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husband; bears to Bhima the son named
Ghatotkacha.

HIMAVAN. The Himalayas; the Pandavas
spend
part of their exile-life on its
slopes; Arjuna performs his penance on
one of its summits.

HRADA. -The lake named Dvaipayana in
the battle-field of Kurukshetra, where
Duryodhana hides himself, after his armies
are completely destroyed.

INDRADHVAJA.-Indra's banner, worship ped
in ancient days.

capital;

INDRAPRASTHA.-Yudhisthira's
old name, Khandavaprastha.

ISHIKA ASTRA.- dreadful missile charged
with incantation; Asvatthaman lets it on
Uttara's womb, so that the Pandava line
may become extinct.

JAYA. A name of the Epic, the Maha-
bharata.

JAYADRATHA.-King of the Sindhus ;
son-in-law of Dhritarashtra, brother-in-law
of Duryodhana, and husband of Dussala;
plays a prominent part in killing Abhimanyu,
Arjuna's son, in the great battle and is
killed by Arjuna. Also called Saindhavaka,
Saindhava, Sindhuraja.

KAMYAKA. A forest where the Pandavas
spend a large part of their exile-life; it was
near the river Sarasvati. The Dvaita forest
also forms part of it.

KANKA.-Means a false

Yudhisthira assumes

it as

Brahmin ;

his

name

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