Mahabharata |
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Books By Rajaji |
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GLOSSARY |
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Markandeya : A sage
who told Yudhishthira the story of a brahmana, Kausika.
Marutta : A king of the Ikshwaku dynasty whose sacrifice was performed by Samvarta in
defiance of Indra and Briha- spati.
Matali : Charioteer of Indra who took Arjuna to the kingdom of gods.
Medhavi : Son of Sage Baladhi who desired that his son should live as long as a certain
mountain lasted.
Meru : An ancient mountain. Becoming jealous of Meru, the Vindya began to grow very high
obstructing the sun, the moon and the planets.Agastya
whom the Vindhya mountain respected asked it to stop growing until he crossed it on his
way to the south and returned to the north again. But he did not return at all, having
settled in the south !
Nahusha : A mighty king who was made king of the gods because Indra had disappeared due to
his killing Vritra through sin and deceit.
Nakula : Fourth brother of the Pandavas.
Nala : King of Nishadha who lost his kingdom in a game of dice and deserted his wife
Damayanti because of a curse.
Nandini : Vasishtha's divinely beautiful cow.
Nara : Arjuna or Dhananjaya.
Narada : The sage who suddenly appeared before Dhritarashtra and Vidura as the latter was
describing the departure of the Pandavas to the forest and uttered a prophecy that after
fourteen years the Kauravas would be extinct as a result of Duryodhana's crimes and
vanished as suddenly.Narayana Sri Krishna or Krishna; Vishnu. |
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