Character

俱卢族

कौरवस्Kauravas

verses
1,668
books
15
chapters
597
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What the texts say

In the Mahabharata, the Kauravas are the hundred sons of King Dhritarashtra, born through his wife Gandhari by a boon granted by the sage Vyasa. Mahabharata 1.90.61 The epic tells how Duryodhana, one of them, had poison mixed into the food of Bhima, a Pandava. Mahabharata (Gita Press) 1.61.10, 1.128.44 The Kaurava host numbered eleven akshauhinis, a great army, with Bhishma, son of Shantanu, at the forefront as leading commander. Mahabharata 6.16.39 By the war's end all the sons of Dhritarashtra and Gandhari were destroyed, and only the five Pandavas remained alive. Mahabharata (Gita Press) 14.53.18

Where to read

Every verse that names 俱卢族, book by book.

    • 5.71.6

      达尔陀罗湿多罗诸子极其贪求;他们已凝聚忠附,久已同居结盟,结交朋党,并积蓄兵力——焚敌者啊。

    • 1.124.1

      毗舍摩波耶那说:婆罗多啊,见到持国之子与般度之子皆已精通兵器之学,德罗那便对持国王——万民之主——开口说道。

    • 5.39.12

      当善意渐退之时,卑劣之人之爱亦随之崩塌。由友谊所得之利益,以及安住于和善中的喜乐,也同样走向终结。

    • 1.2.63.80

      诸天说道:“库鲁族与般度族之间将兴起一场大战争。若其后,俱卢婆(考拉瓦)得到了落在地上的灰烬……”

    • 1.2.65.17

      凭借胜利我们得到了神弓;阇罗桑陀亦被我所诛。故而如今,我们愿从俱卢族夺回本应属于我们的正当荣华。

    • 1.2.66.2

      诸位大车战士前来求战,立阵于俱卢之野。俱卢族的拘罗婆亦列阵就位,由难敌(杜尤陀那)为首。

    • 10.68.23

      听到主巴拉德瓦这番充满威力、勇武与力量、与其超越神力相称的话语,俱卢诸王大怒,便如此说道。

    • 1.7.13

      当俱卢之战既毕,迦乌罗婆与般度诸军的勇士皆战死而各得其归宿;又当持国之子被毗摩之棍击断大腿,哀号倒地之时,德罗那之子阿湿婆他摩自以为可取悦其主,竟斩下熟睡的德劳帕蒂五子之首,携为献礼。然而杜尤陀那谴责此等可憎之行,丝毫不以为喜。

    • 1.9.36

      当阿周那在战场上看到亲友而心生愚昧时,主通过传授超然的知识消除了他的无知。愿他的莲花足永远是我向往的对象。

  1. Brahma Purana

    16 verses · 4 chapters

    • 208.9

      得知力天已至,难敌等人向罗摩献上牛只、净水与敬意之物。依礼接受一切后,他遂对俱卢族人说话。

    • 12.9

      尔时萨罗陀成为俱卢族全体之主。自俱卢族遮那美遮耶生有一子,名为萨姆瓦尔塔瓦苏。

    • 13.107

      此地圣洁而令人愉悦,为行善积德者所常至。由此所得之灵性功德实为浩大,俱卢族啊,仅其名号即能赐予如是功德。

Key chapters

The chapters where 俱卢族 matters most.

  1. Balarāma Humbles the Kurus and Rescues Sāmba

    Bhagavatam 10.68 · 9 verses

    Collective voice of dynastic arrogance

  2. Balarama’s Embassy to Hastinapura and the Release of Samba

    Brahma Purana 208 · 11 verses

    साम्ब-ग्रहणकर्तारः

  3. Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 71: Kṣatra-dharma Counsel, Public Legitimacy, and Mobilization

    Mahabharata 5.71 · 8 verses

    Antagonistic bloc characterized as acquisitive and hostile

  4. Āstravidyā-Pradarśana: The Kuru Princes’ Public Demonstration of Arms (आस्त्रविद्या-प्रदर्शनम्)

    Mahabharata 1.124 · 4 verses

    Ensemble performers

  5. Timely Counsel, Association, and Kin-Duty

    Mahabharata 5.39 · 4 verses

    Implicit beneficiaries of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s attachment

  6. Karna’s Martial Boast and Challenge to Bībhatsu (Arjuna)

    Mahabharata 4.43 · 3 verses

    Implied beneficiaries and audience

  7. Adhyāya 20: Rājadharma Argument for Paternal Inheritance and Timely Conciliation

    Mahabharata 5.20 · 2 verses

    Current holders of the undivided patrimony

  8. The Birth of Droṇa, Acquisition of Weapons, and the Seed of Enmity with Drupada

    Mahabharata 1.154 · 1 verse

    Co-students within Droṇa’s school

  9. Adharma’s Short-Lived Prosperity and the Restorative Path of Tīrtha (लोमश-युधिष्ठिर संवादः)

    Mahabharata 3.92 · 1 verse

    Implied antagonistic horizon

Key episodes

  1. Kurukshetra War

    Mahabharata 6-10

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