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Mahaabhaarat has lots of information about people mentioned in Hindu Scriptures scattered throughout. Some related information about names has been condensed here for ease. Names are arranged in alphabetical order. Some names may not appear in Mahaabhaarat.

Names A-B   Names C-H   Names I-J   Names K   Names L-O    Names P    Names Q-R  Names S    Names T-Z

KAAGBHUSHUNDI - Crow
--He was a devotee of Raam. When he had Darshan of Raam, he asked for eternal devotion in His feet and tell Raam's stories to other birds in the same body. He was then made immortal and since then he tells Raam's stories.
--When Raavan tied Raam and Lakshman with Naag Paash, and Hanumaan brought Garud to help his master, Garud got confused that how come his master who protected others, could not protect Himself. So he went to Brahmaa Jee. Brahmaa Jee was going somewhere so he sent him to Shiv Jee. Shiv Jee thought that a bird can understand the language of bird better so he sent him to Kaagbhushundi Jee. There he heard Raam Kathaa from him.

KAALAKAA - Daitya Woman, Daughter of Vaishwaanar (Son of Kashyap and Danu - Daughter of Daksh)
Married to - nnn
Children - Kaalakeya
--Kaalakeya and Paulom (sons of Pulomaa), 60,000 in number, were killed by Arjun at the request of Indra, when he was in Swarg Lok to take Divine weapons from him.

KAALAKEYA - Daanav, Sons of Kaalakaa (Daughter of Vaishwaanar)
--Kaalakeya and Paulom (sons of Pulomaa), 60,000 in number, were killed by Arjun at the request of Indra, when he was in Swarg Lok to take Divine weapons from him.

KAALNAABH - Daanav, Son of Viprachitti and Sinhikaa, Grandson of Kashyap and Danu

KAALNAABH - Daanav, Son of Hiranyaaksh, Grandson of Kashyap and Diti

KAALNEMI - Daitya

KAALYAVAN - Raakshas
--Once he came to kill Krishn. Krishn ran away and entered a cave where Raajaa Muchkund was sleeping. He covered him with His yellow cloth and He himself hid there. Kaalyavan thought the the sleeping man was Krishn so he hit Him with his foot to wake Him up, but he was Muchkund. As he cast a glance on him he turned into ashes.

KAAM DEV - Devtaa
Married to - Rati (Daughter of Daksh) [Shiv Puraan, Rudra Sanhitaa]
Children - 1 daughter - Ashrubindumatee
--His another name is Anang - because he aaffects people without body, An means without and ang means body, so Anang means without body. He got this name after Shiv burned him to ashes. His another name is Madan.
--Kaam Dev is the Devtaa of love. Wheneverr anybody does Tapasyaa, Indra gets concerned about his Indra Lok and uses Apsaraa to disturb his Tapasyaa. She sometimes herself, and sometimes with the help of Kaam Dev tries to destroy it. Or when Apsaraa fails then Kaam Dev's services are used.
--Once Indra used him to break Shiv's Tap so that he is attracted to Umaa and marries her and produces a child who could kill Taarakaasur. But unfortunately Shiv burned him in anger. Then he was reborn to Krishn and Rukminee as Pradyumn being their son.

KAARTIKEYA - Devtaa, Son of Agni
Married to - nnn
Children - nnn
--He has some other names also - Kumaar, SSkand, Shadmukh, Shanmukh, Shadaanan, Vishaakh.
--There was a very mighty Raakshas Taarak.. He wanted a Var from Brahmaa Jee that he should be immortal, but Brahmaa Jee said - "I cannot give this Var to you, because who has the physical boidy has to die. Ask some other Var." Then he asked that he should be killed only by a 7-day old child. He thought he could handle a 7-day old child.
--With this Var now he became immortal. Thhen all Devtaa went to Shiv Jee and asked him to produce a son so that they can be fearless. He asked - "Who will bear my semen?" They said "Gangaa". So as his semen fell, Agni took it and placed it in Gangaa's womb. Gangaa could not bear its heat, so she placed in Shar Van in the foothills of Himaalaya Parvat. A child was born there. Six Krittikaa breastfed her, so the child created his six mouths to suck on those Krittikaa. He was named Shadmukh - who has six mouths, and Kaartikeya because he fed on Krittikaa's breast milk.
--He grew very fast. In seven days time hee was appointed the army-chief of Devtaa and killed that Raakshas. with the help of all Devtaa's powers.
--He is said to be the son of Shiv and Paaarvatee, Shiv and Gangaa, Agni and Gangaa.
--Padm Puraan gives some different story.

