What is the strongest thing in the universe?

The crust of a neutron star.

Stars don't have a surface. They just get thicker with depth.

But neutron stars are exceptions. They do have a surface, and it's made of the strongest material in the universe— nuclear pasta 🍝.

It is 10 billion times stronger than steel. So strong that you could hang the entire mass of Earth with one cubic meter of nuclear pasta. In fact, you could hang a few Jupiters before the it starts cracking.

The secret behind its strength is, while normal atoms are joined by electrostatic forces, nuclear pasta (mostly made up of neutrons) is held together by strong force, which is ~1,000,000 times stronger in this case.

It’s called nuclear pasta because it really does look like pasta! Let me explain..

There's a myth that neutron stars are entirely made up of neutrons. That actually happens only at their cores. In the outer layers, the pressure is quite low enough that some protons can still remain in the nucleus.

These protons, being positively charged, strongly repel each other, opposing the strong nuclear force trying to stick them together, which leads to the formation of all the sorts of weird shapes—

• Gnocchi — roughly spherical blobs.
• Spaghetti — long rod-like nuclei .🍝
• Lasagna — flat nuclear sheets . 🍮
• Bucatini — tubes with voids.
• Swiss cheese — voids inside neutron matter.🧀.

But it isn't tasty.

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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Who are the actual top 10 strongest warriors in the Mahabharata based on skills?

 If we include all the warriors purely based on feats and skills. This time I will also include divine avatars on my list!

1) SHREE KRISHNA.

To quote a very simple statment from Harivamsha Purana chapter 97.

In that way, in Kunti’s presence, the lord Madhusudana played with the wielder of the Gandiva and defeated him. Purushottama defeated Drona, Drona’s son, Kripa, Karna, Bhimasena, Suyodhana and all their assembled followers. Desiring to accomplish what was agreeable to Babhru,”*' the lord, the wielder of the conch shell, chakra and sword abducted the daughter of the king of Souvira. For the sake of Venudari, Purushottama conquered the entire earth, with all its horses, chariots and elephants.

He defeated everyone on the list. Hence he's at the top position.

2 PRABHU BALARAMA.

Because he's BALARAMA. He's just as mighty as Shree Krishna and the only reason he's not on the top, is because Lord Shree Krishna has more feats.

3 PARSHURAMA.

He was still arguably stronger than all the warriors in Mahabharata except the Shree Krishna and maybe Balarama. Even in a weakened state, he stomped Prime Bhisma.

4 ) DRONACHARYA.

By the time,he fought in Kurukshetra War. He was in his late eighties. He still defeated Arjuna, Abhimanyu and several other warriors. Absolutely destroyed them several times. Without Divine warriors. Prime young Dronacharya would be on top of the list.

5) ARJUNA.

Usually claimed to be Mahabharata’s best warriors, if divine avatars are not included.

6) KARNA.

Karna usually had some inconsistencies, but over time his feats made him equal to Arjuna interms of prowess.

As stated by Brahmadeva and agreed upon by Indradeva.

“On seeing that Prajapati, the self-creating one, had arrived, the gods spoke to him. ‘O god! Let this struggle for victory between these two lions among men be pacified.’ Hearing this, Maghavan758 prostrated himself before the grandfather and said, ‘Let the entire universe not be destroyed because of Karna and Arjuna. O self-creating one! You had earlier said that Vijaya and the other one are identical. O illustrious one! I am bowing down before you.

Karna Parva Chapter 1213(63) critical edition Mahabharata.

He's in this position purely because of inconsistencies.

7) ASHVATHMA.

Behold the warrior with the most potential. But he's limited because of a simple reason.

As Bhisma explained.

