We shall again go from the last to the first.
10) Susharma - King of Trigarta
- Defeated the whole army of Matsya and captured King Virata.
- Wounded and defeated Yudhishtira in battle but was quickly defeated by Bheem.
- Fought Arjuna on multiple occasions giving tough fights.
- Kept Arjuna busy for the 13th day, which in itself is a powerful deed.
9) Kripacharya - Despite being called an Atirathi, he has less feats in the Kurukshetra battle. This might be because of age but in my view he is a powerful warrior.
- He straight up defeated Dhrishtadyumna on the 17th day
- He defeated Shikhandini brutally on the 14th day
- He easily defeated Panchala prince Yudhamanyu.
- He killed the son of Shishupal, Suketu
8) Vrishasen - Among the sons of Karna, he was arguably the most powerful. He is a decent archer.
- He defeated the son of Nakula, Satanika on the 11th day
- He also defeated Nakula leaving him weaponless.
- He defeated all sons of Draupadi.
- He defeated king Virata of Matsya
- On the 14th day he defeated King Drupad and tied with Dhrishtadyumna
7) King Bhagadatta - The best among elephant riders.
- He absolutely defeated Bhima in battle and dominated him
- He defeated Yudhishtira easily with his entire army.
- He even made Satyaki retreat at one point.
- He defeated all sons of Draupadi and Yuyutsu and commanded his elephant to do mass destruction.
6) Kritaverma - A powerful Yadava commander.
- He single handedly defeated Bhima, Yudhishtira, Nakula, sons of Draupadi, Shikhandini and Ghatotkacha on the 14th day
- He defeated Bhima on the 18th day
- He defeated Yudhistira separately on the 14th day
5) Duryodhana - Eldest among Kauravas.
- He defeated Bhima in an archery duel on the 10th day and Abhimanyu and Ghatotkacha had to save him.
- He killed many demons of Ghatotkacha on the 14th day and countered a group attack.
- He killed a powerful Yadava commander Chekitana on the 18th day
- He defeated Nakula and Sahadeva together on the 18th day
- He single handedly countered Yudhishtir, Bhima, Nakula, Sahadeva on the 18th day.
- Krishna himself accepted that with the mace Duryodhan was almost invincible.
4) Ashwathama - Mighty son of Dronacharya
- On the first day itself he defeated Shikhandini
- He defeated Ghatotkacha multiple times and also killed the son of Ghatotkacha on the 14th day
- He killed many pandava warriors including the sons of Drupada- Suratha and Shrutanjaya on the 14th day
- He saved Karna’s life from Arjuna on the 14th day
- He released the Narayanastra and killed 1 akshauhini of the Pandav sena on the 15th day
- He killed another Akshauhini of the Pandav sena with the Agneyastra on the 15th day
- He defeated Yudhishtira, Dhrishtadyumna and Satyaki both on the 17th day
- He killed Nila on the 12th day
3) Bhishma
- single handedly defeated every single king in the swayamvar of amba, ambika and ambalika
- fought Bhagavan Parshuram himself to a tie.
- On the 10th day he defeated Yudhishtira, Bhima, Nakula, Sahadeva, Abhimanyu, Ghatotkacha, Satyaki, All sons of Draupadi, Shikhandini.
- On the 9th day he unleashed an entire carnage on the Pandava army and no one could stop him.
- On the 3rd day, Lord Krishna himself broke his vow and had decided to end Bhishma.
2) Suryaputra Karna
- Karna successfuly defeated Jarasandha and was about to rip him apart and kill him but after Jarasandha accepted defeat he let him go.
- Karna killed Ghatotkacha on the 14th day with his divine weapon.
- Karna defeated Bhima on the 14th day and spared his life due to his vow.
- Karna defeated both Yudhishtira and Sahadeva on the 14th day and humiliated them. He spared their life
- Karna defeated Dhrishtadyumna on the 15th day
- Karna defeated Satyaki, Dhrishtadyumna, all sons of Draupadi, Nakula, Sahadeva and Yudhishtira on the 16th day.
- Karna defeated the whole Pandava sena (Other than Arjuna) including yudhishtira, bhima, nakula, sahadeva on the 17th day and spared all of them.
- Karna gave the greatest ever battle to Arjuna on the 17th day.
- Karna destroyed 1.5 Akshauhini’s of the Pandava army.
- Mahaguru Dronacharya - Undoubtedly the most powerful warrior from the Kaurava side.
- He was an absolute master of Maya. On the 15th day he created an entire illusionary river which flowed into the world of dead with literal beasts pouring out of it massacring the Pandava army.
- He killed King Virat, King Drupada, Kuntibhoja, Drishaketu and many prominent Pandava warriors on the 15th day.
- He defeated the entire army of Srinjayas and Somakas
- He was the only one to hold off Arjuna on the 14th day.
- He single handedly countered the armies of Satyaki, Bhima, Arjuna, Abhimanyu and he king of Kashi
- He single handedly defeated Satyaki, Shikhandini, Dhrishtadyumna and many other warriors single handedly causing great terror to the Pandavas.
- Drona defeated the whole Pandav sena lead by Bheema, Dhrishtadyumna, Satyaki, Shrutakarma, Drupada, Ghatotkacha, Shikhandini, Nakula and Sahadeva.
- Drona would have killed Dhrishtadyumna on the 15th day if satyaki had not come to his rescue
- Drona was equipped with all weapons he had recieved from Lord Parshuram and Lord Mahadeva himself.
Namo Narayana 🙏🏼🪔🌸
Hara Hara Mahadeva 🙏🏼🪔📿