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| Vritra :Son of
Twashta who was defeated by Indra's weapons Vajrayudha. He was born- out of his father's
sacrificial flames and became Indra's mortal enemy. Vrikodara :Wolf-bellied-an epithet of Bhima, denoting his slimness of waist and insatiable hunger. Vyasa: Compiler of the Vedas, son of sage Parasara. Vyuha: Battle arrays. Yama: God of death. god of dharma, whose son was Yudhishthira. It is he whose questions Yudhishthira answered correctly whereupon his dead brothers were brought back to life on the banks of the enchanted pool. Yajna : A sacrifice. Yaksha: A class -of demi-gods, subjects of Kubera, the god of wealth. Yavakrida: Son of Sage Bharadwaja who was bent upon mastering the Vedas. Yayati: Emperor of the Bharata race who rescued Devayani from the well into which she had been thrown by Sarmishtha. He later married both Devayani and Sarmishtha. One of the ancestors of the Pandavas who became prematurely old due to Sukracharya's curse. Yudhamanyu :A prince supporting the Pandavas. Yuyudhana: Another name of Satyaki. Yuyutsu :A noble son of Dhritarashtra who bent his head in shame and sorrow when Yudhishthira lost Draupadi. He also disapproved of the unfair way in which Abhimanyu was killed. |
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