South Asian Studies

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Satyavati

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daughter of fisherman, has vyasa with a sage, has vicitravirya and Citrangada with Samantu

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Samantu

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father of Bhisma, marries Satyavati

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Bhisma

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son of Samantu and Ganga, gives up throne so father can marry Satyavati and her sons can be in line for the throne, Brother of V and C, killed by Arjuna in battle

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Vicitravirya

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Son of Satyavati and Samantu, married Ambalika and Ambika, had no children

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Amba

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stolen by Bhisma to marry Vicitravirya, was already engaged, talked her way out of marrying V, her husband no longer wanted her, neither did V, killed herself, reborn as Sinkandin

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Parashara

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Sage who had Vyasa with Satyavati

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Dhritarastra

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Father of Kauravas, Born blind because mother closed eyes when sleeping with Vyasa

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Pandu

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Father of Pandavas, born pale because mother was very pale/scared when sleeping with Vyasa, accidentally killed sage while hunting, sage cursed him to die the next time he had sex

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Madri

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Younger, more beautiful wife of Pandu, mother of twins (born with Asvins), has sex with Pandu and he dies, she climbs in funeral pyre with him

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Kunti

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Wife of Pandu, mother of Yudhisthira (with Dharma), Arjuna (with Indra), and Bhima (with Vayu),

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Gandhari

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Married to Dhritarastra, wears blindford so as not to be better than her husband, after war curses Krishna to be preside over his family's death and himself die a very painful death since he did nothing to stop the death of her family

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Draupadi

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wife of all 5 Pandavas, initially won by Yudhisthira but Kunti without knowing what he won tells him to share, daughter of Drupada, when born a celestial voice says she will be death of family

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Drona

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Trains Pandavas in exchange for conquering king Drupada in order to gain half of his kingdom

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Drupada

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King, promises half his wealth to Drona, goes back on his word, Drona has his trainees attack Drupada, Drupada has Draupadi and Dhristhadyumna,

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Dhristhadyumna

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son of Drupada, born through a vedic ritual for the purpose of killing Drona, which he fulfills during the war

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Shikhandin

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Amba reborn with the purpose of killing Bhisma, born as a male but remembers past life as female so Bhisma will not fight him/her

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Vasudeva

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Father of Krishna and Balarama

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Krishna

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cousin of and adviser to the Pandavas, pair with arjuna, supreme god, assosciated with Vishnu

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Balarama

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Doesn't want to take part of war, leaves on pilgramage for duration of war, gets back in time for fight of Bhima and Duryodhana, disapproves of adharmic acts on part of Pandavas

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Hidimbaa (female) and Hidimba (male)

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Rakshasa siblings, attack Bhima, he kills Hidimba and is seduced by Hidimbaa, has baby with her named Ghatotkacha

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Ghatotkacha

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Son of Bhima and Hidimbaa, half Rakshasa, half Ksatriya, killed by Karna with a spear he recieved from Indra

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Virata

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King that Pandavas work for in their 13th year of exile

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Kichaka

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Brother of the queen, lusts after Draupadi, killed by Bhima

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Uttara

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Prince, son of Virata, tries to defend kingdom when dad + armies go to defend elsewhere, gets scared, tries to run, Arjuna convinces him to stay and helps him fight

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Uttaraa

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daughter of Virata, offered to Arjuna for marriage, he passes her down to his son Abhimanyu and they have Pariksit

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Ashvatthaman

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name of Drona's son and also an elephant in the Pandava's camp. Pandavas make Drona think his son is dead when really they killed the elephant, this is how they kill Drona.

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Shakuni

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dice pro, wins everything from Yudhisthira

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Duhshasana

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Duryodhana's brother, drags Draupadi by the hair into the court when they are playing dice games, Bhima says he is going to kill Duhshasana and drink his blood. this happens.

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Karna

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Half brother of Pandavas, finds out partway through life, resents Pandavas, sides with Kauravas during war

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Drona

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Trains Pandavas and Kauravas

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Janamejaya

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Performs snake sacrifice to kill all snakes for revenge since a snake killed his father Pariksit

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Takshaka

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Snake that killed Pariksit

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Vyasa (Krishna Dvaipayana)

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knows story, is asked to tell it but passes the duty off to Vaisampayana

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Vaisampayana

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narrates story to Janamejaya when he askes Vyasa

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Ugrasravas

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Brahmin who is present at snake sacrifice

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Jaratkaru

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father of Astika, Brahmin sage

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Astika

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half snake half brahmin

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Vinata

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Mother of Aruna and Garuda (eagles)

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Aruna

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eagle, cursed his mother and became dawn

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Garuda

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eagle, King of Birds

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Bhrigu and the Bhargavas

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Brahminized the text

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Jamadagni

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descendant of Bhrigu,

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Renuka

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very devout wife, lusted after a passing gandharva and lost good wife tapas, her husband could tell, asked sons to decapitate her. all declined except Parashurama

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Parashurama/ Rama Jamadagnya

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executes mom, gets two boons, brings mom back to life and brothers back from being turned into stone

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Ani Mandavya

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Unjustly impaled for impaling insects

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Ekalavya

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young nishada, wants to study under Drona but is too low caste, studies on his own and gets better than Arjuna, so Drona makes Ekalavya cut off his thumb so that he cannot shoot

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Burning of Khandava forest

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Agni asked Arjuna and Krishna to each stand at an exit from the forest to keep the animals from escaping while he burned it down

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Arjuna and the kirata

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Shiva appears as a mountain man and fights with Arjuna, neither win and Arjuna gets weapons from Shiva, goes to Indra's heaven to learn how to use them

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Shakuntala

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Mother of Bharata, born of sage Vishwamitra and Menaka who was sent by Indra to distract V