Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c17.s3.114

v1.c17.s3.114

² Duryodhana, as the elder branch, retained his title as head of the Kurus; while the junior, Yudhishthira, on the separation of authority, adopted his father’s name, Pandu, as the patronymic of his new dynasty. The site of the great conflict (or Mahabharata) between these rival clans, is called Kurukshetra, or ‘Field of the Kurus.’