Pandavas

Pandavas
/pun"deuh veuhz/, n. (used with a pl. v.)
(in the Mahabharata) the family of Arjuna, at war with their cousins, the Kauravas.

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      in Hindu legend, the five sons of the dynastic hero Pāṇḍu who were victorious in the great epic war with their cousins, the Kauravas. See Mahābhārata (Mahabharata).

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