Vrishasena
Vrishasena Karna’s son. On the 12th day of war Vrishasena, competent for the feat, resisted with showers of arrows king Pandya who was rushing to battle like Indra himself following the Asuras for smiting them.
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Vrishni
Vyasa
Shri Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa Vyasa (Sanskrit: व्यास), literally “Compiler”) is also sometimes called Veda Vyāsa (वेदव्यास, veda-vyāsa, “the one who classified the Vedas”) or Krishna Dvaipāyana (referring to his complexion and birthplace). He is generally considered the author of the Mahabharata, as well as a character in it. He is considered to be the…
Vyuha
Yadu
Yadu Yadu is one of the five Indian tribes (panchajana, panchakrishtya or panchamanusha) mentioned in the Rig Veda. Krishna is the descendant of Yadu from Vedic tribe. The Mahabharata, the Harivamsha and the Puranas mention Yadu as the eldest son of king Yayati and his queen Devayani. Yadu was a self-respecting and a very established ruler. According to the Vishnu Purana, the Bhagavata Purana and the Garuda Purana, Yadu…
Yajnasena
Yakshas
Yaksha The yakshas (यक्ष Sanskrit: yakṣa; Pali: yakkha) are a broad class of nature-spirits, usually benevolent, but sometimes mischievous or capricious, connected with water, fertility, trees, the forest, treasure and wilderness. They appear in Hindu, Jain and Buddhist texts, as well as ancient and medieval era temples of South Asia and Southeast Asia as guardian deities. The feminine form of the word is yakṣī or yakshini (यक्षिणी Sanskrit: yakṣiṇī; Pali: yakkhinī). In Hindu, Jain,…
Yama
Yama In Mahabharata Yama is one of the four Dikpalakas – the others being Indra, Varuna and Kubera. He is also lord of death. Yama Sabha Yama Sabha is described by Narada to Yudhishthira when the former visited Maya Sabha at Indraprastha. Narada says, “The assembly house of Yama, the…
Yamuna
Yamuna The Yamuna, also known as the Jumna or Jamna, is the second largest tributary river of the Ganges (Ganga) and the longest tributary in India. Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of 6,387 metres (20,955 ft) on the southwestern slopes of Banderpooch peaks of the Lower Himalaya in Uttarakhand, it travels a total length of 1,376 kilometres (855 mi) and has a drainage system of 366,223 square…
Yudhishthira
Yudhishthira The eldest of the Pandavas, son of Kunti from lord Dharma. on the 12th day of war
Vrishni
Vyasa
Shri Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa Vyasa (Sanskrit: व्यास), literally “Compiler”) is also sometimes called Veda Vyāsa (वेदव्यास, veda-vyāsa, “the one who classified the Vedas”) or Krishna Dvaipāyana (referring to his complexion and birthplace). He is generally considered the author of the Mahabharata, as well as a character in it. He is considered to be the…
Vyuha
Yadu
Yadu Yadu is one of the five Indian tribes (panchajana, panchakrishtya or panchamanusha) mentioned in the Rig Veda. Krishna is the descendant of Yadu from Vedic tribe. The Mahabharata, the Harivamsha and the Puranas mention Yadu as the eldest son of king Yayati and his queen Devayani. Yadu was a self-respecting and a very established ruler. According to the Vishnu Purana, the Bhagavata Purana and the Garuda Purana, Yadu…
Yajnasena
Yakshas
Yaksha The yakshas (यक्ष Sanskrit: yakṣa; Pali: yakkha) are a broad class of nature-spirits, usually benevolent, but sometimes mischievous or capricious, connected with water, fertility, trees, the forest, treasure and wilderness. They appear in Hindu, Jain and Buddhist texts, as well as ancient and medieval era temples of South Asia and Southeast Asia as guardian deities. The feminine form of the word is yakṣī or yakshini (यक्षिणी Sanskrit: yakṣiṇī; Pali: yakkhinī). In Hindu, Jain,…
Yama
Yama In Mahabharata Yama is one of the four Dikpalakas – the others being Indra, Varuna and Kubera. He is also lord of death. Yama Sabha Yama Sabha is described by Narada to Yudhishthira when the former visited Maya Sabha at Indraprastha. Narada says, “The assembly house of Yama, the…
Yamuna
Yamuna The Yamuna, also known as the Jumna or Jamna, is the second largest tributary river of the Ganges (Ganga) and the longest tributary in India. Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of 6,387 metres (20,955 ft) on the southwestern slopes of Banderpooch peaks of the Lower Himalaya in Uttarakhand, it travels a total length of 1,376 kilometres (855 mi) and has a drainage system of 366,223 square…
Yudhishthira
Yudhishthira The eldest of the Pandavas, son of Kunti from lord Dharma. on the 12th day of war