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Gavگو

GAHV

King of Hind, son of Jamhur, whose war with his brother Talkhand gives rise to chess.

In the poem
First at E2.3, Gav, Talkhand, and Chess
Named
65 times, in 1 section
Main stories
E2 Chess, Wisdom, and the Kalila and Dimna (65)

In the poem’s own words

The 1 sections that name Gav most often, with the summary from the Notes and the couplets that name Gav. Tap a couplet number to read it in the full poem.
E2.3

Gav, Talkhand, and Chess

In Hind, Jamhur dies leaving the infant Gav; his brother Mai reigns, marries the queen and fathers Talkhand. The brothers’ rival claims end in a battle by the sea where Talkhand dies of thirst, unwounded. To show his mother how, the sages devise chess.

  • E2.3.12
    He named the infant Gav, his royal boy;But brief was Jamhur’s time to share that joy.
  • E2.3.14
    He left to Gav a world where justice shone,Though infant Gav could not yet rule alone.
  • E2.3.28
    He took Gav’s mother as his wife and queen,And cherished her, his life, with love serene.
Gav named 65 times here · read the section in the full poem · notes

Where the name appears

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E2Chess, Wisdom, and the Kalila and Dimna65

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