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Ashvamedha. Ashvamedha yajna of Yudhisthira. The Ashvamedha ( Sanskrit: अश्वमेध, romanized : aśvamedha) [1] was a horse sacrifice ritual followed by the Śrauta tradition of Vedic religion. It was used by ancient Indian kings to prove their imperial sovereignty: a horse accompanied by the king's warriors would be released to ...
The Vangas and Angas and Paundras and Odras and Cholas and Dravidas and Andhakas, and the chiefs of many islands and countries on the seaboard as also of frontier states, including the rulers of the Sinhalas, the barbarous mlecchas, the natives of Lanka, and all the kings of the West by hundreds, and all the chiefs of the sea-coast, and the ...
Mahaprasthanika Parva recites the journey of the Pandavas across India and finally their ascent towards Himalayas, as they climb their way to heaven on Mount Sumeru. As they leave their kingdom, a dog befriends them and joins their long journey. On their way, Draupadi dies first. Four of the Pandava brothers also die midway.
Vana Parva. The Vana Parva, also known as the "Book of the Forest", is the third of eighteen parvas in the Indian epic Mahabharata. [1] Vana Parva traditionally has 21 parts and 324 chapters. [2] [3] The critical edition of Vana Parva is the longest of the 18 books in the epic, [4] containing 16 parts and 299 chapters. [5] [6]
The Bhagavata Purana ( Sanskrit: भागवतपुराण; IAST: Bhāgavata Purāṇa ), also known as the Srimad Bhagavatam (Śrīmad Bhāgavatam), Srimad Bhagavata Mahapurana ( Śrīmad Bhāgavata Mahāpurāṇa) or simply Bhagavata (Bhāgavata), is one of Hinduism 's eighteen great Puranas ( Mahapuranas ). [1] [2] Composed in Sanskrit ...
s. Astadasaparwa ( Dewanagari: अष्टदशपर्व; IAST : Aṣṭadaśaparva) adalah nama bagi delapan belas parwa Mahabharata, sebuah naskah wiracarita Hindu dari India. Hampir setiap kitab memiliki subparwa atau pembagian suatu parwa ( Dewanagari: पर्व; IAST : parva; paruh, bagian); beberapa kitab yang pendek, seperti ...
Andhra was a kingdom mentioned in the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. It was a southern kingdom, currently identified as Indian state of Andhra Pradesh which got its name from. Andhra communities are also mentioned in the Vayu and Matsya Purana. In the Mahabharata the infantry of Satyaki was composed of a tribe called Andhras, known for their ...
