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| Chitraksha :
One of the many sons of King Dhritarashtra who fell in the war Chitrasena : King of the gandharvas who prevented the Kauravas from putting up their camp near the pond where he him self had encamped. Chitrayudha : A Kaurava prince who laid down his, life in the war. Chitravarma : A brother of Duryodhana who was killed in the war Chitrangada : Elder son of Santanu born of Matsyagandhi (Satyavati) who succeeded his father on the throne of Hastinapura. Chitrasena : A Kaurava warrior. Daruka : Sri Krishna's charioteer. Dasaratha : King of Ayodhya and Rama's father. Darshana : A country whose king attacked Bbagadatta's elephant in an effort to save Bhima. Devadatta : Name of Arjuna's conch. Devaki : Mother of Sri Krishna. Devata : A sage who condemned the game of dice as an evil form of gambling and declared it unfit as entertainment for good people, as it usually offered scope for deceit and dishonesty. Devavrata : The eighth child of Santanu and Ganga who in time mastered the art yielding arms and learned the Vedas and Vedanta as also the sciences known to Sukra was crowned Yuvaraja heir- apparent, but late vowed to celibacy and was known as Bhishma. Devayani : The beautiful daughter of Sukracharaya preceptor of the demons, who fell in love with Kacha, son of Brihaspati, preceptor of the Devas. |
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