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The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India composed by Veda Vyasa. At its heart lies the epic struggle between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. The central characters include the five Pandava brothers— Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva —along with their wife Draupadi.
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The narrative of Princess Madhavi is found within the Galavacharita of the Mahabharata (Books 5, Chapters 104–121). This tale is recounted during Krishna's diplomatic mission to Duryodhana's court, where Krishna seeks to broker peace between Duryodhana and the Pandavas by urging Duryodhana to share his kingdom.
Uttarā (Sanskrit: उत्तरा, romanized: Uttarā) was the princess of Matsya, as described in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. She was the daughter of King Virata and Queen Sudeshna, at whose court the Pandavas spent a year in concealment during their exile. During that period, she learned music and dance from Arjuna, the third Pandava, and ...
Satyavati (Sanskrit: सत्यवती, IAST: Satyavatī; also spelled Satyawati) was the queen of the Kuru Kingdom. Satyavati is married to king Shantanu of Hastinapura, and is the great-grandmother of the Pandava and Kaurava princes (The principal characters of the Hindu epic Mahabharata). She is also the mother of the seer Vyasa, author ...
Draupadi (Sanskrit: द्रौपदी, romanized: draupadī, lit. 'Daughter of Drupada '), also referred to as Krishnā, Panchali, and Yajnaseni, is the main female protagonist of the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata, and the wife of the five Pandava brothers— Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva. [1] She is noted for her ...
Gandhari (Sanskrit: गान्धारी, lit. 'of Gandhara ', IAST: Gāndhārī) is a prominent figure in the Hindu epic the Mahabharata. She was the princess of the Gandhara Kingdom and wife of Dhritrashtra, the blind king of Kuru. In the epic, she is depicted with a blindfold, which she wore in order to live like her blind husband.
Bhima. In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Bhima (Sanskrit: भीम, IAST: Bhīma) is the second among the five Pandavas. The Mahabharata relates many events that portray the might of the hero Bhima. Bhima was born when Vayu, the wind god, granted a son to Kunti and Pandu. After the death of Pandu and Madri, Kunti with her sons stayed in Hastinapura.