Thursday, May 30, 2013

Secret Names

While in hiding with King Virat, the Pandavas assumed these identities  :

Name              Adopted Name       Adopted Persona

Yudhisthira         Kanka                     Play the game of dices with the King
Bhima                Vallabha                  Cook
Arjuna                Brihannala              Princess' music teacher 
Nakula               Granthik                  Supervisor of the stables
Sahadeva          Tantipal                  Supervisor of the cattle sheds
Draupadi            Sairindhri               Queen's maid

Apart from these public pseudonyms, the Pandavas referred to each other by these secret names while in hiding :

Name              Secret Name 


Yudhisthira       Jay
Bhima               Jayanta
Arjuna               Vijay
Nakula              Jaytsen
Sahadeva         Jayadval

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