- (Sanskrit: काम्यकवन, romanized: Kāmyakavana), also
referred to as the
Kamyaka forest, is a
legendary forest featured in the
Hindu epic Mahabharata. It...
- lake
within its boundaries. The
forest is
described as
lying south of the
Kamyaka forest on the
banks of the
Sarasvati River,
placing it on the southwestern...
- घटोत्कच
Affiliation Half-Rakshasa
Abode Kamyaka Forest Weapon Gada (mace)
Battles Kurukshetra War
Genealogy Born
Kamyaka Forest Died
Kurukshetra Parents Bhima...
- Hiḍimba
Devanagari हिडिम्ब
Sanskrit transliteration Hidimba Affiliation Rakshasa Abode Kāmyaka Forest Genealogy Siblings Hidimbi...
- Bakasura, was a
cannibal and
master illusionist. He
haunted the wood of
Kamyaka,
dining on
human travellers. Like his
brother before him,
Kirmira also...
- ("Kuru region"): Kuru-jaṅgala was a wild area
which stretched from the
Kāmyaka forest on the
banks of the Sarasvatī to the Khāṇḍava
forest proper Kuru...
- view to
obtaining the
chiefship of the
serpents (1,3). He was 4th king of
Kamyaka.
According to the
Shrimad Bhagavatam,
Takshaka belonged to the Ikshvaku...
-
brothers on his
shoulders through the forest.
Their journey led them to the
Kamyaka forest,
inhabited by the
Rakshasa (here, man-eating race)
Hidimba and his...
- the
Critical Edition of the Mahabharata.
While the
Pandavas was in the
Kamyaka forest, they
often went hunting,
leaving Draupadi alone. At this time Jayadratha...
-
younger brother of the Bakāsura and a
friend of Hiḍimbā. He
lived in the
Kāmyaka Forest and
hunted men at
night for his food. He
opposed the
Pandavas entering...