Drona’s son is a great archer and is superior to all archers. He is colourful in the field of battle and is a maharatha who is firm in wielding weapons. O great king! When released from his bow, his arrows are like those of the wielder of the Gandiva himself and are linked together in one continuous line. But I cannot count this brave one in the list of supreme rathas, though this greatly famous one is capable of burning up the three worlds. He has accumulated anger and energy through austerities, while he dwelled in a hermitage. And since he was generous, Drona bestowed celestial weapons on him. O bull among the Bharata lineage! O supreme among kings! But he has a single great taint and because of that, I do not regard him as a ratha or an atiratha. He loves his own life too much. This brahmana always wishes for a long life. There is no one who is equal to him in either army. On a single chariot, he is capable of slaying even the army of the gods. Through the slapping of his arms, this handsome one can cause mountains to be shattered. The brave one has an infinite number of qualities. He is a striker and his radiance is terrible. He roams around and cannot be tolerated. He is like the god of death, with a staff in his hand. He is greatly intelligent and has the neck of a lion. He is like the angry fire that rages at the end of an era. O descendant of the Bharata lineage! He is capable of pacifying what is left of this war.

Ratha-Atiratha-Samkhya Parva chapter 827(164)

He loved his life a bit too much and hence failed to exert his true prowess. He would be above Arjuna and Karna if he truly tried.

8) PITAMAHA BHISMA!

Some of you might be wondering why I have put this legend in the 8th place.

Well because his feats pale in comparision to all others and obviously Shree Hari avatars. He lead the Kauravas for ten days, but never managed to defeat or surpass Arjuna.

Ashvathama and Karna at certain times proved their valour to be better than Arjuna. Drona outright defeated everyone and even gods were terrified of the Brahmana’s strength.

9) BHAGDATTA.

Super old veteran. But still rivalled Arjuna. Ofcourse with the Vaishnava astra, he would be much higher in the list. But without it, he's still comparable to Arjuna.

10) BHIMA.

He fought 3 Akshouhinis single handedly and defeated many major warriors.

Who were the 7 strongest Indian women in ancient history?

 Kundavai Nachiyar;

She is responsible for establishing the largest contemporary empire of the world in the early 11 th century.She encouraged her younger brother Raja Raja and Rajendra chola to expand the chola empire to its great heights.She died at a ripe age of 80+

Nikki Devi;

When hindus were infighting, she single handedly destroyed Mohammed of Ghore s army and chased him away from her territory. Very brave woman

Razia Sultan :

The lone empress of the slave dynasty. Her father admiring her intelligence and interests in the governance preferred her as his successor over his sons . She was a good administrator and was the first Delhi sultan to foresee the menace of mongols and financed the fortifications of many forts in the north western India. She ruled for a short time . She attired male s dresses and rode on the elephants on the roads to give a darshan to Delhi people like his father .Her intimacy with Yakut , an Abyssinian general irked her Turk generals .She was killed along with her Abyssinian husband.

Rani Padmini or Padmavathi:

The folklore of Rajasthan narrates that the queen of Chittoor, Padmini, was the most beautiful woman in her times. A courtier has informed of her beauty to the Delhi sultan Alaudin . He invaded the fort of Chittoor and tried to defeat its king and take possession of his wife as mistress. But he had to settle for a truce due to heavy counter attacks by Rajputs. Alaudin put one condition. He has to see the beauty of the queen at least in the mirror. On seeing the mirror image Alaudin felt his courtier only told the truth. He returned to Delhi and constructed a huge army . He again invaded Chittoor successfully and killed the king. But the queen Padmini conducted Agni jatha a ritual suicide,

Rudrama Devi :

She was the most important ruler of Kakatiyas dynasty. She was a warrior queen. The Venitian traveller Marco Polo makes a praising note on her administration. Even though the Pandyas who were the most powerful South Indian dynasty of that time mention in their inscriptions that they didn’t want to fight women, the truth is entirely different. She recovered some territory from Pandyas which Kakatiyas lost earlier to Pandyas.

Lakmi bai :

She headed the first nationwide freedom war against the British.She was killed.

Velu Nachiyar :

She set an example for Lakmi bai by starting the freedom struggle in Tamilnadu against the British by inducting the battle hardened Muslim soldiers of Hyder Ali in her army. She reclaimed her kingdom from the British before death

Who is the strongest in Hindu mythology?

