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KAURAVA.-Any scion of the Kuru house,

Dhritarashtra, Pandu, or any son of either.
 

 
KHANDAVA.-Name of the forest on the

bank of the Jumna and adjacent to Yudhis.

thira's capital, (Indraprastha) Kandava-

prastha.
 

 
KHANDAVAPRASTHA.-The city which

Yudhishthira was given to rule over by

Dhritarashtra; it was renamed Indraprastha

after being rebuilt and made Yudhisthira's

capital.
 

 
KICHAKA.--The brother-in-law of king

Virata and his commander-in-chief; makes

advances to Draupadi and is killed by Bhima.
 

 
KRIPA. A Brahinana; first preceptor of

the sons of Dhritarashtra and Pandu;

brother-in-law of Drona who took his place;

son of Saradvan, hence called Saradvata;

brother of Saradvati, wife of Drona; one of

the three survivors on Duryodhana's side,

in the great battle. Also referred to as

Gautama, a Gotra name.
 

 
KRISHNA.An
 
of the

 
of the
Kunti's
 
his
 

 
his
 
incarnation of God

Narayana; the dominating personality of

the Bharata; of the race of the Yadavas

and the Vrishnis and hence called Yadava

and Varshneya; the strength

Pandavas, who are
aunt

aunt
sons; also referred to by the following

names: Kamsa Kaliya Sudana (the destroyer

of his tyrant-uncle Kamsa and the serpent

Kaliya), Kamalapatraksha and Pundarikaksha

(of lotus eyes), Isvara, Sarvesvara (Lord,

Lord of all), Hari, Kesava, Vasudeva,
 

 
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