The vasus go to Ganga. Who promises to help them. When she married shantanu, the 8 vasus are born to her as sons. She drowns the first 7 sons in her water who go through her waters back to heaven freed from the Curse.
Bhishma was 67-68. Then Pandu went for exile and lived 5-6 years in forests. Bhishma was 72-73.
So he makes a plan to defeat him by convincing him that his son, Ashwathama was killed on the battlefield. After hearing this, he will disarm himself in grief. This plan of Krishna works as Bhima kills an elephant by the name Ashwathama while claiming it to be the son of Drona.
Pandavas come to a conclusion. They cannot kill Guru Drona, because he has his weapon in hand and he is their Guru, and at the same time, if left unattended, he can wipe the Pandava army with his misuse of powers. So, he had to be killed via deception.
Abhimanyu was not so simple that any single Karna could be able to kill in the battle field. He was the son of Arjun & was killed by the groups of Karuvas mighty Sena. He was first intercepted by Jaydaratha the brother in law of Duryodhan, Karna, Kul Guru Kripacharya, Guru Dronacharya and his son.
The war happened at the banks of River Saraswati. Ultimately after three years, Gandharva emerged as the winner and he killed Chitrangada in the battle. Chitrangada died childlessly, so the throne of Hastinapur went into hands of Vichitravirya. During this war Bheeshma was away helping Lord Indra in a mission .
It is the shortest book in the Epic. Mahaprasthanika Parva recites the journey of the Pandavas across India and finally their ascent towards Himalayas, as they climb their way to heaven on Mount Sumeru. As they leave their kingdom, a dog befriends them and joins their long journey.
Yudhishthir - 91 years; Bheem - 90 years; Arjun - 89 years; Nakul & Sahdev - 88 years.
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| Family | Vyasa, Vichitravirya (father) Ambika (mother) Pandu, Vidura (half-brothers) |
| Spouse | Gandhari |
| Children | Duryodhana, Dushasana, Vikarna and 97 other sons and Duhsala (daughter) by his wife Gandhari Yuyutsu by Sughada (Gandhari's maid) |
On the thirteenth day of battle, his heir Lakshmana is killed by Arjuna's son, Abhimanyu, who proceeds to try and arrest Duryodhana.
Kunti was the biological daughter of Shurasena, a Yadava chief. Her birth name was Pritha. Kunti was the sister of Vasudeva, the father of Krishna and shared a close relationship with Krishna. Her father gave Kunti to his childless cousin Kuntibhoja.
Dhrishtadyumna (Sanskrit: ??????????????, dh???adyumna, lit. he who is courageous and splendorous), also known as Draupada (Sanskrit: ??????, lit. son of Drupada), was the son of Drupada and brother of Draupadi and Shikhandi in the epic Mahabharata. He was the commander of the Pandava army during the Kurukshetra War.
Shikhandi was finally killed by Ashwatthama on the 18th day of battle, killed dazed and confused, Shikhandi is killed in a sword fight with Ashwatthama when Ashwatthama, Kripacharya, and Kritaverma attacked the Pandava camp on the night of the final day of battle.
Bestha (OBC) is a major caste in Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. It has 39 synonymous(subcaste). The major occupation of this community is boating and agriculture.
But being a servant of Hastinapura, Dronacharya was duty-bound to fight for the Kauravas, and thus against his favorite Pandavas. After the fall of Bhishma on the tenth day, he became the Chief Commander of the Kuru Army. Duryodhana manages to convince Drona to try and end the war by capturing Yudhishthira.
In the epic Mahabharata, Shantanu was a Kuru king of Hastinapura. He was a descendant of the Bharata race, of the Lunar dynasty and great-grandfather of the Pandavas and Kauravas. He was the youngest son of King Pratipa of Hastinapura and had been born in the latter's old age.
In the Mahabharata epic, Pandu (Sanskrit: ?????? Pā??u, lit. yellowish, whitish, pale ), was the king of Hastinapur, the son of Ambalika and Vyasa. He is more popularly known as the earthly father of the Pandavas, who were called so after him.