 Shakti and it's manifestations are the strongest and most powerful in Hindu mythology. There are no records where any of Shakti’s manifestations were defeated or even struggled against opponents. In every encounter, Shakti triumphed with overwhelming strength and power. Unless was prevented by a celestial voice as seen in Sankachuda’s case..

One of most powerful demon was Bhandasura(who had boon from Shiva to absorb half strength of opponents). He was slained by Lalita Tripurasundari. Another is Mahishasura who defeated all gods including Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva and was killed by one of Shakti's manifestation(varies according to different texts)..

Formerly there was a notorious Dānava Mahiṣāsura with a huge body in Kṛta Yuga. He caused terror unto the Devas. He was killed by the Trident-wielding Goddess. His body was pierced with the spear.

It was this powerful Asura who, in Kṛta Yuga, defeated eleven Rudras, (twelve) Ādityas, along with the group of (forty-nine) Maruts, (eight) Vasus along with Moon-god and Sun-god. He defeated Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara.

When the terror of the Devas was thus killed in a fierce battle, Goddess Nandā of wide eyes, after the terrible slaughter, took her bath in the Hrada (pool).

Who is the strongest warrior in Ramayana?

 The ranking of top ten warriors of Ramayana would be as follows

1 Lord Rama/ Sita

He was the avatar of Vishnu and is said to possess all the celestial weapons of Treta yug.

He defeated and killed powerful demons like Maricha, Viradha, Tarakasura, Kabandha and Subahu in dandaka forest. He killed Khara, Doosana along with 14000 rakshasas single handedly

Lord Rama is powerful enough to destroy the three words and recreate the universe. when he is in anger even Brahma, Lord Shiva or Indra are incapable of facing him.

He easily had the capability to demolish the entire rakshasa clan of Ravana single handedly within seconds but in order to follow his restrictions as a human he did not try to do so.

Sita killed Sahasra Ravana in adhbuta Ramayana assuming maha kali form who was even powerful than Ravana.

Sita was powerful enough to burn down Ravana by her glance but to follow her restriction as a human and as she wanted Rama to save her she did not try to do so

She is Mata Mahalakshmi and the supreme personality of godhead.

She is Adiparashakti and mool prakraiti and Mother of infinite universes.

2 Hanuman/ Lakshmana

He was the incarnation of Lord Shiva and the son of Vayu dev

He had a boon from Brahma that no celestial weapon can kill him.

Hanuman had the ability to change his form and fly in the air

Hanuman had injured Kumbhkarana and broken his spike and made him retreat. He easily could kill Kumbhkarana and save Sugriva but not to defame him he refused to do so

He made Ravana unconscious with a single blow of his fist and was fighting mildly with him because Rama had vowed to kill him

Hanuman killed powerful demons like Jambumali, Akapana, Dhoomarshaka, Nikumbha and Devatanka and burnt the entire Lanka in front of Ravana

He was the incarnation of Sheshnag and had knowledge of many powerful weapons like Rama

Lakshmana overpowered twice in battle even with the Brahma armour once but got defeated because he was fighting mildly as Rama had vowed to kill him

He defeated and killed Indrajit and Atikaya

He overpowered Kumbhkarana who got so impressed by his bravery that he stopped fighting him

Ravana who lifted Kailasha mountain along with Shiva and Parvati, who had lifted Himavat and Meru mountains failed to move Lakshmana even a millimetre when he invoked his divine powers

3 Sage Vishwamitra/ Sage Vashishta

Sage Vashishta had Brahmandastra the most powerful weapon of the universe

he destroyed all the celestial weapons of Vishwamitra including the Trident and Sudharsana discus using Brahmandastra

He trained Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughana in archery.

On the other hand talking about Sage Vishwamitra there was nothing he did not know about warfare.