KABANDH - Raashas
--Kabandh means a headless trunk moving abbout. Tales are told that these headless beings drink blood of victims falling within their grasp.
--He didn't have a head, his mouth was in his body, and he had only one eye. His arms were one Yojan long which he used to catch his prey. He was killed by Raam when He was searching for Seetaa.

KACH - Rishi, Son of Brihaspati
Married to -
Children - 
--Shukraachaarya knew Sanjeevanee Vidyaa sso he could dead Daitya bring alive. Devtaa were very worried with this arrangement, so they asked Brihaspati to learn this Vidyaa and do the same for them too. Then He sent his son Kach to Shukraachaarya to learn that Vidyaa. Shukraachaarya taught him that Vidyaa, but when he was about to depart, Devayaanee asked him to marry her. He bluntly refused her offer that according to morals she was his sister so he could not marry her. At this she gave him Shaap that he would not be able to use that Vidyaa. At this Kach also gave Shaap to her that no Braahman will marry her. That is why when she met king Yayaati, she proposed to Yayaati.

KADROO - Daughter of Daksh
Married to - Kashyap Jee (Son of Mareechi) (1 of 13 wives)
Children - 1,000 Naag of 1,000 heads each. 26 Naag are very famous - Shesh Naag, Vaasuki, Karkotak, Shankh, Airaavat, Kambal, Dhananjaya, Mahaaneel, Padya, Ashwatar, Takshak,  Ailaapatra, Mahaapadm, Dhritraashtra, Balaahak, Shankhpaal, Mahashankh, Pushpdant, Subhaavan, Shankhromaa, Nahush, Raman, Paanini, Kapil, Durmukh, Patanjalimukh. 
--Most of them were burned in Sarp Yagya done by Janmejaya (Parrekshit's son). [2Padm Puraan, 1Srishti], [Mahaabhaarat, Stories, 5-11maatali]

KAIKASEE - Raakshas, Daughter of Sumaalee
Married to - Vishravaa (Son of Pulastya Muni - 1 of 10 Brahmaa's Maanas Putra)
Children - 3 sons - Raavan, Kumbhkarn, Vibheeshan
                1 daughter - Shoorpankhaa (Married to  )

KAIKAYA BROTHERS - Rulers of Kaikaya Desh
--5 brothers like Paandav. They fought froom Paandav's side in Mahaabhaarat war.
--Brihadkshatra was the eldest brother andd was killed by Drone in Mahaabhaarat war on 14th day.

KAIKEYEE - Princess of Kaikaya Desh
Married to - Dashrath (King of Ayodhyaa)
Children - Bharat (Married to Maandavee - daughter of Kushdhwaj)
--She had two co-wives also - Kaushalyaa aand Sumitraa. She asked two Var from Dashrath - exile for Raam and throne for Bharat. Bharat never accepted that

KAITABH    see    MADHU AND KAITABH

KALAA - Princess, Daughter of Vibheeshan and Saramaa
Married to - nnn
Children - nnn

