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Uttara was incredulous and initially refused to believe him; only after Arjuna had recited his ten aliases did Uttara believe that Brihannala was indeed Arjuna in disguise. Arjuna then took charge with Uttara acting as his charioteer, single-handedly defeated the entire Hastinapura army.
The Sanskrit name Uttarā is derived from the word Uttara by adding a feminine termination ā. It can have multiple meanings; according to British Indologist Monier Williams, in this context, it means 'upper,' 'higher,' 'superior,' or 'excellent'. The word is also used to denote the 'North direction', as well as 'an answer'.
Ashwatthama propitiates Shiva (top) before making a night attack on the sleeping Pandava camp (bottom). The Sauptika Parva (Sanskrit: सौप्तिक पर्व), or the "Book of the Sleepers," is the tenth of eighteen books of the Indian Epic Mahabharata.
The Yadavas reported these tidings to Ugrasena, who had the rod turned into powder, and thrown into the sea. He also prohibited liquor in his kingdom. Sometime, after this incident he died and attained heaven. He, along with Bhurshiravas, Shalya, Uttara and his brother Shankha, Vasudeva, Bhuri, Kamsa, joined the company of devas in heaven. [5]
Kritavarma is said to have encouraged, or in some accounts, participated in the theft of the legendary Syamantaka jewel from King Satrajit.Along with his friend Akrura, he is said to have caused Shatadhanva to murder Satrajit, and steal the jewel for himself.
Uttarakuru (Sanskrit: उत्तर कुरु; Uttarakuru) is the name of a dvipa ('continent') in ancient Hindu and Buddhist mythology as well as Jain cosmology.The Uttarakuru country or Uttara Kuru Kingdom and its people are sometimes described as belonging to the real world, whereas at other times they are mythical or otherworldly spiritual beings.
While the Uttara Kanda (including Shambuka's tale) is generally regarded as a later interpolation to the original epic, [1] [7] the Book is considered part of "ongoing Ramayana tradition" and part of the Valmiki Ramayana. [1] [8] Shambhuka is alluded in the epic Mahabharata; his story retold in some versions of the Ramayana. [9]
The names of Uttamaujas and his brother Yudhamanyu are mentioned in the Mahabharata. They are the incarnations of the adityas named Amshuman and Aryaman.. Once, Uttamaujas and his brother Yudhamanyu while Duryodhana was giving a list of twenty great and important charioteers that were taking part in the war on behalf of the Pandavas [3] According to the Mahabharata, they were brothers and ...