Mahabharata
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GLOSSARY

Gangadwara : A place where sage Agastya and his wife performed penance.

Ghalotkacha  : Son of Bhima from demoness Hidimba.

Govinda : One of the epithets of Sri Krishna and Vishnu; it means a cow- keeper and refers to Krishna's occupation in Gokula, the colony of cowherds. Guru Revered preceptor, teacher.

Hamsa, Hidimbaka,Kamsa.   :  Allies of King Jarasandha; the last married the two daughters of Jara sandha. Also Krishna's step-uncle whom Krishna killed.

Halayudha : Plough-weaponed- an epithet of Balarama who wielded a plough as his weapon.

Hanuman :  Wise and learned monkey devotee of Sri Rama, who possessed extraordinary powers of discrimination and wisdom and who searched and found Sita in her confinement in Lanka.

Hastinapura : Capital city of the Kauravas.

Hrishikesha : Krishna.

Ilvala : This demon and his brother Vatapi hated brahmanas implacably. Ilvala would invite a brahman to a feast at which he would serve the meat of the goat into which his brother had turned he. After
the brahmin had partaken of the feast he would call his brother out who would rend his way back to life, tearing the belly of the guest. Indra King of the Gods.

Indrajit :  Son of Ravana, King of Lanka, who conquered Indra, the Lord of Gods and who was killed by Rama's brother Lakshmana.

Indrasena  : A kinsman of the Pandavas.

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