Jaya One of the hundred sons of Dhritarashtra. Duryodhana’s younger brother. On the 12th day of war: Dhritarashtra’s sons, Durjaya, Jaya, and Vijaya, resisted Nila, and the ruler of the Kashis, and Jayatsena, three against. The combat between those warriors deepened and gladdened the hearts of the spectators like those…
Jayadratha Jayadratha (Sanskrit: जयद्रथ) was the king of Sindhu Kingdom. He was married to Dushala, the only sister of the 100 Kaurava brothers. Besides Dushala, he had another two wives, one from Gandhara and the other from Kamboja. He was the son of the king Vridhakshatra. He abducted Draupadi during the 12-year…
Jayatsena In Mahabharata Jayatsena fought along side Yudhishthira. On the 12th day of war, Dhritarashtra’s sons, Durjaya, Jaya, and Vijaya, resisted Nila, and the ruler of the Kashis, and Jayatsena, three against. The combat between those warriors deepened and gladdened the hearts of the spectators like those between a lion,…
Jishnu Jishnu is another name of Arjuna. Jishnu is also one of the thousand names of Vishnu.
Jyotishka A weapon used to dispel the thick and awful darkness. It was used by Arjuna against the illusions created by Shakuni on the 12th day of war.
Kadru According to the Adi Parva of the Mahabharata, Kadru (Kadrū) is said to be the daughter of Daksha. Kashyapa married Kadru and twelve of Daksha’s other daughters. Kadru was the mother of a thousand Nagas. Legends of Kadru tell of her relationship with her elder sister Vinata, who was also one of Kashyapa’s wives. As the story in Mahabharata…
Kali Yuga (Devanāgarī: कलियुग lit. “age of [the demon] Kali”, or “age of vice”) is the last of the four stages the world goes through as part of the cycle of yugas described in the Sanskrit scriptures, within the present Mahayuga. The other ages are called Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga, and Dvapara Yuga. Kali Yuga is associated with the demon Kali (not to be confused…
Kalpa Kalpa (Sanskrit: कल्प kalpa) is a Sanskrit word meaning an aeon, or a relatively long period of time (by human calculation) in Vedic/Puranic cosmology. Generally speaking, a kalpa is the period of time between the creation and recreation of a world or universe. The definition of a kalpa equaling 4.32 billion years is found in the Puranas—specifically Vishnu Purana and Bhagavata…
Karna Kunti’s son from Surya, Yudhishthira’s elder brother, Fought with Kekaya brothers on the 12th day of war. Karna resisted with showers of arrows the five Kekaya brothers, owning red standards, as they proceeded towards Drona. Scorched with the arrowy showers of Karna, those five brothers covered Karna with their…