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Kuruk
etra
etra(Skt., ‘field of the Kurus’). Site of a great war between the
P
avas
and the
Kauravas
, the central action of the
Mah
bh
rata
.
Identified as being in the area of Delhi, Kuruk
etra has also served as a battlefield in other contexts, mentioned in the epic itself, and elsewhere.
P
avasand the
Kauravas
, the central action of the
Mah
bhrata.
Identified as being in the area of Delhi, Kuruk
etra has also served as a battlefield in other contexts, mentioned in the epic itself, and elsewhere.Ku
a
.
a.
A species of grass regarded by Hindus as the most sacred of grasses (and often called, more popularly,
darbha
). It was spread over the whole sacred and sacrificial area during ritual celebrations. It was also used as a substitute for
soma
.
darbha
). It was spread over the whole sacred and sacrificial area during ritual celebrations. It was also used as a substitute for
soma
.
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