GLOSSARY

Kokila : The cuckoo.

Krodha : Anger.

Krouncha : A bird.

Kshatriya : The second of the four castes.

Kubera : God of Wealth.

Kurukshetra : The battle-field where the Paandavas and Kauravas fought.

Kusa : A kind of grass used in religious ceremonies.

Lakshmi : The Goddess of Well-being-wife of Vishnu.

Leela : Play, the unexplainable ways of Providence.

Maalyavaan : The aged Raakshasa grandfather of Raavana.

Maalyavati : A stream flowing by the foot of the Chitrakoota Hill.

Maaruti : Name of Hanumaan being son of Marut, the Wind-god.

Mahaabali : An Asura who became a powerful ruler and a rival to the gods. He was the son of Virochana and grandson of Prahlaada.

Mahaadeva : One of the names of Siva.

Maharshi : A great Sage.

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