Uttara (Mahabharata)
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Uttara, also rendered Uttara Kumara is a prince of the Matsya Kingdom featured in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. He is the eldest son of King Virata and his wife Sudeshna, at whose court the Pandavas spe
Uttara and Arjuna discovering the arms
Arjuna Sets Kama's Arrow Alight, folio from the Razmnama (Book of War), 1598–99
Shalya
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Shalya is a major character in the Mahabharata, one of two Sanskrit epics of Ancient India. He was a powerful king from the Bahlika clan, ruling over the Madra kingdom in the Northwest region of the I
Uttara (Mahabharata)
…army. During the 18-day Kurukshetra War, Uttara and his brothers fought in support of the Pandavas. Uttara was killed on the first day of the war by Shalya. As the battle started, it favoured the Kauravas as their commander-in-chief, Bhishma, was unable to be contained. Going on the attack, Uttara aggressively…
Shalya driving the chariot of Karna (cropped), Pahari painting, c. 1820
Duryodhana requests Shalya to become Karna's charioteer, an illustration from Razmnama, the Persian translation of the Mahabharata