How do you use Kauravas in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Kauravas meaning
plural of Kaurava
Using Kauravas
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of Kaurava
- In the example corpus, kauravas often appears in combinations such as: the kauravas, and kauravas, kauravas fought.
Context around Kauravas
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Kauravas
- In this selection, "kauravas" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, jubilant, fought, saying and insult stand out and add context to how "kauravas" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include like the kauravas fought for and and the kauravas. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "kauravas" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with kauravas
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
If discovered by the Kauravas, they will be forced into exile for another 12 years. (15 words)
It is said Yalambar had gone to witness the battle of Mahabharata between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. (18 words)
Trivedi compared the BJP with the Kauravas saying, they “were also big in number while Pandavas were only five”. (19 words)
The jubilant Kauravas insult the Pandavas in their helpless state and even try to disrobe Draupadi in front of the entire court, but her honour is saved by Krishna who miraculously creates lengths of cloth to replace the ones being removed. (41 words)
Gandhi, who became party president in December, said on Sunday, that the BJP, like the Kauravas, fought for power, while his party, on the lines of the Pandavas, battled for truth. (31 words)
Gandhi, who became party president in December, said yesterday that the BJP, like the Kauravas, fought for power, while his party, on the lines of the Pandavas, battled for truth. (30 words)
Example sentences (11)
The rivalry between the Pandavas and Kauravas and how the animosity builds among the cousins as the time passes by form the crux of the story.
Gandhi, who became party president in December, said on Sunday, that the BJP, like the Kauravas, fought for power, while his party, on the lines of the Pandavas, battled for truth.
Gandhi, who became party president in December, said yesterday that the BJP, like the Kauravas, fought for power, while his party, on the lines of the Pandavas, battled for truth.
Trivedi compared the BJP with the Kauravas saying, they “were also big in number while Pandavas were only five”.
He had considered the Kurukshetra war to be a last resort after voluntarily acting as a messenger in order to establish peace between the Pandavas and Kauravas.
If discovered by the Kauravas, they will be forced into exile for another 12 years.
It is said Yalambar had gone to witness the battle of Mahabharata between the Pandavas and the Kauravas.
Lord Krishna, knowing the intention of Yalamber and the strength and unity of the Kiratas, thought that the war would unnecessarily be prolonged if Yalamber sided with the Kauravas.
Moreover, you Arjuna, are only a mortal appointee to carry out my divine will, since the Kauravas are destined to die either way, due to their heap of sins.
The jubilant Kauravas insult the Pandavas in their helpless state and even try to disrobe Draupadi in front of the entire court, but her honour is saved by Krishna who miraculously creates lengths of cloth to replace the ones being removed.
This becomes crucial as Drona later became the guru to both the Pandavas and the Kauravas who fought against each other in the Kurukshetra War.
Common combinations with kauravas
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: