The five sons of Pandu. The three older Pandavas - Yudhishthira, Bhima, and Arjuna - were born to Pandu's wife Kunti by the three demigods Yamaraja, Vayu, and Indra. The other two sons, Nakula and Sahadeva, were born of Pandu's other wife Madri by the Ashvini-kumaras.
descendants of Pandu, patronymic for five sons of Pandu, heroes of the Hindu epic Mahabharata
Yudhistra, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakul, and Sahadev (and the abandoned-at-birth Karan), the sons of Kunti (each conceived through immaculate unions with different gods) who represent the wronged, strong, and right side in tha struggle that is the central plot of the epic poem Mahabharata