Satyaratha

Satyaratha Satyaratha was one of the five Samshaptaka brothers, the others being Satyavarman, Satyavrata, Satyeshu and Satyakarman.  On the 12th day of war, he took an oath to kill Arjuna.

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Jyotishka

Jyotishka A weapon used to dispel the thick and awful darkness. It was used by Arjuna against the illusions created by Shakuni on the 12th day of war.

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Shakuni

Shakuni Shakuni was the son of king of Gandhara – Subala. He was the brother of Gandhari, and thus the brother-in-law of Dhritarashtra and the the maternal uncle of Duryodhana. Vrishaka, Achala and others were his brothers. On the 12th day of war Beholding their brave and unretreating Vrishaka and…

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Subala

Subala Subala was the king of Gandhara, and father of Gandhari, and thus the father-in-law of Dhritarashtra and the grandfather of Duryodhana. Shakuni, Vrishaka, Achala and others were his sons, and were all killed in the Mahabharata war.

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Vrishaka

Vrishaka Vrishaka was the son of Subala, the Gandhara king. He was the brother of Shakuni and Gandhari, and thus the brother-in-law of Dhritarashtra and the maternal uncle of Duryodhana. Vrishaka was killed by Arjuna on the 12th day of war. Arjuna kills Vrishaka and Achala – the Gandhara princes…

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Naraka

Naraka In Mahabharata Naraka was an Asura, son of Goddess Earth born to Varaha, an avatar of Vishnu. Earth had obtained Vaishnava weapon from Narayana to make her son Naraka invincible. He was the king of Pragjotisha. One of his descendents was Bhagadatta, who fought along side Duryodhana and who…

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