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PANCHALAS.-The country ruled by king
Drupada; gives the naine
Panchala to
Drupada and Panchali to Draupadi.
PANCHANADA.-The region of the five
rivers; the Punjab.
PANDAVAS. The five sons of Pandu; the
heroes of the Epic; also referred to by
the general names Bharatas. Kauravas,
Kauravyas, Kurunandanas, Panduputras etc.
PANDAVEYA.-Son of Pandu; another
form of the word 'Pandava'.
through
PANDU. Born of Ambalika, second wife of
Vichitravirya
Vyasa's Niyoga;
marries Kunti and Madri; father of the five
Pandavas, the heroes of the Epic. Also
referred to as Ambalikasuta (son of
Ambalika).
PARIKSHIT.-Son of Abhimanyu and
Uttara; born a corpse as a result of the deadly
missile aimed at his mother's womb by
Asvatthaman; Krishna brings him to life by
his power; succeeds the Pandavas on the
throne; father of Janamejaya, to whom
Vaisampayana, at the bidding of Vyasa,
narrates the Mahabharata.
;
PARTHA. A son of Pritha or Kunti:
Yudhisthira or Bhima or Arjuna refers
mainly to Arjuna; cf. Parthasarathi, a name
of Krishna.
PRABHASA. A Tirtha in West India; a
waterside to which the Yadava tribes go
for making merry and where they destroy
themselves by mutual fight.
PRACHYAS. The people of the east.
485
PANCHALAS.-The country ruled by king
Drupada; gives the naine
Panchala to
Drupada and Panchali to Draupadi.
PANCHANADA.-The region of the five
rivers; the Punjab.
PANDAVAS. The five sons of Pandu; the
heroes of the Epic; also referred to by
the general names Bharatas. Kauravas,
Kauravyas, Kurunandanas, Panduputras etc.
PANDAVEYA.-Son of Pandu; another
form of the word 'Pandava'.
through
PANDU. Born of Ambalika, second wife of
Vichitravirya
Vyasa's Niyoga;
marries Kunti and Madri; father of the five
Pandavas, the heroes of the Epic. Also
referred to as Ambalikasuta (son of
Ambalika).
PARIKSHIT.-Son of Abhimanyu and
Uttara; born a corpse as a result of the deadly
missile aimed at his mother's womb by
Asvatthaman; Krishna brings him to life by
his power; succeeds the Pandavas on the
throne; father of Janamejaya, to whom
Vaisampayana, at the bidding of Vyasa,
narrates the Mahabharata.
;
PARTHA. A son of Pritha or Kunti:
Yudhisthira or Bhima or Arjuna refers
mainly to Arjuna; cf. Parthasarathi, a name
of Krishna.
PRABHASA. A Tirtha in West India; a
waterside to which the Yadava tribes go
for making merry and where they destroy
themselves by mutual fight.
PRACHYAS. The people of the east.