Kichaka had a warrior rank of Maharathi. Kichaka was the general of the Mastya kingdom. He was the brother of Sudeshna, queen of Matsya. He was very powerful and feared by Virata and the citizens of the kingdom. He was killed by Bhima when he tried to force himself on Draupadi.
Uttara had a warrior rank of Rathi. Affiliation: Pandava. He was second son of Virata. Also called Shvetavarman. He was killed on the first day of war by Shalya. Quote “Virata’s son Uttara is, in my judgment, one of the foremost of Rathas” – The Mahabharata, Book 5: Udyoga Parva: Uluka Dutagamana Parva: Section CLXXI…
Anadhrishti had a warrior rank of Maharathi. Affiliation: Neutral. Quote “And innumerable Kshatriyas invincible in war, belonging to the eighteen younger branches of the Yadavas, are employed in defending these works. In our race, O king, there are full eighteen thousand brothers and cousins. Ahuka hath had a hundred sons, each of p. 35 whom…
Alambusha had a warrior rank of Maharathi. Other names: Alamvusha. Affiliation: Kaurava. He was a demon and friend of another demon named Alambusha. He and Alambusha were killed by Bhima’s demon son Ghatotkacha during the Night war on the fourteenth day of the war. Quote “That chief of Rakshasas, Alambhusha, of cruel deeds, is a…
Sakradeva had a warrior rank of Ardha-Rathi. Affiliation: Kaurava. He was son of King Srutayudha and Queen Sakrayani of Kalinga. He was Yuvaraja (Crown Prince) of Kalinga. He was killed by Bhima on the second day of war along with many soldiers and two generals Satya and Satyadeva. Quote “Then that mighty bowman, the king…
Iravan had a warrior rank of MahaRathi. Other names: Iravat. Affiliation: Pandava. Iravan also is known as Aravan and Iravat is a son of Pandava prince Arjuna and the Naga princess Ulupi. Iravan is the central deity of the cult of Kuttantavar which is also the name commonly given to him in that cult— Hayagriva…
Ashwattama had a warrior rank of Ati-Maharathi. Other names: Aswatthaman. Affiliation: Kaurava. Ashwatthama was the son of guru Drona and the grandson of the sage Bharadwaja. Ashwatthama possessed the celestial weapon Narayanastra (which no one possessed in the Mahabharat era). He used Narayanastra and killed one akshouni of the Pandava army. Ashvatthama fought on the…