Flashcards: People in Hindu mythology

In Hindu mythology, Shraddhadeva Manu (Sanskrit manuśraddhādeva) is the current Manu and the progenitor of the current humanity (manvantara).

In the early Vedic religion, Vritra (Sanskrit: वृत्र, vṛtra, lit. 'enveloper') is a serpent or dragon, the personification of drought and adversary of Indra.

("Urvasi" redirects here. For the song, see Kadhalan (soundtrack).)(This article is about character in a Hindu legend. For other uses, see Urvashi (disambiguation).) Urvashi (Sanskrit: उर्वशी, lit. she who can control heart of others. ("Ur" means heart and "vash" means to control) is an Apsara (nymph) in Hindu legend. Monier Monier-Williams proposes a different etymology in which the name means 'widely pervasive' and suggests that in its first appearances in Vedic texts it is a name for the dawn goddess. She was a celestial maiden in Indra's court and was considered the most beautiful of all the Apsaras.

("Indrani" redirects here. For people named Indrani, see Indrani (name).) In Hinduism (specifically, early Vedic accounts), Shachi (Sanskrit: शची; also known as Indrani (queen of Indra), Aindri, Mahendri , Pulomaja and Poulomi) is the goddess of wrath and jealousy, and a daughter of Puloman, an Asura who was killed by Indrani's future husband, Indra.

(For other uses, see Nala (disambiguation).) Nala, a character in Hindu mythology, is the king of Nishada Kingdom and the son of Veerasena.

In Hindu mythology and scriptures, Aruṇá or Aru is a personification of the reddish glow of the rising Sun, which is believed to have spiritual powers.

Gandharva is a name used for distinct heavenly beings in Hinduism and Buddhism; it is also a term for skilled singers in Indian classical music.

Yamuna is a sacred river in Hinduism and the main tributary of the Ganges (Ganga), the holiest river of Hinduism.

("Erawan" redirects here. For other uses, see Erawan (disambiguation).)("Gajendra" redirects here. For elephant rescued by the god Vishnu, see Gajendra Moksha. For film, see Gajendra (film).) Airavata is a mythological white elephant who carries the Hindu god Indra.

(For the clan, see Andhak.) In Hindu mythology, Andhaka (अंधक) often refer to a malevolent asura who is killed by Shiva for trying to abduct Parvati.

In Hindu scriptures, Bharata (Sanskrit: भरत, Bharata i.e., "The cherished") is a legendary emperor and the founder of the Bhārata dynasty and thus an ancestor of the Pandavas and the Kauravas in the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata.

Manu is a term found with various meanings in different mythologies of Hinduism.

Pururavas (Sanskrit:पुरूरवस्) was the first king of the Aila dynasty or the Somavamsha.

Yayati (Sanskrit: ययाति) was a Puranic king and the son of King Nahusha and his wife asokasundhari.

In Hindu mythology, Uchchaihshravas (Sanskrit: उच्चैःश्रवस् Uccaiḥśravas or उच्चैःश्रवा Uccaiḥśravā, "long-ears" or "neighing aloud") is a seven-headed flying horse, created during the churning of the milk ocean.

(Not to be confused with Siddha medicine or Siddhar.)(For other uses, see Siddha (disambiguation).) Siddha (Tamil 'Great thinker/wise man', Sanskrit, "perfected one") is a term that is used widely in Indian religions and culture.

Virabhadra or Veerabhadra (Vīrabhadra) is a fearsome form of the Hindu god Shiva.

In Buddhist mythology and Hindu mythology, a kinnara is a paradigmatic lover, a celestial musician, half-human and half-horse (India).

Nahusha (Sanskrit: नहुष) was a well-known king of the Aila dynasty.

In Hinduism, Kali (Devanāgari: कलि, IAST: kali, with both vowels short; from a root kad, "suffer, grieve, hurt; confound, confuse") is the reigning lord of Kali Yuga and archenemy of Kalki, the 10th and final Avatar of the Hindu God Vishnu.

Vāk or Vāc (Sanskrit: वाक्, stem vāc-, nominative vāk) is the Sanskrit word for "speech", from a verbal root vac- "speak, tell, utter".

