Pandavas
Noun
Meaning
Pandavas pl (plural only)
A mytho-historical group of archetypes of perfection, the five acknowledged sons of Pandu, according to the Indian epic Mahabharata.
Examples
Kunti and Draupadi are two women who shape the entire course of dynastic destiny in the Mahabharata. Kunti chooses the scion of Hastinapura, Pandu, to wed, and becomes the mother of the epic's protagonists: the Pandavas.
Lakshagraha (the house of lac) After the deaths of their mother (Madri) and father (Pandu), the Pandavas and their mother Kunti return to the palace of Hastinapur.
He then arranges for the Pandavas and the Queen Mother Kunti to stay there, with the intention of setting it alight.
Exile and return The Pandavas spend thirteen years in exile; many adventures occur during this time.
He had considered the Kurukshetra war to be a last resort after voluntarily acting as a messenger in order to establish peace between the Pandavas and Kauravas.
It is said Yalambar had gone to witness the battle of Mahabharata between the Pandavas and the Kauravas.