KALMAASHPAAD - King of Soorya Vansh, Son of Sudaas
Married to - Madayantee
Children - 1 son - Ashmak
--His real name was Saudaas. He was in thee lineage of Bhageerath -> -> Naabhaag -> Ambareesh -> -> Rituparn -> -> Sudaas -> Saudaas.
--Once Saudaas killed one lion among the ttwo. the other one assumed the form of Raakshas and took revenge from him. Once Saudaas did a Yagya. After the completion of that Yagya, that Raakshas offered the food containing human flesh to king's Kul Guru Vashishth Jee. At this Vashishth Jee gave him Shaap that he should always desire such food and become a Raakshas. But after knowing the truth he lessened the Shaap for 12 years. As he heard Vashishth's Shaap, he also got ready to give him Shaap but his wife stopped him doing so as he was a Braahman. Now he had the Abhimantrit water in his hand, where to put it? Instead of throwing it in the sky or on Prithvi he poured it over his own feet. That burned his feet and they became black. That is why his another popular name was Kalmaashpaad.
--During his Shaap period he got another SShaap of a Braahman's wife, so he could not have his wife. Then after the Shaap period was over, he requested Vashishth Jee to give him a son. He impregnated his wife and when the child did not born for seven years, the queen hit it with a stone and the child was born. He was named as Ashmak.

KAMALAAKSH - Raakshas, Son of Taarak
--He, including his two brothers Taarakaakksh and Vidyunmaalee, had three cities (of gold, silver and iron respectively) in Heavens. Shiv killed all of them and destroyed their three cities at a particular time.

KANS - King (Son of Ugrasen of Mathuraa)
Married to - Sanyati, Aayati 
                 -  Asti and Praapti (Daughters of Jarraasandh)
Children - nnn
--Was killed by Krishn.

KANV - Rishi
Married to - 
Children - Shakuntalaa (Daughter of Vishwaamitra and Menakaa Apsaraa, Married to Dushyant)
--He brought up this daughter of Vishwaamiitra and Menakaa Apsaraa and then married her to Dushyant.

KAPIL - Avataar. Muni, Son of Kardam Rishi and Devahooti (from Bhaagvat) 
Married to - Bachelor
Children - None
--He preached his mother and burned the 600,000 sons of Raajaa Sagar when they came searching the Ashwamedh horse of their father and mistook him as a thief of that horse seeing that horse tied near his Aashram. Later he guided Anshumaan to bring Gangaa on Prithvi to give Mukti to them.

KARDAM - Rishi
Married to - Devhooti (Daughter of Manu and Shatroopaa)
Children - 9 daughters - Kalaa (Married to Mareechi), Anusooyaa (Married to Atri), Shraddhaa (Married to Angiraa), Havirbhoo (Married to Pulastya), Gati (Married to Pulah), Kriyaa (Married to Kratu), Oorjswati or Arundhatee (Married to Vashishth), Chitti (Married to Atharvaa), Khyaati (Married to Bhrigu)
                2 sons - Kapil, Shankhpaad (Prajaapati)
--Brahmaa appointed Shankhpaad as the Lordd of South direction.

KARN - Son of Soorya and Kuntee
Married to - nnn
Children - 7 sons - 1. Vrishsen [Drone, 16; Karn, 48], 
                            2. Satyasandh [Karn, 7] (6War, 30battle16), 
                            3-4 Sushen and Satyasen [Karn, 48] (6War, 33battle 172); 
                                   killed by Nakul [Shalya, 10] (6War, 36battle18)
                            5. Bhaanusen - killed by Bheem [Karn, 48]. 
                            6. Prasenjit - killed by Saatyaki [Karn, 82] (6War, 34battle173), 
                            7. Chitrasen - killed by Nakul [Shalya, 10] (6War, 36battle18)
--Sushen was killed by Uttamaujaa on the 117th day of the war. [Karn, 75] (6War, 34battle174)
--He was born with Kavach and Kundal. Sincce he was born to Kuntee when she was maiden, she flowed him in Gangaa River. 
--He was brought up by Adhirath (also called Vikartan) and his wife Raadhaa, that is why one of his names is Raadheya, and another name is Vaikartan [Karn, 48]. Vaikartan also means "who has peeled off his skin of natural armor". He was called as "Vrish" also. [Karn, 48]. Yet his another name was Vrish. [Karn, 81]
--Because of Kavach and Kundal he was inviincible in the whole Trilok. Even Vishnu's Chakra could not harm him. To save his own son, Indra came to beg his Kavach and Kundal assuming Braahman's form. But his father, Soorya, had already warned him about this and asked him not to part with them, but he did not agree for that. Then he suggested to ask Indra's Power in exchange of them.
--From the very beginning he had enmity wiith Arjun, so when Indra came to beg for his Kavach and Kundal, on the advice of Soorya he asked Indra to give his Power named "Naikartan" [Drone, 179] to him to kill Arjun. But eventually he had to use it to kill Ghatotkach.
--He was a great alms-giver. Indra took thhe advantage of his this quality and asked his Kavach and Kundal in alms to save his son Arjun.
--He was killed by Arjun in Mahaabhaarat wwar on 17th day.
--[Drone, 30] mentions about his three uteerine brothers killed by Arjun, but gives only two names - Shatrunjaya and Vipath. The third name is not given. (6War, 16battle12). 
--[Drone, 38, 39] mention again about his one brother - name is not given, he was killed by Abhimanyu.. (6War, 16battle12)
--[Karn, 83] mentions that Yudhaamanyu killed one of his brothers, Chitrajit.
--[Karn, 7] mentions about his three sons - Satyasandh and two others (names are not given), being alive for fighting.