He possessed all the celestial weapons of Treta yug including Pashupatastra, Vaishnavastra, Narayanastra, Brahmashirastra, Trishul and Sudharsana chakra too.

Sage Vishwamitra is said to have conquered the heaven along with Indra and other gods.

His ascetic merit shielded him from all types of attacks and he was powerful enough to frighten the gods by his penance.

He threatened to curse the Ishwaku dynasty when King Dashratha refused to send Rama with him. He could have easily killed Maricha and Subhahu who were disrupting the sacrifice but because of taking part in the sacrifice he could not do so

4 Parshurama

He was the sixth incarnation of Vishnu who was trained y Mahadeva and obtained celestial weapons like Pashupatastra, Vaishnavastra, Narayanastra and Brahmashirastra from him

He killed the mighty king Kartavirya Arjuna who had defeated Indra and the 33 gods and had wiped the earth clean of kshatriyas 21 times along with Vijaya bow

He fought Ganesha on Mount Mahendra and broke his tusk with his divine parashu hence Ganesha was called as Ekdanta

Parshurama fought Mahadeva for 21 days and injured him with his divine parashu hence Mahadeva was called as Shiva Parashu

5 Kartavirya Arjuna

He was the incarnation of Sudharsana chakra of Vishnu

He effortlessly defeated Indra and the 33 gods riding on a single chariot

Kartavirya Arjuna is said to have conquered the entire earth by the strength of his weapons

He defeated Ravana in a fierce battle and captured him alive

At one time he became so strong that Vishnu had to incarnate in human form as Parshurama to kill him.

6 Vali

He was the son of Indra and king of Kishkinda

He defeated and killed a demon named Mayavi by fighting him for many days.

Vali defeated and killed a demon named Dundhubi who was feared by Varun dev and Himavat.

Vali defeated Ravana and dragged him across four oceans. Ravana was not even able to free himself from Vali

He defeated Sugriva in a wrestling fight who had overpowered Ravana in wrestling combat.

7 Ravana

He was powerful enough to lift the Kailasha mountain with Mahadeva.

Ravana overpowered Hanuman in physical fight and defeated Nila and Sugriva. He is said to have every kind of celestial weapon as per Valmiki.

Ravana defeated Lakshmana twice in battle and fought a fierce battle with Rama for seven days

Even the arrows by which Rama killed Maricha, Vali, Viradha, Khara and Dhoosana had no effect on Ravana

8 Indrajit

He defeated Devraj Indra, captured him and brought him to Lanka.

He obtained power of Tamsi Maya from Mahadeva by which he could attack his enemy invisibily and a boon from Brahma that no one can defeat him once he completes his Nikumbhala sacrifice.

He defeated Rama, Lakshmana and the entire vanara army with Brahmastra and killed 66 crore vanaras using Brahmastra

He put up a fierce fight with Lakshmana for 3 days who was aided by Hanuman, Vibhishana, Jabavant and protected by the gods. Lakshmana was greviously injured after the fight and had to be cured by the medicinal herbs

9 Atikaya

He was strong enough to paralyse thunderbolt of Indra with normal arrows.

He defeated the noose of varun deva. He obtained celestial weapons from Brahma and an impenetratable Brahma armour

Seeing the physical body of Atikaya the vanaras thought him to be Kumbhkarana and fled in terror.

Vibhishana feared that he would destroy the entire vanara army in a single day if not stopped.

Atikaya gave a good fight to Lakshmana in archery and even made him unconscious with a single arrow.

10 Kumbhkarana

He was physically the strongest rakshasa of Treta yug and the only demon who defeated Indra, Yama and the 33 gods without any aid of boons

Kumbhkarana became such a threat to the world that fearing him Brahma cursed him to sleep for six months.

He overpowered Hanuman with his spike and defeated vanara generals like Sugriva, Angada, Nila and Rishaba

Rama,’ s arrows failed to have any impact on him and the arrow by which Rama killed Vali had zero impact on him

Lord Rama had to use four celestial weapons to kill Kumbhkarana.