Who was a better warrior between Ghatotkacha and Ashwatthama?

 Let's see the feats of Ghatotkacha and Ashwatthama.

Feats of Ghatotkacha:

1. Ghatotkacha created the elephants Airavata, Anjana, Vamana and Mahapadma through his own maya to fight with Bhagadatta's elephant force on the 4th day.

2. Ghatotkacha defeated Bhagadatta in archery which made Kourava commander Bhishma to withdraw the Kourava army from the fight on the 4th day.

3. Ghatotkacha killed mighty demons like Alayudha and Jatasura.

4. Ghatotkacha invoked his maya and created countless powerful demons who decimated Duryodhana's forces.

5. Ghatotkacha fought to such an extent that Karna had no choice but to hurl Indra's spear which he preserved to kill Arjuna.

6. Ghatotkacha assumed a gigantic form and fell upon one Akshauhini of Kourava soilders killing them parallelly with ending his own life.

Feats of Ashwatthama:

1. Possessed the knowledge of lethal celestial weapons like Brahmashira and Narayanastra.

2. Possessed the ability to invoke weapons through mind, air or tiny objects like a blade of grass.

3. The only warrior who fought Arjuna to stalemate in Virat war.

4. Defeated Yudhishthira, Bhima, Satyaki and Dhristadyumna multiple times.

5. Killed one Akshauhini of Ghatotkacha's soilders on the 14th night.

6. Killed Ghatotkacha's son Anjanaparva.

7. Defeated Ghatotkacha in archery.

8. Killed innumerable Pandava soilders by invoking Narayanastra on the 15th day.

9. Killed one Akshauhini of Pandava soilders by firing Agneya missile on the 15th day.

10. Killed great Pandava warriors like Nila and Malayadwaja.

11. Rescued Karna from Arjuna three times in Kurukshetra war.

12. Became invincible when Lord Shiva entered his body thus helping him to decimate the remaining soilders of the Pandava camp.

Now come to the prowess of Ghatotkacha and Ashwatthama.

Ghatotkacha being a demon was surely superior in strength as compared to mortal warriors. As we saw in the Mahabharata, Ghatotkacha's strength increased in twilight and eventually he became invincible in the night. Ghatotkacha put up a good fight with Bhagadatta on the 4th day. Ghatotkacha had the ability to invoke great maya and create creatures like beasts, demons, ghosts, goblins, serpents and sharks to confound the enemy. The best time for any warrior to fight with Ghatotkacha was in broad daylight.

Ashwatthama always sought the welfare of the Pandavas and didn't fight to his full potential until the 15th day. Even though he fought mildly, Ashwatthama had some great feats and repeatedly proved himself a warrior of highest class. In the knowledge of celestial weapons, no one was close to Ashwatthama barring Arjuna. From putting up some great fights with Arjuna to annihilating two Akshauhinis of Pandava forces, Ashwatthama was the achiever of some extraordinary feats. And when Lord Shiva entered his body, he was absolutely invincible armed with a scimitar. Realising the true potential of Ashwatthama, even Lord Krishna had to depart from the Pandava camp taking the five Pandava brothers along with him. After arriving in the Pandava camp, Ashwatthama single-handedly wiped out all the remaining warriors.

After the war was over, Duryodhana lamented in death bed that he made the mistake of not making Ashwatthama as his commander immediately after Dronacharya's death. Duryodhana realised angered at Dronacharya's death, Ashwatthama could have single-handedly wiped out the Pandava army.

Inspite of being a mortal warrior, Ashwatthama was afterall the partial incarnation of Lord Shiva. A genius in the art of divine weapons, Ashwatthama defeated foremost Pandava warriors like Bhima and Satyaki. Ashwatthama also defeated Ghatotkacha on the 14th night. Inspite of repeatedly trying in diverse ways, Ghatotkacha was unable to confound Ashwatthama with maya. Ashwatthama destroyed all of Ghatotkacha's illusions with his celestial weapons. Therefore, Ghaotkacha had to abandon the fight with Ashwatthama and proceed for Karna's direction instead.

