Kauravas

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[kou-ruh-vahz] / ˈkaʊ rəˌvɑz /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. (in theMahabharata ) the cousins and enemies of the Pandavas.

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Kauravas

On that plain were fought out, in prehistoric times, the fierce conflicts of ancient Aryan races, Pandavas and Kauravas, around which the poetic genius of India has woven the wonderful epos of the Mahabharata.

From India, Old and New by Sir Valentine Chirol

The pledge, probably, refers to the oaths taken by Bhima and others about the slaughter of the Kauravas.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli

After the fall of Karna, the Kauravas became dispirited and lost all energy.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli

Janamejaya said, 'When that foremost person among the Kauravas, viz.,

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli

The first were called Pandavas, the last Kauravas, and their lifelong feud is the main subject of the epic.

From Indian Poetry Containing "The Indian Song of Songs," from the Sanskrit of the Gîta Govinda of Jayadeva, Two books from "The Iliad Of India" (Mahábhárata), "Proverbial Wisdom" from the Shlokas of the Hitopadesa, and other Oriental Poems. by Sir Edwin Arnold