of Hastinapura. But when he died childless,… …   Wikipedia

• Glossary of terms in Hinduism — The following is a glossary of terms and concepts in Hinduism. The list consists of concepts that are derived from both Hinduism and Hindu tradition, which are expressed as words in Sanskrit as well as other languages of India. The main purpose… …   Wikipedia

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• Mahābhārata — The IAST|Mahābhārata (Devanāgarī: sa. महाभारत) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the IAST|Rāmāyaṇa . The epic is part of the Hindu itihāsa , the word in itself literally means history , and forms an… …   Wikipedia

• Amba — For the Iraqi condiment, see amba (condiment). : For the geologic feature, see amba (geology). : For the Advanced Microprocessor Bus Architecture, see AMBA (bus protocol). Amba (meaning mother in Sanskrit) is another name for Goddess Durga or… …   Wikipedia