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Kunti (Sanskrit: कुन्ती, IAST: Kuntī), born Pritha (Sanskrit: पृथा, IAST: Pṛthā), was the queen of Kuru in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. Kunti was married to Pandu and is the mother of Karna, Yudhishthira, Bhima, and Arjuna. She is depicted to possess beauty, intelligence and shrewdness.
The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India composed by Veda Vyasa. At its heart lies the epic struggle between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. The central characters include the five Pandava brothers—Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva—along with their wife Draupadi.
Karna joins the losing Duryodhana side of the Mahabharata war. He is a key antagonist who aims to kill Arjuna but dies in a battle with him during the Kurushetra war. [3] [4] He is a tragic hero in the Mahabharata, in a manner similar to Aristotle's literary category of "flawed good man". [8]
Shafaq Naaz (born 7 February 1993) is an Indian television actress and trained Kathak dancer, [citation needed] best known for her roles as Kunti in Mahabharat (2013) which aired on Star Plus and Mayuri in Chidiya Ghar (2014). She is the sister of actors Falaq Naaz and Sheezan Khan. [1]
Kunti's sorrow on the corpse of Karna reveals Karna's true identity of being the eldest Pandava. Before Mahabharata War, Shri Krishna enlightens Arjuna about the "Bhagavad Gita" and shows his Virata Swaroopa to Arjuna. The latter shows the deaths of Bhishma, Drona, Karna, Abhimanyu, Shalya, Shakuni, Jayadrata, Ghatotkacha, 100 Kauravas, 5 sons ...
Mahabharata, Book 2, Chapter 14 Jarasandha was a powerful Ancient Indian king who ruled Magadha . The eighteen tribes of the Bhojas , from fear of Jarasandha , have all fled towards the west; so also have the Surasenas , the Bhadrakas, the Vodhas, the Salwas , the Patachchavas, the Susthalas, the Mukuttas, and the Kulindas, along with the Kuntis.
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 ...
Bhima (Sanskrit: भीम, IAST: Bhīma), also known as Bhimasena (Sanskrit: भीमसेन, IAST: Bhīmasena), is a hero and one of the most prominent figures in the Hindu epic Mahabharata, renowned for his incredible strength, fierce loyalty, and key role in the epic's narrative.