Nakula
ナクラ
நகுலன்
Naküla

In the Hindu epic Mahābhārata, Nakula (Sanskrit: naküla) was the son of king Pandu and queen Madri. He and his twin brother Sahadeva are in the image of the Ashwini Gods. He was one of the five Pandavas whose story is told in the Mahābhārata - the youngest two.According to record, the twins have special abilities of caring for horses and cows. Nakula is described as extremely attractive, honest, loyal, can keep secrets, always careful in doing his tasks and known to make people around you happy. He is also quite observant and keeps a watchful eye on his elder brother Bhima's mischievous and often dangerous pranks.Nakula was chosen by Yudhishtira as the one brother to be brought back to life during the exile in forest, when all the other four brothers had died after drinking water from a lake. This was because he was the son of Madri, and Yudhishtara, being the son of Kunti, wanted to be fair to both mothers. After the Bharatayuddha war, Nakula became the king of Mandaraka. He died on Himalaya Mountain. It has been said that he died peacefully.

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Meaning of the name

In sanskrit the name Nakula means 'Ichneumon' (In medieval literature, the ichneumon or echinemon was the enemy of the dragon. When it sees a dragon, the ichneumon covers itself with mud, and closing its nostrils with its tail, attacks and kills the dragon. The ichneumon was also considered by some to be the enemy of the crocodile and the asp, and attack them in the same way. The Greek word translated as "ichneumon" was the name used for the "pharaoh's rat" or mongoose, which attacks snakes; it can also mean "otter").

Nakula is also known to be Dewa Siwa.

In java also known as 'Pinten' (some sorf of plant which can be used as medicine).