Sinhala

Borrowed from Sinhalese සිංහල (siṁhala), itself borrowed from Sanskrit सिंहल (siṃhala, literally “lionlike”), from सिंह (siṃhá, “lion”) + -ल (-la), recorded as the name of the island of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) from about the 10th to 12th century, but presumably older, as it is also the source of the name Ceylon in western geographic tradition.
The name is sometimes glossed as "abode of lions", referring to a supposed former abundance of lions on the island ( The Asiatic Journal 20 (1836), p. 30). Doublet of Ceylon and Elu.


Sinhala

(Mahabharata) The kingdom in the island of Sri Lanka mentioned in the Mahabharata.


Pandu

Transliteration of Sanskrit पाण्डु (pāṇḍu).

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A mytho-historical figure from India, best known as the father of another group of figures, the Pandavas in Mahabharata.


Pandavas

Derived from Pandu, the mytho-historical figure represented as the father of the members of this group.

A mytho-historical group of archetypes of perfection, the five acknowledged sons of Pandu, according to the Indian epic Mahabharata.


Arjuna

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Arjuna (countable and uncountable, plural Arjunas)

Transliteration of Sanskrit अर्जुन (arjuna).

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A major character of the Mahabharata, a Sanskrit epic.


Subhadra

A female given name from Sanskrit mostly used in India.


Bhishma

A male given name from Sanskrit used mostly in India.


Abhimanyu

From Sanskrit अभिमन्यु (abhimanyu, “Abhimanyu”).

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The son of Arjuna and Subhadra in Mahabharata.


Dhritarashtra

Borrowed from Sanskrit धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra).

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The king of Hastinapur in the Mahabharata.


Janamejaya

From Sanskrit जनमेजय (janamejaya, literally “causing men to tremble”).

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(Hinduism) Son of Parikshit, who performed Sarpayaga in Mahabharata.


Drona

The royal guru to Kauravas and Pandavas in Mahabharata.


Shakuni

(Hinduism) The personification of Dvapara Yuga, the brother of Gandhari in the Mahabharata.


Karna

Transliteration of Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa).

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(Hinduism) Name of a warrior who fought for the Kauravas in the Mahabharata; son of Kunti and Surya.


Ananta

From Sanskrit अनन्त (ananta, “endless”).

A male given name from Sanskrit, commonly used in India.


Bhima

In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the second of the Pandava brothers.


Kunti

(Hinduism) Kunti, wife of Pandu, mother of Pandavas and daughter of Shurasena, adopted by Kuntibhoja in the Mahabharata.


Renuka

A female given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.


Duryodhana

Transliteration of Sanskrit दुर्योधन (duryodhana).

A major character in the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the eldest of the Kauravas.


Shalya

From Sanskrit शल्य (śalya, “dart, javelin, lance, spear, iron-headed weapon, arrow”).

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(Hinduism) The brother of Madri (mother of Nakula and Sahadeva), as well as the ruler of the Madra kingdom in the Mahabharata.


Ashoka

From Sanskrit अशोक (aśoka, literally “without grief”). Doublet of Ashok and Asoka.

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(Hinduism) The charioteer of Bhima in the epic Mahabharata.


Sahadeva

From Sanskrit सहदेव (sahadeva, “with the gods”).

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In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the fifth and last of the Pandava brothers; son of Madri and Pandu.


Akshayapatra

From Sanskrit अक्षय (akṣaya) + पात्र (pātra).

(Hinduism) A magical vessel given to Yudhishthira by the Lord Surya in the Mahabharata.


Amba

(Hinduism) Name of the eldest daughter of the king of Kasi in the epic Mahabharata.


Ambika

From Sanskrit अम्बिका (ambikā, “mother, good woman”).


Pandava

Transliteration of Sanskrit पाण्डव (pāṇḍava).

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(Hinduism) A son of Pandu (used to refer to one of the five heroes of the Mahabharata).


Pragjyotisha

Transliteration of Sanskrit प्राग्ज्योतिष (prāgjyotiṣa).

प्राग्ज्योतिष


Narakasura

Transliteration of Sanskrit नरकासुर (narakāsura). Related to Naraka and Asura.

An Asura who established Pragjyotisha kingdom, killed by Krishna on the day before Diwali.


Bhagadatta

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.
Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰagás
Sanskrit भग (bhaga)
Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-der.
Sanskrit दत्त (datta)
Sanskrit भगदत्त (bhagadatta)translit.
English BhagadattaTransliteration of Sanskrit भगदत्त (bhagadatta).

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A king of Pragjyotisha kingdom and the son of Narakasura, who fought for the Kauravas in the Mahabharata; killed by Arjuna.


Ekalavya

Transliteration of Sanskrit एकलव्य (ekalavya).

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a character in the Hindu epic Mahabharata.