Suketu

Suketu

Suketu had a warrior rank of Ati-Rathi. Affiliation: Pandava.

Quote

“As a hungry jay seizes and devours a little insect, even so did the heroic Drona swallows up Dhrishtaketu in that great battle. Upon the slaughter of the ruler of the Chedis, his son who was conversant with the highest weapons, excited with wrath, sought to bear the burthen of his sire. Him also, Drona, smiling, despatched to the abode of Yama by means of his shafts, like a huge and mighty tiger in the deep woods slaying an infant deer. – The Mahabharata, Book 7: Drona Parva: Jayadratha-Vadha Parva: Section CXXIV
“That lord of Earth, viz., Suketu, the son of Shishupala, having slain many foes, hath at last been slain by Drona in battle.” – The Mahabharata, Book 8: Karna Parva: Section 6

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