Pandavas
Arjuna and his five brothers, the heroes of the Mahabharata.
Panini ...
The Pandavas and Kauravas
The Gita begins in a dramatic way. About five thousand years ago there lived two fraternities belonging to the same lineage, known as the Five Brothers or Pandavas and the Hundred Brothers or Kauravas.
Pandavas [the sons of Pandu, i.e. Arjuna and his four brothers, who with their allies formed one side in the Mahabharata-war].
pandita (Pandit, Pundit) a scholar.
panditya [(mere) scholarship].
The Pandavas and the Kauravas were brought up together in the same household and had the same teachers, the most notable of whom were Bhishma and Dronacharya.
Krishna met the Pandavas now and then even while they were in exile, encouraging them with comforting words and promise of help to vanquish their foes and regain the kingdom.
An epic poem that recounts the struggle between the Kauravas and Pandavas over the disputed kingdom of Bharata, the ancient name for India. Within this vast narrative is contained a wealth of Indian secular and religious lore.
Fourth is "Garima", the ability to become very heavy, Bhima, one of the Pandavas in the story of Mahabharat, had this ability to become very heavy at times and no one could beat him.
Bharadvaja was the father of Drona, the military preceptor of the Kauravas and Pandavas, who fought the great war described in the Mahabharata. This asana is dedicated to Bharadvaja.
one of India's two great ancient epics telling of the great war between the Pandavas and the Kauravas and serving as a repository for many spiritual and moral teachings
Maha Mudra ...
 See also: Mahabharata, Swami, Ananda, Spirit, Yoga
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