Ashwatthama was a greater warrior than Ghatotkacha.

Why couldn't Dronacharya defeat Arjuna?

 

1. Drona had taught everything to Arjuna which he knew. So what drona knew even Arjuna knew.
2. Arjuna learnt not only from Drona but from various other teachers.
3. Arjuna was student of Chitrasena Chief of Gandharva , Krishna , Shiva, all gods led by Indra, Vasus ,Nagas and all celestial beings.
4. Arjuna acquired all divine weapons from Desha Dik Palakas ,the Demi Gods and learnt various other things from them.
5. Arjuna was a life long learner. The education with Drona was just a beginning of Arjuna’s Learning. He never stopped learning.
6. Arjuna was a hard worker. He always practiced a lot. His speed and shooting skills were unmatchable.
7. Arjuna learnt to shoot with both hands himself and also to shoot in dark himself.
8. As per Drona himself Arjuna’s shooting speed was unmatchable and his arrows on 14th day were falling as far as 2 miles away.
9. Arjuna respected and worshipped his Gurus and revered elders.
10. Arjuna achieved the feats which no one did . He killed Nivatkavachas and Kalakeya demons, he gratified Lord Mahadeva, He gratified Indra and Dik palakas, He defeated celestial army led by Indra in Khandavdahan. Powerful Vajra of Indra rendered useless in the combat.
11. In Virat war Arjuna defeated whole army of Kauravas with Maharathis Bhishma Drona Kripa Karna Ashwathama , alone with an inexperienced charioteer like Prince Uttar.
12. Basically It was due to his hard work ,practice, devotion and skills.
13. Drona himself acknowledged many times not only he but no one can defeat Arjuna .

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How many marriages did Arjuna have in the Mahabharata?

 Arjuna totally had 5 wives.

Draupadi

Princess of Panchala kingdom and daughter of Drupada. Together they had a son named Srutakriti.

Ulupi

Arjuna was dragged by Ullupi to the bottom of the sea. Ullupi was the daughter of the king of the Nagas. Ullupi also threatened Arjuna that if he doesn’t accept her then she will commit suicide. They spent one night together and in the next morning, Arjuna left. While leaving, Ullupi granted Arjuna a boon making him invincible in water. They had a son named Iravan. Though they did not marry according to vedic formalities, Arjuna regarded her as his wife. After Ashwamedha sacrifice, Ullupi lived in Hastinapur.

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Chitrangada

The King of Manipur,Chitravahana had a beautiful daughter named Chitrangada. Seeing the beauty of Chitrangada, Arjuna asked the king to give his daughter to him. They married and had a son named Babruvahana.

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Subadra

Subadra was the beloved sister of Krishna and last wife of Arjuna. Subadra was extremely beautiful and Arjuna desired to posses her. On the advice of Krishna, Arjuna eloped with her. They married in Dwarka. On completion of 12 years exile, Arjuna took her to Indraprasta.

Unnamed sister of Vasuki

After Khandava daha, Arjuna married the sister of Vasuki. Her name is not mentioned in Mahabharata.

Yudhishthira said, "And what office will be performed by that mighty descendant of the Kurus, Dhananjaya, the son of Kunti, that foremost of men possessed of long arms, invincible in fight, and before whom, while he was staying with Krishna, the divine Agni himself desirous of consuming the forest of Khandava had formerly appeared in the guise of a Brahmana? What office will be performed by that best of warriors, Arjuna, who proceeded to that forest and gratified Agni, vanquishing on a single car and slaying huge Nagas and Rakshasas, and who married the sister of Vasuki himself, the king of the Nagas?

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What food was there in the Mahabharata time?

 The stories related to food are immense in the Mahabharata, many of them evolved from the regional versions and folklores around Mahabharata.