KASHYAP - Maharshi, Son of Mareechi and Sambhooti<
Married to - 13 daughters of Prajaapati Daksh
                    2 daughters of Vaishwaanar - Pulomaa, Kaalakaa - they had Paulom  and Kaalkeya
Children - Many. 
               1. Aditi - Devtaa (12 Aaditya - Anshumaan, Aryamaa, Bhag, Indra, Dhaataa, Mitra, Pooshaa, Savitaa, 
                      Twashtaa, Vaaman, Vishnu, Vivaswaan - Soorya)
               2. Diti - Daitya (Hiranyaaksh, Hiranyakashyap)
               3. Danu - Daanav - Andhak, Raahu
               4. Vinataa - Arun, Garud
               5. Kadru - Snakes
               6. Taamraa - 6 daughters - Shukee, Shyenee, Bhaasee, Sugreevee, Shuchi, Griddhrikaa
               7. Khasaa - Yaksh, Raakshas, Muni, Apsaraa
               8. Arishtaa - Gandharv
               9. Iraa - Trees, Creepers
              10. Surabhi - Cows, Buffaloes
              11. Krodhvashaa - Krodhvash Gan
              12. Surasaa - Snakes
              13. Muni - 

KAUSHALYAA - Princess
Married to - Dashrath (King of Ayodhyaa)
Children - Raam (Married to Seetaa - daughter of Janak)
--She had two co-wives also - Sumitraa andd Kaikeyee.

KAVI - Rishi, Son of Bhrigu (1 of 10 Maanas Putra of Brahmaa)
Married to -
Children - 1 son - Shukraachaarya
--Shukraachaarya became Guru of Daitya as Brihaspati is the Guru of Devtaa.

KEECHAK - Brother-in-law of Raajaa Viraat
Married to - nnn
Children -- nnn
--He was very mighty. He was the functionaal king of Matsya Desh, not Raajaa Viraat. It is said that he could be killed only by six people.
--When Paandav were passing their one yearr of Agyaatvaas in Viraat Nagar, he misbehaved with Draupadee. So at Draupadee's request Bheem killed him. Since Bheem was one of those six people who were able to kill him, Kaurav could guess that Paandav were hiding in Viraat Nagar.

KESAREE - Vannar, Hanumaan's father
Married to - Anjanee Devee
Children - 1 son - Hanumaan
--Hanumaan was born from Vaayu Dev.
--He fought with Raavan from Raam's side.<

KESHINEE - Raakshas woman, Daughter of Sumaalee
Married to - Raavan
Children - 3 sons - Raavan, Kumbhkarn and Vibheeshan 
                1 daughter - Shoorpankhaa.

KESHINEE - Sister of Garud
Married to - King Sagar of Ayodhyaa
Children - 1 son - Asmanjas
--Her son had remembered his past life so he used to behave strangely and often cruelly. He used to throw little playing children in Sarayoo River and laughed at them as they drowned in the water. People were very unhappy with him so his father exiled him from his kingdom. Later he brought all those children to life. 

