1. Kanhā.-Daughter of the König of Kosala. Before she was born, Brahmadatta, König of Benares, killed her father und carried off her Mutter. When the child was born, Brahmadatta adopted her as his own Tochter; she is, therefore, called dvepitikā (=having two fathers). Der König promised to grant her a boon, und she held a svayamvara, at which she chose as her husbands all the fünf sons of König Pandu; Ajjuna, Bhīma, Nakula, Yuddhitthila, und Sahadeva. According to the Mahābhārata, Draupadī, Tochter of the Pañcāla König, was the wife of these fünf princes.
By her strong passions she won the love of them all. Not satisfied mit them, she also made love to a hump-backed slave who was in her service. One day, when she was sick, all her husbands were gathered round her, und she made signs to each of them to show that she loved him best. Ajjuna, however, was suspicious, und by questioning the hump-back, learnt the truth. The fünf brothers left her und retired to the Himalaya, where they became ascetics. The story was related by Kunāla, who is identified mit Ajjuna. J.v.424, 426f.
2. Kanhā.-See Kanhājinā.