Dishes-

Kheer- The Kauravas disgruntled by Bheema fed him Kheer mixing vision. When he became unconscious his body was thrown to the water. There poisonous snakes dissed him and the vision was neutralised. He spent a few days in the Nether land before returning home

Aviyal- When Bheema didn't rerned home, and the news of his drowning reached in the palace, there was mourning. Eventually they started preparing for his death feast. A lot of vegetables were cut for the occasion but then Bheema emerged alive. Everyone was so happy but then the food was supposed to get waste. So Bheema mixed all the vegetables and prepared a new dish which is now cooked as Aviyal in Southern India.

Berries- During their stay in the forest Sun God gave an Akshay Patra to Draupadi which can feed as many people as possible but only till Draupadi doesn't partake food. But before that One day when everyone including Draupadi had taken their food, sage Durvasa came with his disciples and demanded food. Pandavas were in dilemma as Durvasa was known for his temper and was prone to giving curse. Sage Durvasa went to the river to take bath asking the Pandavas to present food when he comes back. At that time Krishna appears on the scene. He asks Draupadi what is left with her. She replies that only a piece of berry is remaining. Krishna puts the piece of berry in his mouth and burps. Suddenly Durvasa and his disciples start feeling full and decide not to take food.

Saag or Green Vegetable- Vidura was known for austerity and used to eat only saag grown in his own backyard Another story suggests that when in the Udyog Parva Krishna arrives at Hastinapur as messenger for Pandavas, Duryodhana offers him sumptuous lunch but he refused and rather goes to Vidur to eat Saag cooked at his home.

Fruits- We find mention of Bananas, Mangoes and jackfruit in particular. So when Krishna arrives at Vidur’s house for food he offers him Bananas to eat but Vidur is so overwhelmed looking at Krishna that he starts peeling Bananas himself. He peeled away the banana and threw them and gave the peelings to Krishna and Krishna happily ate them. Much later when the Bananas finished did he realise that he threw the Bananans and gave peelings to Krishna but Krishna took it as symbol of Vidur’s devotion.

In the Stri Parva Gandhari is so much saddened by the death of her son's that she stayed at the crematorium whole night. At very late night she felt hungry. She looked around and saw a mango tree. But there was nothing to climb on the tree..Desperate to eat thismango, she made a pile of stones, climbed on it and stretched out her hand to reach the fruit. The mango was delicious. As soon as she ate the mango, the hunger pangs abated. Gandhari’s senses returned. She felt the stones that she had climbed to pluck the fruit. They did not feel like stones at all, but like the bodies of men. Her sons! Gandhari realized she had made a pile of her own children’s corpses to pluck the fruit which satisfied her hunger.

Jackfruit- This is part of the many folklores associated with Mahabharata. Once, Bhima pretended to have fever and requested Draupadi to massage his feet. He took large fruits and covered them with a bedsheet. Without removing the bedsheet, Draupadi massaged what she thought were the firm limbs of Bhima while her husbands watched from afar. When the truth was revealed, she was so angry that she cursed the fruits. In future, they would not be smooth; they would be covered with spikes. That is why the jackfruit skin is covered with spikes.

Honey- Vidura narrates this story to Yuddhisthira mentioning Jackfruit and honey. ‘Once a man lost his way in the forest and fell into a pit. As he fell, his feet got entangled in some vines and he was suspended head down. Above, the sky was dark. He heard the wind howl. On the edge of the pit he saw a herd of wild elephants trumpeting wildly. Down in the pit were hissing hundreds of venomous serpents. Rats were gnawing the roots of the vine to which he clung like a jackfruit ripe for the picking. Suddenly, through the corner of his eye, he saw bees humming around a bee hive. A drop of honey fell from the beehive. Forgetting the terrible situation he was in, the priest stretched out his hand to collect a drop of that honey. At that moment, fear of storms, elephants, rats and serpents, and imminent death escaped him; all that mattered was the sweet taste of honey.’

