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KOSTHAVAN 416 KRATU from to to fearing Jarasandha. (M.B. Sabha Parva, Chapter 14, and intermingled beginning end and end Stanza 27). beginning. There are rules to make combined words by KOSTHAVAN. A mountain. It is stated in Maha- using prefixes and suffixes. These rules are called bharata, Asvamedha Parva, Chapter 43 that this Pratisakhya. Because the Vedas are taught in this way mountain was the overlord of many other mountains. with so much attention and care, their texts have never KOTARA. An attendant of Skanda. (M.B. Salya Parva, been subjected to changes and variations. I. He was the rebirth of Chapter 46, Stanza 14) . KRATHA A Ksatriya King. KOTARAKA. A serpent born in the family of KaSyapa. an Asura called Krodhavasa. (M.B. Adi Parva, See (M.B. Udyoga Parva, Chapter 103, Stanza 12). Chapter 67, Stanza 61). under Jyamagha. KOTIKASYA (KOTIKA). A King who was the follow- KRA'IHA II. A King defeated by Bhimasena during er of J .yadrat a. While the Pandavas were living in his regional conquest. (M.B. Sabha Parva, Chapter the Kamyaka forest once they went out leaving Pancali 30, Stanza 7). In ; lone in the hut. At that time Jayadratha the King of KRATHA III. A hermit. Mahabharata, Udyoga- Sindhu, the son of Vrddhaksatra came there and saw Parva, Chapter 83, Stanza 27 it is stated that this Pancali. He sent his follower Kotikasya to entice hermit visited Sri Krsna on his way to Hastinapura. Pancali, who did not succumb to temptation. At last KRATHA IV. There was a warrior named Kratha on Jayadratha carried Pancali away by force. the side of the Kauravas. (M.B. Drona Parva, Chapter This Kotikasya was the son of Suratha and was the 120, Stanza 10). V. warrior of Skandadeva. KingofTrigarta (M.B. Vana Parva, Chapter 265) . KRATHA A (M.B. Salya KOTILI5IGA. This word was added to the names of Parva, Chapter 45, Stanza 70). the members of the Koturinallur royal family. Especial- KRATHA VI. AYaksa. (Demi-God). When Garuda reached the Devas he had to with this ly, Kunjiku^tan Tampuran is denoted by the name world of fight ' 'Kotiliagesvar in some of his poetic works. The word Yaksa. (M.B. Adi Parva, Chapter 32, Stanza 18). 'Kotilinga' is the Sanskrit form of the Dravidian word KRATHA VII. An Asura (demon). It is stated in that Kotuririallur. This city was the Capital of the Cera Mahabharata, Adi Parva, Chapter 67 Stanza 57 Kings. this Asura was born as King Suryaksa on the earth in KOTlSA. A serpent born in the family of Vasuki. (M.B. his re-birth. Dhrtarastra. Adi Parva, Chapter 57, Stanza 5) . KRATHA VIII. Name of a son of (M.B. KOTITlRTHA. A holy bath. It is mentioned in Maha- /\di Parva, Chapter 116, Stanza 11). bharata, Vana Parva, Chapter 82, that those who bathe KRATHA I. A f mous King in Ancient India. The in this holy bath will get the fruits of performing the following details about this King are found found horse sacrifice. in the Mahabharata. In 1 He was the rebirth of an Asura called KOTTUVA. (Yawning, Gape). Devi Bhagavata, ( ) Rahu, Skandha 6, there is a story explaining how the living the son of Sirhhika. (M.B. Adi Parva, Chapter 67, beings began to * awn. After getting boons from Stanza 40). Brahma, Vrttrasura swallowed Indra. The Devas were (2) Kratha attended the Svayamvara (marriage) of filled with fea and approaching Brhaspati they re- Draupadl. (M.B. Adi Parva, Chapter 186, Stanza 15). of presented their grievance. According to the instruction (3) Sri Krsna defeated Kratha at the city Jaruthi. of Brhaspati the Devas caused Vrttrasura to gape. (M.B. Vana Parva, Chapter 12, Stanza 30). After opening the mouth he found it difficult to shut, (4) In the battle of Bharata this King attacked Abhi- and the mouth remained open. In the meanwhile manyu. (M.B. Drona Parva, Chapter 46, Stanza 26). of Indra jumped out of Vrtra through the mouth. Gape (5) In the battle of Bharata Kratha killed the prince came into existence from that time. (For details see Kalinga, and a King from the- mountain killed under the word Vrtra. Kratha. (M.B. Kama Parva, Chapter 85, Stanza 15). KRAMAJIT. A Ksatriya King who was a constant KRATHA II. A King of the Puru dynasty. (M.B. Adi follower of Dharmaputra. (M.B. Sabha Parva, Chapter Parva Chapter 94, Stanza 58) . of 4, Stanza 28) . KRATHA III. A captain of the army monkeys. KRAMAPA. A son born to Pulaha by his wife Ksama. (M.B. Vana Parva, Chapter 283, Stanza 19). Kramapa had a brother named Sahisnu. (Agni Purana KRATHA IV. A warrior of Skanda. (M.B. Salya Chapter 20). Parva, Chapter 45, Stanza 70) . KRAMAPATHA. A method of teaching the Vedas. It KRATHA V. A famous serpent. At the time of the is due to the insistence on strict adherence to this death of Balabhadra this serpent came there to lead method of teaching that even after thousands of years his soul to Patala (nether world) . (M.B. Mausala Parva, variations have not crept into the original texts of the Chapter 4, Stanza 16). Vedas which form the earliest literature. There is a KRATHA (M). An ancient country in India. It is portion called 'word study' (Pada Patha) in the Vedas mentioned in Mahabharata, Sabha Parva, Chapter 21 (the scripture) . Every word in the Veda is separated that Bhlsmaka the King of Vidarbha had conquered from its prefixes and suffixes. The second step isKrama- this or the of and suffixes to country. pafcha study joining prefixes KRATU. each word got by the first step. Next step is Jatapatha of the six mental sons of in which words are combined with their prefixes and 1) General information. One suffixes. To guard against the creeping in of mistakes Brahma. Marici, Angiras, Atri, Pulastya, Pulaha and Adi in this step, the next step which is known as Ghana- Kratu were the mental sons of Brahma. (M.B. is described as one of the patha is taught. In this step the first step of Padapatha Parva, Chapter 65) Kratu of and the second step of Krama patha are mixed together 21 Prajapatis (lords emanation)..
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