- (Sanskrit: खाण्डव वन, IAST: Khāṇḍava Vana) or
Khandavaprastha (Sanskrit: खाण्डवप्रस्थ; IAST:
Khāṇḍavaprastha) is a
forest mentioned in the epic Mahābhārata...
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Hindu epic Mahabharata. The city is
sometimes also
referred to as
Khandavaprastha or
Khandava Forest, the
epithet of a
forested region situated on the...
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befriended a Nāga
named Takshaka and
lived with him in the area of
Khandavaprastha along with his
family and friends, but when the
Pandavas came there...
- the Pandavas. Agni, the god of fire,
wanted to
devour the
forest of
Khandavaprastha, to
regain his
power and splendor. He had
enlisted the help of the...
- king of the Danavas.
Built for the
Pandavas after their settlement in
Khandavaprastha, the
palace is
renowned for its
extraordinary beauty,
intricate design...
- Parik**** is also
recorded by
another episode when the
Pandavas conquered Khandavaprastha (now
known as Indraprastha).
Takshaka is the head of snakes, who was...
-
Dhritarashtra bifurcates the kingdom,
giving Hastinapura to
Duryodhana and
Khandavaprastha to Yudhishthira. Shakuni, Gandhari's brother, was a
master of dice...
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establish their domain in
Khandavaprastha, a
barren land. The
Pandavas accepted the
proposal and
transformed Khandavaprastha into the
magnificent city...
-
himself and
Duryodhana and gave the barren, arid and
hostile lands of
Khandavaprastha to the Pandavas. The
Pandavas successfully developed their land and...
- that the
kingdom be divided. The
Pandavas are ****igned the
wasteland Khandavaprastha,
referred to as
unreclaimed desert. With the help of Krishna, Pandavas...
