Do Pandavas belong to the Kuru dynasty?
Do Pandavas belong to the Kuru dynasty?
Pandavas are called by the name because they are sons of Pandu. Otherwise, they are also Kauravas. Even Shantanu, Bhishma, Dhrithrashtra, Pandu are also Kaurava. Pandavas too belongs to Kuru dynasty and Yudhistira is more eligible for throne than Duryodhana.
Which ruling family did the Kauravas and the Pandavas belong to?
King Kuru was born after twenty-five generations of the Puru dynasty, and gave rise to the Kuru dynasty. After fifteen more generations, the Pandavas and the Kauravas were born.
What kingdom do Pandavas belong to?
After spending twelve years of forest exile, they lived in disguise in the Matsya Kingdom also known as Virata Kingdom for one year. The Pandavas would amass an army as well as obtaining the guidance of Krishna to confront and ultimately defeat the Kauravas.
Which Kaurava fought for the Pandavas in the war?
Yuyutsu
Yuyutsu is celebrated as the only righteous Kaurava for having sided the Pandavas in the Kurukshetra War.
What is the caste of Pandavas?
Pandavas were kshatriya. They were not blood related to the kuru kingdom(they were adopted by pandu). As they w ere born to kunti and madri through various gods. Therefore their cast can be considered as kshatriya celestial beings.
Is Arjun a Brahmin?
Apart from being a student of Resi Drona at Padepokan Sukalima, he is also a student of Resi Padmanaba from the Untarayana Hermitage. Arjuna was a brahman in Goa Mintaraga, with the title Bagawan Ciptaning.
How were Pandavas and Kauravas related to Gandhari?
Dhrutarashtra & Gandhari had Kauravas while Pandu with Kunti and Madri had Pandavas. So through fathers they were related. They were the brother.. pandavas were the son of Hastinapur king pandu and Kauravas were the Son Dhrithrastra elder brother of pandu.
Why did Kauravas blame Pandavas for the invasion of Hastinapur?
He blamed the Pandavas for planning conspiracy to snatch the Kingdom of Hastinapur from its rightful heir, the Kauravas as Hastinapur was always under the Kuru rule and hence, it was Duryodhana, who should be made the king, as the eldest of the Kaurava sons.
What led to the decline of the Kauravas?
The main decline of the Kauravas began with the involvement of their maternal uncle, Shakuni in the family matters. It was Shakuni, who generated poisonous ideas in the minds of the Kauravas to not just defeat, but humiliate or even kill the Pandavas.
How many kauravas brothers died in the Mahabharata?
In the end, all 100 Kaurava brothers and their entire army was slain, with only three surviving on their side. The Pandavas too lost several allies but the five brothers survived. After having won the war, Yudhishthira was crowned the king.