KETU    see    RAAHU

KETUMAAN - Lord of West, Son of Rajas
Married to - nnn
Children - nnn
--Brahmaa appointed Ketumaan as the Lord oof West direction.

KHAR AND DOOSHAN - Raakshas, Raavan's cousins
Married to - nnn
Children - Vishaalaaksh and Makaraaksh (Khar's sons)
--Khar was Raavan's mother Kaikasee's (Kesshinee) sister's son. They were living in Jansthaan with their cousin sister Shoorpankhaa. Both were killed by Raam in Panchvatee when He was living there in exile with His brother Lakshman and wife Seetaa.

KIRMEERAA - Raakshas
--He was the brother of Bakaasur and a friiend of Hidimb. Since Bheem killed both of them he wanted to take revenge from him. Bheem killed him when Paandav started their exile period.

KRIPAA - Rishi, Son of Rishi Sharadwaan and Urvashee Apsaraa
Married to - nnn
Children - nnn
-- Shaantanu found them while on hunting ttrip and brought them up. When they grew up, Kripaa became the Kul Guru of Kaurav family and Kripee was married to Aachaarya Drone.
--Had a sister named Kripee (Married to Drrone)
--According to Vishnu Puraan, Maharshi Gautam's son was Shataanand, and Shataanand's son was Satyadhriti. He was a good archer. Once he saw Urvashee and his semen fell on a reed (Sarakandaa) which caused it to divide it in two parts, so two children were born from it - one son and one daughter. King Shaantanu was on a hunting trip, he found them, brought them home and brought them up.

KRIPEE - Daughter of Rishi Sharadwaan and Urvashee Apsaraa
Married to - Drone (Son of Bharadwaaj)
Children - 1 son - Ashwatthaamaa
--Shantanu found them while on hunting triip and brought them up. When they grew up, Kripaa became the Kul Guru of Kaurav family and Kripee was married to Aachaarya Drone.
--Had a brother named Kripaa
--According to Vishnu Puraan, Maharshi Gautam's son was Shataanand, and Shataanand's son was Satyadhriti. He was a good archer. Once he saw Urvashee and his semen fell on a reed (Sarakandaa) which caused it to divide it in two parts, so two children were born from it - one son and one daughter. King Shaantanu was on a hunting trip, he found them, brought them home and brought them up.

KRISHN - Avataar of Vishnu - Son of Vasudev and Devakee
Married to - 8 main queens (Rukminee, Satyabhaamaa, Satyaa (Daughter of Nagnjit), Kaalindee, Jaambvatee (Daughter of Jaambvaan), Mitravindaa) and 16,100 others
Children - Tens of thousands. Rukminee's son was Pradyumn
--Since He was Avataar of Vishnu, He is coonsidered Indra's younger brother also. He lived on Prithvi for about 123 years.
--Vishnu Puraan says that He had 180,000 sons. It also says that all Yaadav princes were educated by 38.8 million Guru.
--He killed many Raakshas - (1) Pootanaa, (2) Kans, (3) Keshee, (4) Bhaumaasur, (5) Madhu, (6)
Chaanoor, (7) Mushtik, (8) Shishupaal, (9) Dantvakra, (10) Kaalyavan

KRITVARMAA - Son of Hridikaa
Married to - nnn
Children - nnn
--He fought from Duryodhan's side. He had three brothers also who fought from Duryodjhan's side. [Drone, 190]
--Both Saatyaki and Kritvarmaa were from Krishn's family. Saatyaki was the disciple of Arjun, so when the Mahaabhaarat war took place, Saatyaki chose Paandav, but Kritvarmaa chose Duryodhan.

KRITVEERYA - King of Haihaya Vansh
Married to - nnn
Children - Arjun (Sahastraarjun or Sahastrabaahu)

KSHAATRADEV - Prince, Son of Shikhandee, Grandson of DDrupad
--Kshaatradev was killed by Drone on 12th day (Drone, 21). [Karn, 6] says that he was killed by Lakshman.