Groundnuts- This is associated with the folklore about the King of Udupi in Karnataka. So the king of Udupi was not in favour of fighting in the war so he offered to cook meals for both the armies. Every day he used to meticulously deliever food for enough food for all the soldiers not one ounce more not one ounce less. After the end of war Yuddhisthira asked him how he managed it and how he knew exactly how many soldiers will be present for food after the day’s war. He replied that every night he used to offer groundnuts to Krishna (this is obviously a folklore because historically groundnuts reached India from America). The next morning he found some groundnuts untouched which meant this thousand number of soldiers will die in that day’s war.

Meat- We find mention of consumption of meat many times including human meat. Bakasura used to eat the human along with the food that was brought to him. But Bheema ate his food and later killed him. Similarly Hidimb sent his sister Hidimba to fetch human meat but he saw and fell in love with Bheema and didn't eat him. Later Bheema killed Hidimb and married Hidimba. We also find the story of Nala Damyanti where hungry Nala decides to catch birds to eat. We also find reference to Bheema eating meat after the end of war and when he used to crack the bone of meat he used to mutter “This was the sound when I broke Duryodhana’s thighs”. Dhritarashtra and Gandhari felt immensely insulted by all this and decided to renounce the world. For this sin Bheema had to stay in the nether world for some time during their ascent to heaven.

Why was Abhimanyu so powerful ?

 

1. Abhimanyu was trained by the greatest warriors of Dwapara Yuga, namely Arjuna, Lord Krishna and Balarama.
2. Abhimanyu was trained by his father Arjuna to such an extent that he became an Atiratha (a warrior capable of fighting with 60,000 enemy warriors simultaneously).
3. Abhimanyu received all the human and celestial weapons from Arjuna.
4. Abhimanyu almost defeated Kourava commander Bhishma on the 1st day of Kurukshetra war.
5. Abhimanyu invoked powerful weapons on the 13th day which he received from Arjuna and Lord Krishna.
6. Abhimanyu received the bow called Raudra (which belonged to Lord Shiva) from his maternal uncle Balarama.
7. Abhimanyu was the only warrior (apart from Lord Krishna, Arjuna, Pradyumna) who knew the art to penetrate through Chakra Vyuha (most complex military formation).
8. Abhimanyu defeated Karna and killed six counsellors of Karna on the 13th day.
9. Abhimanyu defeated the other foremost Kourava warriors like Drona, Kripa, Shalya and Ashwatthama.
10. Abhimanyu single-handedly caused carnage inside Chakra Vyuha while the other Pandava warriors were checked by Jayadratha at the entrance of the formation.

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How many kingdoms were conquered by Karna in his Digvijay conquest in Mahabharata?

 At least 40 Kingdoms as per the original unabridged version of Mahabharata, mentioned in Vana Parva.

1. Pragyotishpura (Bhagadatta)
2. Panchala (Drupada)
3. Anga (estates excepting his own Anga estate)
4. Vangas
5. Kalingas
6. Mandikas
7. Magadhas
8. Karkakhandas
9. Avasiras
10. Yodhyasp
11. Ahikshatras
12. Asura tribes of Vatsabhumi
13. Kevali
14. Mrittikevali
15. Mohana
16. Patrana
17. Tripura
18. Konsa
19. Rukmi
20. Pandya
21. Karala
22. Nila
23. Venudari (a Yadava tribe)
24. Yadavas (all the other Yadava tribes)
25. Son of Sishupala (kingdom of Sishupala)
26. All the kingdoms around the kingdom of Sishupala
27. Avantis
28. Vrishnis (the politically important & powerful Yadava clan)
29. Yavanas (Indo-Greeks), the ancestors of Achaemenid empire, one of the largest contiguous empires in History
30. Varvaras (barbarian tribes of the West)
31. Abhishahas
32. Shurasenas
33. Shibis
34. Vasatis
35. Machellakas
36. Lalitthayas
37. Kekayas
38. Madra (the kingdom of Shalya)
39. Kambojas (modern day Afghanistan)
40. Nagnajit

BORI CE (critical edition of Mahabharata) also mentions in many cross-references about the conquest of the earth by Karna.

