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—Swami Sivananda—
The story of the Pandavas and the Kauravas is told in the Mahabharata.
Long long ago there were two great kings in India called Pandu and Dhritarashtra.
Pandu had five sons. The eldest was Yudhishthir. He was just and virtuous. The second was Bhima. He was a very strong man and a great fighter. The third was Arjuna. He was an expert in archery. Nakula and Sahadeva, the two youngest brothers, were twins. All of them were good, brilliant, just and virtuous. They were called Pandavas (sons of Pandu).
Dhritarashtra, who was born blind, had a hundred sons. Duryodhana was the eldest son. The sons of Dhritarashtra were very unjust and wicked. They were jealous of the Pandavas. They were called the Kauravas.
Duryodhana took away the property of the Pandavas through gambling. The great Mahabharata war began between the Kauravas and the Pandavas. Arjuna and Bhima fought very bravely. They killed the Kauravas and got the victory.
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