KSHAATRADHARM - Prince of Paanchaal, Son of Dhrishtdyumnn, Grandson of Drupad
Married to - nnn
Children - nnn
--He was killed by Drone on 14th day of Maahaabhaarat war.

KSHEMDHOORTI
--He fought from Duryodhan's side and was killed by Bheem on 16th day of war - on the first day of Karn's leadership.

KUBER - Yaksh, Son of Maharshi Vishravaa and Idvvidaa (Daughter of Bharadwaaj and Trinbindu - Daughter of Alambooshaa 
                       Apsaraa), Grandson of Maharshi Pulastya; 
              Half brother of Raavan, Kumbhkarn, Vibheeshan and Shoorpankhaa)
Children - 2 sons - Nalkoobar, Gandhmaadan
--Also called Vaishravan being the son of Vishravaa. First he lived in Lankaa Puree, then went to live on Kailaash Parvat after Raavan took it from him. 
--He got Pushpak Vimaan from Brahmaa. Later Raavan got it from him when he won Kuber

KUBJAA - 
--She was hunchbacked. She was cured by Krrishn when He was roaming in the streets of Mathuraa at the invitation of Kans.

KUMBH - Raakshas, Son of Kumbhkarn
Married to - nnn
Children - nnn
--He had a brother also named Nikumbh. Botth were killed in Raam-Raavan war.

KUMBHEENASEE - Raakshas woman, Daughter of Sumaalee andd Ketumatee (Daughter of Narmadaa, a Gandharv woman)
Married to - Madhu Daitya
Children - nnn
--Kumbheenasee was Raavan's mother Kaikaseee's real sister. She had three sisters and 10 brothers.
--Madhu abducted Kumbheenasee. When Raavann came to know about this he went there to fight with Madhu, but Kumbheenasee requested him not make her widow. Then he extended friendship with him.

KUMBHKARN - Raakshas, Son of Vishravaa and Kaikasee, Grandson of Pulastya Rishi
Married to - Vajrajwaalaa (Daughter of Bali, Granddaughter of Virochan)
Children - 2 sons - Kumbh nad Nikumbh
--Had 2 brothers - Raavan and Vibheeshan; and 1 sister Shoorpankhaa. 
--When he went to do Tap with his brotherss, he asked the Var of long sleep. Brahmaa got very happy to hear this. He immediately gave this Var to him and went away. Later Raavan got this term relaxed as six month of sleep and 1 day of waking up for eating food. It is said that he used to sleep so sound that a noise at high pitch and shaking him fiercely was necessary to wake him up.
--He was killed by Raam. His both sons werre also killed in Raam-Raavan war.

KUNTEE - Princess, Daughter of Kuntibhoj
Married to - Paandu
Children - 3 sons - Yudhishthir, Bheem, Arjun
--She was the daughter of king Shoorsen annd the sister of Vasudev, given to Kuntibhoj. 
-- Her name was Prithaa, but in Kuntibhoj''s house she was called as Kuntee.

KUNTIBHOJ - King
Married to - nnn
Children - 10 sons (killed by Ashwatthaamaa on 14th day)
                1 daughter - Kuntee (adopted from Shoorsen, married to Paandu)
--He was known as Purujit also. He didn't have a child, so Shoorsen gave his daughter Prithaa to him. There she was named Kuntee.

KUSHDHWAJ - King, Brother of Seeradhwaj (Raajaa Janak)
Married to - nnn
Children - 2 daughters - Maandavee (Married to Bharat), Shrutkeerti (Married to Shatrughn)
--His both sons-in-law were the sons of kiing Dashrath.

KUSHDHWAJ - Rishi
Married to - nnn
Children - 1 daughter - Ved Vatee
--Ved Vatee was doing Tap, when Raavan camme and tried to have her forcefully. She didn't give her Shaap but immolated herself because she wanted to have Vishnu as her husband. It is believed that she was born as Seetaa to take revenge from him.