In Hinduism Shakuntala (Sanskrit: Śakuntalā) the wife of Dushyanta and the mother of Emperor Bharata.

In Hinduism, Shesha (Sanskrit: Śeṣa), also known as Sheshanaga (Śeṣanāga) or Adishesha (Ādi Śeṣa), is the nagaraja or king of all nāgas and one of the primal beings of creation.

Mangala (Sanskrit: मङ्गल, IAST: Maṅgala) is the name for Mars, the red planet, in Hindu texts.

Agastya is one of the ancient saptarshis, a revered Vedic sage, and the earliest Siddhar.

Budha (Sanskrit: बुध) is a Sanskrit word that connotes the planet Mercury.

(For the village in Iran, see Qatruiyeh, Kerman.) In Hindu mythology, according to the Adi Parva of the Mahabharata, Kadru (Kadrū) is usually regarded as the daughter of Daksha.

Mandhatri or Mandhata (Sanskrit: मान्धातृ, Māndhātṛ), in Hindu mythology, was an Ikshvaku dynasty king and son of Yuvanashva.

(For Indian actress by name Sukanya, see Sukanya (actress).) In Hindu mythology, Sukanya (Sanskrit: सुकन्या) was the daughter of Sharyati, son of Vaivasvata Manu and the wife of the great sage Chyavana.

Kartavirya Arjuna (Sanskrit: कार्तवीर्य अर्जुन, Kārtavīrya Arjuna; also known as Sahastrabahu Arjuna) was a legendary king of an ancient Haihayas kingdom with capital at Mahishmati which is on the banks of Narmada River in the current state of Madhya Pradesh.

Rishyasringa (IAST: Ṛṣyaśṛṅga) was a boy born with the horns of a deer in Hindu-Buddhist mythology who became a seer and was seduced by a king's daughter, which had various results according to the variations in the story.

Amshuman is a figure in Hindu mythology, the grandson of King Sagara.

In Hindu mythology, Kalmashapada (Kalmasapada, कल्माषपाद), also known as Saudasa (सौदास), Mitrasaha (मित्रसह), Amitrasaha and Kalmashanghri (Kalmasanghri), was a king of the Ikshvaku dynasty (the Solar dynasty), who was cursed to be a rakshasa (demon) by the sage Vashishtha.

Kavyamata also called Usanas is a minor character in Hindu mythology.

Kotavi, that is, an uncovered woman, is a mythical woman and the tutelary deity of Daityas.

In Hindu mythology, Sagara (Sanskrit: सगर; IAST: Sagara) is a prominent king of the Suryavansha dynasty in Satya Yuga.

Agrasen was a legendary Indian king (Maharaja) of Agroha, a city of traders.

Charaka (Sanskrit चरक) was one of the principal contributors to the ancient art and science of Ayurveda, a system of medicine and lifestyle developed in Ancient India.

(This article is about the ancient king. For the actor known as Raghu in Telugu films, see Rahman (actor).) Raghu was a ruler of the Ikshvaku dynasty.

(For the continent in theosophical belief, see Root race § The seventh root race.) In Hindu mythology Pushkara was the brother of Nala to whom Nala lost his kingdom and all that he possessed in gambling.

Harishchandra is a legendary Indian king, who appears in several legends in texts such as Aitareya Brahmana, Mahabharata, the Markandeya Purana, and the Devi-Bhagavata Purana.

In Hindu mythology, Devayani (Sanskrit: देवयानी, Devayānī) was the important daughter of Shukracharya, Daitya guru and his wife Jayanti, daughter of Indra.

Damayanti(दमयंती) Telugu (దమయంతీ), a character in a love story found in the Vana Parva book of the Mahabharata, and other Hindu texts by many authors in numerous Indian languages.

In Hindu mythology, Vena was a great king.

Asamanja (असमंज) or Asamanjan was son of Sagara and Keshini (In some Purana's it is Sumati).

Chakshusha is a figure of Hindu mythology, the Manu of the sixth Manwantara, son of Ripu by Vrihati.