Tuesday 5 April 2011

Who's Who in Mahabharata !!!!


AbhimanyuBrave son of Arjuna who fought and died in the war of Mahabharata
AmbaA character from Hindu epic of Mahabharata, she is transformed into Shikhandi, a male but impotent warrior
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AmbikaWife of Vichitravirya of Mahabharata' sister of Amba and Ambalika
ArjunaSon of Kunti and Pandu by the blessings of Indra; a great archer in Mahabharat; initiator of the great preaching of Lord Krishna
BabhruvahanaA prince from Mahabharat epic, son of Arjuna and Chitrangada
BakasuraThe crane demon from Mahabharat epic; Bhima kills him and saves the village; a demon with a great appetite
BhishmaSon of Shantanu and the river Ganga; his oath of celibacy in Mahabharat is well known
DraupadiDaughter of king Drupada and common wife of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata epic
DronaA brahmin teacher from Mahabharata epic who taught weaponry and warfare to the royalty at Hastinapur; father of Ashwathama
DrupadaKing of Panchala kingdom; parent of Draupadi of Mahabharat; childhood friend of Dronaand father of Shikhandi
DuryodhanaThe eldest of the Kouravas and fought the great Mahabharat war with the cousins, thePandavas
DushasanaSecond son of Dhritarashra and Gandhari of the 101 children; humilated Draupadi in a court and was killed by Bheema in the Mahabharat war.
DwaparayugaThe third era according to Hindu mythologies; the war of Mahabharata is said to have taken place in this period
EkalavyaA devoted student in the story of Mahabharata
GandeevaThe weapon of choice belonging to warrior Arjuna in the Mahabharata war
GandharaAn ancient kingdom of India, roughly corresponding to present day Khandahar in Afghanistan. Gandhari, a queen of Mahabharat was a pricess from Gandhar.; Also name of an important school of Indian art that florished during the Kushanas.
HastinapurThe capital of Kuru kingdom; the war of Mahabharat takes place in question to who is heir to Hastinapur
HindimbaA cannibal demon in the story of Mahabharat; brother of Hidimba who eventually married Bhima and bore Ghatotkacha.
JayadrathaKing of Sindhu kingdom during Mahabharata; son-in-law of Dhritarashtra
KarnaSon of Surya and Kunti out of wedlock and raised as a charioteer; the tragic hero of Mahabharata epic
KripacharyaA brahmin of Hastinapur and teacher to the first warrior family of Mahabharat
KrishnaOne of the most popular avatar of Lord Vishnu. Hero of Mahabharat epic, around whom many legends are woven.
KurukshetraThe battlefield for the great war of Mahabharat; present day Ambala in the state of Haryana
MahabharatThe epic story of Hindus featuring the Pandavas, the Kauravas, Krishna and the war of Kurukshetra, written by sage-poet Vyasa.
PandavasHalf-brothers Yudhishtira, Bheema, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva all children of Kuntiare referred to as Pandavas in Mahabharata
ParashuramThe avatar of Vishnu as the angry Brahman with an axe; teacher to stalwarts likeDrona and Bhishma of Mahabharat
Razm NamaPersian translation of the Mahabharata made at the command of Akbar in the 16th Century
Satyaki(a.k.a. Yayudhana) A Yadava leader in the story of Mahabharat; a relative of Krishna;
Shalyaa king from Mahabharata; father of Madri
UttaraThe North pole; also a character from Mahabharat -- the cowardly son of king Virata
VaishampayanaA sage, and a pupil of Vyasa who recited the story of Mahabharat at a sacrifice held by Janamejaya.
VyasaAncient Indian sage and writer of the epic Mahabharata; son of Parasar and Satyavati
YuyutsuA son of Dhitarashtra who supported the Pandavas in the Mahabharata war; king ofIndraprastha

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