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Duryodhana's wife—named Bhanumati in later retelling—is a minor character is in Mahabharata, and mainly appears in the folk tales. [36] She is unnamed in the epic, but it is described that she was the princess of Kalinga Kingdom and was the daughter of Chitrangada. She was abducted by Duryodhana with the help of his friend Karna.
Pages in category "Characters in the Mahabharata" The following 198 pages are in this category, out of 198 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Character Deity Ashvatthama: Portions of Shiva, Kama, Krodha and Yama: Abhimanyu: Varchasa Arjuna: A Portion of Indra, rebirth of sage Nara (a portion of Vishnu) Amitaujasa Ketumana Balarama: Shesha: Bahlika: One of the Krodhavasas Bhadra: Lakshmi: Bhagadatta: Bashkala Bhanumati: Dhrukti Bhima: Vayu: Bhishma: Prabhasa Brihadratha: Sukshma ...
Mahabharata Manuscript illustration of the Battle of Kurukshetra Information Religion Hinduism Author Vyasa Language Sanskrit Period Principally compiled in 3rd century BCE–4th century CE Chapters 18 Parvas Verses 200,000 Full text Mahabharata at Sanskrit Wikisource Mahabharata at English Wikisource Part of a series on Hindu scriptures and texts Shruti Smriti List Vedas Rigveda Samaveda ...
Karna (Sanskrit: कर्ण, IAST: Karṇa), also known as Vasusena, Anga-Raja, Sutaputra and Radheya, [2] is one of the major characters in the Hindu epic Mahābhārata. [3] [4] He is the son of Surya (the Sun deity) and princess Kunti (later the Pandava queen).
Dhritarashtra (Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र, romanized: Dhr̥tarāṣṭra) was a ruler of the ancient Kuru kingdom, featured as a central character in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. He is also attested in the Yajurveda, where he is acknowledged as the son of King Vichitravirya.
Bhima is a significant character in the Mahabharata, one of the Sanskrit epics from the Indian subcontinent. It mainly narrates the events and aftermath of the Kurukshetra War, a war of succession between two groups of princely cousins, the Kauravas and the Pandavas. The work is written in Classical Sanskrit and is a composite work of revisions ...
Key to Symbols. Male: blue border Female: red border Pandavas: green box; Kauravas: yellow box; Notes. a: Shantanu was a king of the Kuru dynasty or kingdom, and was some generations removed from any ancestor called Kuru.