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How powerful was Suta's son(Karna) as a warrior?

 Karna was one of the most powerful warriors of Dwapara Yuga, he is mostly remembered for his victories he earned in his military career.

In the listing of top 10 warriors of Mahabharata, he easily includes in the list.

• He was possibly the greatest warrior after Drona, Bhishma, & Arjuna who fought in the Kurukshetra war. He defeated almost all the political dominions of aryavrata (the entire human civilization during the time of Mahabharata) along with their rulers as mentioned in Mahabharata.
• Karna defeated Shishupala, Jarasandha, Rukmi, Bhishmaka, Vakra, Nila, Srigala, Kapotaroman, and many other powerful kings of aryavrata including rulers from the mlechha tribes in archery during the swayamvara of Kalinga princess Bhanumati and helped his friend Duryodhana to wed the Kalinga princess Bhanumati (Shanti Parva).
• Karna defeated Jarasandha in a wrestling combat, and satisfied with Karna's valour, Jarasandha bestowed the city of Champa to Karna, and from that time onwards, Karna begun to rule Anga along with Champa, the modern region of West Bengal & parts of eastern Bihar (Shanti Parva).
• Karna defeated many kings of the northern, eastern, southern, and western direction of aryavrata for the Vaishnava sacrifice of his friend Duryodhana, thereby subjugating all those powerful kings of the earth at that time, namely, Bhagadatta, Drupada, all the kings of the Himalayas, Angas, Vangas, Kalingas, Mandikas, Magadhas, Karkakhandas, Avasiras, Yodhyas, Ahikshatras, demons in Batsabhumi, Kevali, Mrittikevali, Mohana, Patrana, Tripura, Konsa, Dakshinatya (all the kings of Deccan Plateau upto the Southern India), Rukmi, Pandya, Karala, Nila, son of Venudari, many kings of the Yadavas (Gujarat region), son of Sishupala and all the other kings surrounding him, Avantis, Vrishnis (the most important and powerful Yadava clan), Yavanas (Indo-Greeks), and finally the Varvaras on the seashore of Gujarat (Vana Parva).
• Karna defeated the Abhishahas, the Shurasenas, the Shibis, the Vasatis, the Machellakas, the Lalitthayas, the Kekayas, the Madrakas (kingdom of Shalya), the Narayanas, the Gopalas, and the Kambojas (modern day Afghanistan), for the political territorial expansion of Hastinapura (Udyoga Parva, Drona Parva).
• Karna defeated Rukmaratha princes from the mleccha tribe (Udyoga Parva).
• Karna defeated Nagnajit and many kings of Magadha (Udyoga Parva).
• Karna defeated the Kiratas and many tribes of the Himalayas (Udyoga Parva).
• Karnas's achievements in the Kurukshetra war include defeating the powerful opponent warriors like Bhima, Satyaki, Dhrishtadyumna, Yudhishthira, Shikandi, etc. on multiple occasions, and also overpowering Arjuna on some occasions.
• On the 11th day, Karna countered a group attack of the five opponent Kekaya princes who sided with the Pandavas.
• Karna defeated Bhima on the 14th day of Kurukshetra war and spared his life, after being beaten by Bhima earlier on five separate occasions. He also defeated Bhima on the 15th day and a number of times on the 17th day (Drona Parva, Karna Parva).
• Karna defeated Sahadeva on the 14th day and spared his life (Drona Parva).
• Karna defeated Dhristadyumna and the Panchalas multiple times on the 14th day (Drona Parva).
• Karna killed Ghatotkacha with the spear of Indra on the 14th day (Drona Parva).
• Karna routed the rakshasa division of Ghatotkacha consisting of Kalakeya demons with his weapons multiple times on the 14th day (Drona Parva).
