Agitated by this reversal, the eldest Kaurava, Duryodhana, orders the " rakshasa " ( giant ) Alamvusha ( or Alambusha ), son of Rishyasringa, to kill Iravan.
32.
Iravan, the " chastiser of foes " versed in " maya " ( illusion ) slays five of the Gandhara princes in a sword fight; Vrishava alone escapes death.
33.
I did have trouble wrapping my head around all the unfamiliar terms and the complicated interactions of the characters, and I would not like to take a pop quiz on the variants of the Iravan tale.
34.
The brothers Gaya, Gavaksha, Vrishava, Charmavat, Arjava, and Suka attack Iravan, supported by the whole Kaurava army, but Iravan's army of Nagas slays all but one of their opponents.
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The brothers Gaya, Gavaksha, Vrishava, Charmavat, Arjava, and Suka attack Iravan, supported by the whole Kaurava army, but Iravan's army of Nagas slays all but one of their opponents.
36.
On the first day of war, Iravan fights a duel with Srutayush, a Kshatriya king who had been a " daitya " ( demon ) called Krodhavasa in a Avanti, who are later killed by Arjuna.
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Although the original Sanskrit version of the Mahabharata records Iravan's ( Sanskrit name ) death during the 18-day Mahabharata war, the Tamil versions discuss Aravan's ( Tamil name ) ritual self-sacrifice to Kali before the war.
38.
While the marriage of Iravan's parents is mentioned in the first book of the Mahabharata, Adi Parva ( the Book of Beginnings ), both the birth and death of Iravan are mentioned later, in the sixth book, Bhishma Parva ( the Book of Bhishma ).
39.
While the marriage of Iravan's parents is mentioned in the first book of the Mahabharata, Adi Parva ( the Book of Beginnings ), both the birth and death of Iravan are mentioned later, in the sixth book, Bhishma Parva ( the Book of Bhishma ).
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The stories of Iravan, usually spelled Irawan in Java, along with others from the Javanese version of the Mahabharata, are told in traditional Javanese theatre ( " wayang " ), as well as shadow-puppet plays known as " wayang kulit ".
