GLOSSARY OF COMMON NAMES
AND EPITHETS

AbhibhuRuler of Kashi.

AbhimanyuSon of Arjuna and Subhadra. Also known as Arjuni,
Saubhadra.

Abhishaha A people allied to the Kauravas.

AcharyaThe Teacher: a name for Drona.

AchyutaKrishna.

AchyutayusA warrior allied to the Kauravas.

AditiOne of the daughters of Daksha and the mother of the Adityas.

AdityaMatronymic for a son of Aditi.

AgniGod of fire.

Agni·veshyaA seer and teacher known to Drona.

AjagavaName of Prithu’s bow.

Ajata·shatruYudhi·shthira.

AlambushaA demon allied to the Kurus.

AlayudhaA demon fighting for the Kauravas.

AmarA·rajaIndra.

AmaravatiThe House of the Gods.

AmbashthaA people and their king (also called Shrutayus), allied to
the Kauravas.

Amurta·rayasFather of Gaya.

AndhakaA demon killed by Rudra. Also an ancestor of Krishna in
the lineage of Yadu and the people descended from him.

AngaA people and their king, allied to the Kauravas.

AngirasBorn from Brahma’s mouth, a divine seer named as the com-
poser of hymns, laws and a treatise on astronomy.