• Karna defeated Nakula on the 16th day and spared his life (Karna Parva).
• Karna defeated a group attack of Satyaki, Yudhishthira, Nakula, Sahadeva, Dhrishtadyumna and a large segment of Panchala warriors on the 16th day.
• Karna routed the powerful forces of the Pandava army, notably the Panchala divison, Chedi division, & the Srinjaya division, multiple times from the 11th day to the 17th day (Drona Parva, Karna Parva).
• Karna defeated Yudhishthira on the 17th day and spared his life, also he defeated Yudhishthira multiple times (Karna Parva).
• Karna defeated Satyaki and rescued Duryodhana on the 17th day (Karna Parva).
• Karna defeated Shikhandi on the 17th day (Karna Parva).
• Karna killed notable Panchala warriors like Jishnu, Jishnukarman, Devapi, Chitra, Chitrayudha, Hari, Singhaketu, Rochamana and Salabha on the 17th day. (Karna Parva).
• Karna defeated multiple group attacks consisting of Yudhishthira, Bhima, Nakula, Sahadeva, Satyaki, Shikandi, and Dhristadyumna on the 17th day (Karna Parva).
• Karna was responsible for Arjuna's sole retreat from the battlefield. Arjuna was unable to counter the Bhargavastra of Karna and accepted his inability to counter the weapon before leaving the battlefield to see Yudhishthira (Karna Parva).
• Karna defeated Uttamouja on the 17th day (Karna Parva).
• Karna killed a son of Satyaki and a son of Dhrishtadyumna on the 17th day (Karna Parva).
• Karna defeated and killed Ugradhanva, the commander of the Kekayas, on the 17th day (Karna Parva).
• Karna defeated a Panchala group attack consisting of Dhristadyumna, Shikhandi, Uttamouja, Yudhamanyu and Janamejaya on the 17th day.
• In the final fight with Arjuna, Karna prevailed on some occasions, also overpowered Arjuna and pierced the divine armour of Shri Krishna with five powerful serpentine arrows, also crushed the celestial diadem of Arjuna with his serpentine shaft and the serpent known as Ashwasena, Shri Krishna pressed the chariot into the ground, thereby the shaft of Karna took away Arjuna's diadem, instead of the head, Karna was vulnerable to death due to the curse of Parashurama and the wheels of Karna's chariot plunging deep into the earth.
• In addition to that, Karna killed 1.5 Akshauhini of the Pandava forces (atleast 3.28 lakhs men, 1 akshauhini=218700 warriors including the archers, cavalry, elephant riders, & foot soilders) and many notable Panchala, Srinjaya, & Chedi warriors during his tenure as the general of the Kaurava forces on the 16th day & the 17th day (Karna Parva).
• As per Drona Parva & Karna Parva, Karna was equal to two maharathas (maharatha=a warrior capable of fighting atleast 7.2 lakh opponents simultaneously), only Drona, Bhishma, Arjuna, Ashwatthama, Bhima, & Satyaki were maharathas, or warriors greater than the maharatha class.
• Karna was in possession of powerful divine weapons such as Brahmastra, Rudrastra, Varunastra, Agneyastra, & Bhargavastra, which were feared by his opponents, only a handful of warriors who fought in the Kurukshetra war were in possession of celestial weapons, the likes of Arjuna, Drona, Bhishma, Ashwatthama, Bhima, Yudhishthira, Satyaki, Bhagadatta, Ghatotkacha, Abhimanyu, and a few others.

Taking into account the stand of Karna's destructive potential during his tenure for 7 days (11th day to the 17th day), it is easily discernable in total Karna nearly killed 2 Akshauhini (around 4.3 lakhs of Pandava forces) out of total 7 Akshauhini of Pandava forces who fought in the Kurukshetra war, and the most destructive warrior who fought in the Kurukshetra war after Arjuna and Drona.

