Subahu

Subahu In Mahabharata Subahu was one of the Samshaptaka/Trigarta warriors. He fought with Arjuna on the 12th day of war. The son of Pandu then, in that battle, with a broad-headed arrow, cut off the leathern fence of Subahu, and covered Sudharman and Sudhanwan, and Subahu pierced Partha with ten…

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Subala

Subala Subala was the king of Gandhara, and father of Gandhari, and thus the father-in-law of Dhritarashtra and the grandfather of Duryodhana. Shakuni, Vrishaka, Achala and others were his sons, and were all killed in the Mahabharata war.

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Subhadra

Subhadra Subhadra (IAST: Subhadrā) is a character in the Mahabharata.  She is the sister of Krishna and Balarama, wife of Arjuna and mother of Abhimanyu and grandmother of Parikshit. She is the daughter of Vasudeva and Rohini.  When Subhadra becomes of age, Balarama suggests her as a bride to Duryodhana who was his favourite pupil. Krishna (knowing that Arjuna and Subhadra are deeply in love with…

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Sudhanwan

Sudhanwan Sudhanwan was one of the Samshaptaka/Trigarta warriors. He was killed by Arjuna on the 12th day of war. The son of Pandu then, in that battle, with a broad-headed arrow, cut off the leathern fence of Subahu, and covered Sudharman and Sudhanwan, and Subahu pierced Partha with ten arrows.…

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Sudharman

Sudharman Sudharman was one of the Samshaptaka/Trigarta warriors. He fought with Arjuna on the 12th day of war. The son of Pandu then, in that battle, with a broad-headed arrow, cut off the leathern fence of Subahu, and covered Sudharman and Sudhanwan, and Subahu pierced Partha with ten arrows. Partha,…

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Suktimati

Suktimati Suktimati was the capital city of the Chedi Kingdom in India. It lay on the banks of the river Suktimati flowing through Chedi. It was built by a Chedi king known as Uparichara vasu. In the Mahabharata, it has been quoted that this river gave birth to twins (a boy and a girl)…

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Sumanta

Sumanta Sumanta was one of the main disciples of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, the others being Jaimini, Paila, Shuka and Vaishampayana.

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Supratika

Supratika Supratika – the elephant – is one of the eight Diggajas, each representing the eight quarters, mentioned in Puranas. Supratika was also the elephant used by Bhagadatta in the Kurukshetra war. Supratika – a Diggaja The eight Diggajas – male elephants that bear the world together are: Airavata, Pundarika, Vamana, Kumuda,…

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Surya

Surya Surya is the Sun God. He was the father of Karna, in Kunti. He gave an Akshaya patra to Yudhishthira to sustain himself and his large number of Brahmin followers, during the 12-year exile in the forest.  

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Susharman

Susharman Susharman was the king of the Trigartas.  On the 12th day of war Susharman joins the Samshaptaka warriors in the fight against Arjuna. While that foremost one of the Kurus was thus proceeding towards his brothers who were exceedingly afflicted by Drona, Susharman with his brothers, followed him behind,…

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