Iravan

Iravan

:"For the capital city of Armenia, see Yerevan."Iravat or Iravan (Sanskrit:इरवन), in the Hindu epic "Mahābhārata", was the son of Pandava prince Arjuna and Naga princess Ulupi. He fought on the side of the Pandavas in the Kurukshetra war and was killed by the Rakshasa Alumvusha on the eighth day of the war.

Also Iravat is a name of White Elephant which is the vehicle of Indra, King of heaven


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