Kamyaka forest

Location

Approximate Somewhere on the Sarasvati (Ghaggar) west of Kurukshetra

Note

The text places Kamyaka on the banks of the Sarasvati at the edge of Kuru territory. No modern site is established; the marker is placed only to show the general area.

In the story

1. 13The second game and the exileTwelve years in the forest and a thirteenth in hiding; the Pandavas go to Kamyaka
2. 14The forest yearsArjuna wins celestial weapons; the brothers go on pilgrimage and reunite in the Himalaya
3. 15Duryodhana's cattle expedition and Draupadi's abductionDuryodhana is captured by gandharvas and freed by the Pandavas; Jayadratha seizes Draupadi

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