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In the ''Mahabharata'', a Hindu epic text, the Pandava are the five acknowledged sons of Pandu, by his two wives Kunti and Madri. Their names are Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva. All five brothers were married to the same woman, Draupadi. Together, the brothers fought and prevailed in a great war against their cousins the Kauravas, which came to be known as the Kurukshetra War. ==Etymology== The word ''Pandava'' is derived from the their father's name, ''Pandu'' (पाण्डु). So the meaning of the word is- descendants (sons) of Pandu, aka, Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva. The other epithets of the Pandava group are- * Panduputra (पाण्डुपुत्र) - sons of Pandu * Pandavakumara (पाण्डवकुमार) - young Pandavas * Kaunteya (कौन्तेय) - sons of Kunti (only addressed to Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna. Later Karna was also called Kaunteya when his real identity, as Kunti's son, was came to know after the war) * Madreya (माद्रेय) - sons of Madri (only addressed to Nakula and Sahadeva) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pandava」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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