Karna lost only to the best of warriors, namely, Arjuna, Bhima, Satyaki, & Abhimanyu, and was once overpowered by the gandharvas of Chitrasena (Ghosh Yatra Parva, Vana Parva).

Overall, Karna was a supreme warrior, in the same league as that of Drona, Arjuna, Bhishma, Ashwatthama, Bhima & Abhimanyu, and hardly any other warrior other than these warriors was really a match for Karna, throughout the entire Kurukshetra warrior, not a single warrior amongst the Panchalas (including Dhrishtadyumna & Shikandi), the Srinjayas, & the Chedis ever found any weakness in Karna's combat skills, they strived to defeat him with all their valour, sometimes even combining with each other in groups against Karna, however Karna vanquished them on every single occasion.

Had Karna been armed with his golden armour and earrings forged from the elixir of immortality (betterly known as amrita), and fought in the Kurukshetra war, the Pandavas would not have been able to win the Kurukshetra war.

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Who was the strongest character in Mahabharata?

 Mahabharata is considered as one of the greatest wars in the Indian history. It was fought for 18 days and many great warriors participated in this war from both, the Pandavas’ and Kauravas’ sides. Let us look at the 10 greatest warriors who participated in this war.

10. Duryodhana

Class - Rathi

Duryodhana was the eldest Kaurava. He was the son of Dhritashtra and Gandhari. His primary weapon was the Mace.

9. Bheema

Class - Atirathi

Bheema was the 2nd eledest Pandava. He was the son of Pandu and Kunti. His primary weapon was the Mace.

8. Dhrishtadyumna

Class - Atirathi

Dhrishtadyumna was Draupadi’s brother. He was the Senapati of the Pandavas’ army for all 18 days of the war. He was born with the goal to kill Dronacharya, which he eventually did.

7. Ashwatthama

Class - Maharathi

Ashwatthama was Dronacharya’s son. He too was a great warrior who fought from the Kauravas’ side. He became a chiranjivi after the war.

6. Abhimanyu

Class - Maharathi

Abhimanyu was the son of Arjuna and Subhadra. He was a young yet very skillfull warrior. He was killed after fighting many warriors at the same time inside the Chakravyuh. His son Parikshit became the king after Yudhishthira.

5. Dronacharya

Class - Maharathi (equivalent to 2 Maharathis)

Dronacharya was the guru of Pandavas and Kauravas. He fought from the Kauravas’ side, and was their senapati from the 11th to 16th day of the war. He was killed by Dhrishtadhyumna.

4. Arjuna

Class - Maharathi (equivalent to 2 Maharathis)

Arjuna was the 3rd son of Pandu and youngest son of Kunti. He was one of the greatest warriors in history. His primary weapon was the Gandiva which was given to him by Agni Deva.

3. Bheeshma

Class - Maharathi (equivalent to 2 Maharathis)

Bheeshma was the eldest son of King Shantanu, and the grandfather of the Pandavas and Kauravas. He had taken an akhand pratigya not to marry and have children. He fought the war from the Kauravas’ side, and was their senapati for the first 10 days of the war.

2. Karna

Class - Maharathi (equivalent to 2 Maharathis)

Karna was the son of Surya Deva, and the eldest son of Kunti. He was also known as Danveer Karna. He was one of the greatest warriors in the history. He fought the war from the Kauravas’ side and was their senapati on the 17th day of the war. His primary weapon was the the Vijava Bow which was given to him by his guru Bhagwaana Parshurama.

1. Krishna

Class - Atimaharathi

Krishna Bhagwaana did not actually fight in the war. But he participated from the Pandavas’ side as Arjuna’s Sarathi. He was the 8th Incarnation of Bhagwaana Vishnu. His primary weapon was the Sudarshana Chakra.

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