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Kauravas

American  
[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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Commencing with the Pancalas, the Kauravas, the Naimishas, the Matsyas,—all these,—know what religion is.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan

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 Chirol, Valentine, Sir

All that was brought about by my fault though the Kauravas approved of all my counsels.

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

As Krishna he supported the Pāndavas in their war against the Kauravas, and at the head of the Yādava clan founded the city of Dwārka in Gujarāt, where he was afterwards killed.

From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)

In the legend, Kṛishṇa assists the Pâṇḍavas against the Kauravas.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 by Eliot, Charles, Sir

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