Shatanika

Son of Draupadi

Shatanika (IAST: Śatānīka, Sanskrit: शतानीक, lit. he who has hundred troops) was born to Nakula and Draupadi. He was the fourth of the Upapandavas. The Upapandavas were the five sons born to Draupadi from each of the five Pandavas. They are: Prativindhya from Yudhishthira, Sutasoma from Bhimasena, Shrutakarma from Arjuna, Shatanika from Nakula and Shrutasena from Sahadeva. They fought the battle on the side of the Pandavas, and all were Ekarathis as said by Bhishma but not much is said in the Mahabharata about the brothers except for fleeting mentions during the battle. On the 11th and 14th day of war, all five were single handedly defeated by Karna's son Vrishasena. All the Upapandavas were killed by Ashwathama on the night of the last day of the war. 

Shatanika was named after a famous Rajarshi in the Kuru lineage who had that name and he was considered to be an avatar of Vishvedevas. He being the second youngest in the Kurukshetra War is also nominated as a deputy commander-in-chief of forces under Dhrishtadyumna, in charge of Vyuha planning. He killed the Kaurava king / ally Bhutakarma on the 12th day of war actually he shot arrows towards Kaurava army led by Bhutkarma to reduce losses of Kaurava army and even killed the leader of the army. 

On the 12th day of war

Bhutakarman, otherwise called Sabhapati, kept away from Drona. Nakula's son Shatanika, as the latter advanced, scattering showers of arrows. Then the heir of Nakula, with three broad-headed shafts of great sharpness, deprived Bhutakarman of both his arms and head in that battle.

Brother of Virata king

Shatanika, the younger brother of Virata king, was killed by Drona on the 12th day of war.

Then the Panchalas, the Kekayas, the Matsyas, the Chedis, the Karushas and the Kosalas, seeing Drona, rushed at him, desirous of rescuing Yudhishthira. The Preceptor, however, that slayer of large numbers of foes, desirous of seizing Yudhishthira, began to consume those divisions, like fire consuming heaps of cotton. Then Shatanika, the younger brother of the ruler of the Matsyas, rushed at Drona who was thus engaged in incessantly destroying those divisions (of the Pandava host). Shatanika, piercing Drona along with his driver and steeds with six shafts, bright as the rays of the sun and polished by his hands of their forger, uttered loud shouts. Engaged in a cruel act, and endeavouring to accomplish what was difficult of attainment, he covered Bharadwaja's son, that mighty car-warrior with showers of arrows. Then Drona, with an arrow sharp as razor, quickly cut off from his trunk the head, decked with ear-rings of Shatanika, shouting at him. Thereupon, the Matsya warriors all fled away.

Son of Janamejaya

Shatanika was the son of Janamejaya to whom Bhavishya Purana was narrated by Sumantu, Vyasa's disciple.

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