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- noun plural In the Mahabharata, the five sons of the king Pandu and their allies, whose rivalry with, exile at the hands of, and eventual victory over their cousins the Kauravas form the main plot line of the epic.
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- proper noun A mytho-historical group of archetypes of perfection from India.
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Examples
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The dharmic good or more enlightened brothers were called the Pandavas, while their evil, ignorant, or endarkened cousins were called the Kauravas.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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The dharmic good or more enlightened brothers were called the Pandavas, while their evil, ignorant, or endarkened cousins were called the Kauravas.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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The dharmic good or more enlightened brothers were called the Pandavas, while their evil, ignorant, or endarkened cousins were called the Kauravas.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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O sire, know that the Pandavas are the lions of that forest.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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I shall then commence the construction of the delightful palace of the Pandavas, which is to be adorned with every kind of gems and celebrated all over the world.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Sabha Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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I shall then commence the construction of the delightful palace of the Pandavas, which is to be adorned with every kind of gems and celebrated all over the world.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Thou art ever our refuge as, indeed, the Pandavas are the refuge of the gods. '
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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The leader of the Pandavas is their eldest brother, Yudhisthira.
The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry W. G. Archer 1943
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Pandu has five sons, who are called Pandavas after him, while Dhritarashtra has a hundred sons called Kauravas after Kuru, their common grandfather.
The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry W. G. Archer 1943
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The former had five noble sons called the Pandavas, the eldest of whom was Yudhi-sthira, the second
National Epics Kate Milner Rabb 1901
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