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There is an anecdote, O best of the Kurus, that is sung by all reciters of the Puranas, in connection with that first of all men, the illustrious Vyushitaswa.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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There is an anecdote, O best of the Kurus, that is sung by all reciters of the
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Bharadwaja's son, the Panchala prince, that warrior of unfading glory, began to slay the Vasatis, the Sivis, the Valhikas and the Kurus, that is, them, who protected Drona in that battle.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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There is nothing, O delighter of the Kurus, that is equal in point of merit, either here or hereafter, to the practice of compassion to all living creatures.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Do you not know that all over the world the royal house of the Kurus is the most famous?
Chitra, a play in one act Rabindranath Tagore 1901
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All this, however, O king of the Kurus, that is happening is due to thy evil policy, O best of men! '"
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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It recounts a feud between the wily Kurus and the fierce Pandus.
C. Early Civilizations and Classical Empires of South and East Asia 2001
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To Shiva, Saleem's changeling brother, "the hour had given the gifts of war (of Rama, who could draw the undrawable bow; of Arjuna and Bhima; the ancient prowess of Kurus and Pandavas united, unstoppably, in him!) Â ."
On the Indian World-Mountain Towers, Robert 1981
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From her Chamcha learned the fables of the new Kurus and Pandavas, the white racists and black "self -- help" or vigilante posses starring in this modern _Mahabharata_, or, more accurately,
The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967
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Then -- so saith Sanjaya -- in order to encourage him, the ardent old ancestor of the Kurus blew his conch-shell, sounding loud as the roar of a lion.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876 Various
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