[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.735 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.735 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.735 - **Language:** English ### [c9.735](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.735) When the Pāṇḍavas returned after twelve years’ stay in exile in the forest and one year’s stay incognito Duryodhana refused to allot them even a single house, and war for eighteen days between the Kauravas and the Pāṇḍavas was fought in the field of Kurukṣetra. The Kauravas were wiped out. Yudhiṣṭhira became king and performed the Rājasūyayajña after which the Pāṇḍavas went out on the great journey and gave up their lives. - [Previous: c9.734](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.734) - [Next: c9.736](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.736) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.735](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.735) · Pramāṇa