Mahabharata Online Quiz 2026 Q&A Booklet

Vocabulary flashcards covering key characters, lineages, divine weapons, and major events from the Mahabharata as detailed in the BGAKL 2026 Q&A Booklet.

Lord Ganesha

The one who wrote the Mahabharata as it was composed by sage Veda Vyasa.

Lord Brahma

The deity who appeared from the navel of Lord Vishnu.

Hastinapura

The capital of the kingdom ruled by King Janamejaya.

Kadru and Vinata

The daughters of Daksha.

Abhimanyu

The son of Arjuna and Subhadra, and the father of King Parikshit.

Kurma

The form assumed by Lord Vishnu during the churning of the milk ocean.

Mt Mandara

The mountain used for the churning of the milk ocean.

Vasuki

The entity who served as the churning rope for the milk ocean.

Neelakantha

A name for Lord Shiva, known for consuming the Kaalakuta/Halahala poison.

Mohini

The form taken by Lord Vishnu to distribute nectar after the churning of the milk ocean.

Rahu

The demon beheaded by Lord Vishnu for drinking the nectar.

Garuda

The son of Vinata and the divine vehicle of Lord Vishnu, blessed with immortality without drinking nectar.

Anantasesha

Also known as Sheshanaga, directed by Lord Brahma to raise the Earth on its hoods.

Sage Shringi

The son of Shamika Rsi who cursed King Parikshit.

Janamejaya

The king who performed the Sarpa yajna to avenge the death of his father, Parikshit.

Takshaka

The serpent who sought protection from Indra Deva during the Sarpa yajna.

Satyavati

The mother of sage Vyasa Deva and wife of King Shantanu.

Parasurama

The sage who killed all Kshatriyas on Earth $21$ times and taught warfare to Devavrata and Dronacharya.

Hiranyakashipu

The son of Diti and father of Prahlada, who was reborn as Shishupala.

Jarasandha

The king who was the rebirth of the demon Viprachitti.

Kamsa

The human rebirth of the demon Kalanemi.

Dronacharya

The son of Bharadwaja and husband of Kripi, who taught warfare to the Pandavas and Kauravas.

Ashwatthama

The son of Dronacharya.

Bhishma

The son of Shantanu and Ganga, originally named Devavrata, who took a pledge of lifelong celibacy.

Pandu

The younger brother of King Dhritarashtra and father of the Pandavas.

Duryodhana

The firstborn son of King Dhritarashtra and Gandhari.

Yudhishthira

The son of Dharma (Lord Yama) and the eldest Pandava.

Bhima

The Pandava born by the divine powers of Vayu Deva.

Arjuna

The Pandava born by the divine powers of Indra.

Nakula and Sahadeva

The Pandavas born by the divine powers of the Ashwini Kumaras.

Pritha

The actual name of Kunti Devi.

Karna

The son of Kunti Devi and Surya Deva, born with divine armour and earrings.

Vasudeva

The father of Krishna.

Balarama

The expansion of Sheshanaga (Anantasesha).

Bharata

The son of Shakuntala and Dushyanta, after whom India is named.

Chitrangada and Vichitravirya

The two sons born to Satyavati and King Shantanu.

Vidura

The son of sage Vyasa and a maidservant, who was an incarnation of Dharmaraja.

Gandhari

The wife of Dhritarashtra who was blessed by Sage Vyasa to have a hundred sons.

Dushala

The daughter of Gandhari.

Sage Kindama

The sage who cursed Pandu to die upon cohabiting with his wife.

Sage Durvasa

The sage who gifted Kunti a mantra for invoking deities.

Draupadi

The princess of Panchala and daughter of Drupada who emerged from holy fire.

Sati

The practice of a wife burning herself on her husband's funeral pyre, performed by Madri.

Ekalavya

The archer who mastered the skill using an idol of Dronacharya and offered his thumb as gurudakshina.

Angadesha

The kingdom Karna was made king of by Duryodhana.

Palace of Lac

The structure from which the Pandavas escaped through a tunnel.

Ghatotkacha

The son of Bhima and the demoness Hidimbi.

Sage Dhaumya

The royal priest of the Pandavas.

Indraprastha

The capital of the Pandavas, known today as Delhi.

Subhadra

The sister of Lord Krishna who married Arjuna.

Mahabharata War

A conflict that was fought for a duration of $18$ days.

Sudarshana Chakra

The divine weapon gifted to Lord Krishna by Agni Deva.

Shishupala

The king of Chedi born with $3$ eyes and $4$ hands who was killed by Krishna after $100$ offenses.

Bhishma Parva

The specific section (parva) of the Mahabharata that contains the Bhagavad Gita.

Vishnu Sahasranama

The thousand names of Vishnu spoken by Bhishma to Yudhishthira Maharaja.

Shakuni

The uncle of Duryodhana who advised him to engage Yudhishthira in a game of dice.

Dushasana

The brother of Duryodhana who dragged Draupadi to the royal court and attempted to strip her.

Akshayapatra

A divine vessel gifted to Yudhishthira by the Sun god that provided an inexhaustible supply of food.

Muka

The demon who took the form of a wild boar to attack Arjuna during his penance.

Pashupatastra

The divine weapon granted to Arjuna by Lord Shiva.

Bhagavad Gita

The scripture directly spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna, consisting of $18$ chapters.

Sage Kapila

The sage who reduced the $60,000$ sons of King Sagara to ashes in anger.

River Ganga

The river brought to Earth to revive the sons of Sagara, whose flow was cushioned by Lord Shiva.

Ashtavakra

A child born with eight curves in his body who became a famous sage.

Panchajanya

The name of Sri Krishna's conchshell.

Who is known for writing the Mahabharata and is associated with Lord Ganesha?

Lord Ganesha is the one who wrote the Mahabharata as it was composed by sage Veda Vyasa.

Who is the deity that emerged from the navel of Lord Vishnu?

Lord Brahma is the deity who appeared from the navel of Lord Vishnu.

What was the capital of the kingdom ruled by King Janamejaya?

Hastinapura was the capital of the kingdom ruled by King Janamejaya.

Who are the daughters of Daksha?

Kadru and Vinata are the daughters of Daksha.

Who is the son of Arjuna and Subhadra, and the father of King Parikshit?

Abhimanyu is the son of Arjuna and Subhadra, and the father of King Parikshit.

What form did Lord Vishnu assume during the churning of the milk ocean?

Kurma was the form assumed by Lord Vishnu during the churning of the milk ocean.

What is the name of the mountain used for the churning of the milk ocean?

Mt Mandara is the mountain used for the churning of the milk ocean.

Which entity served as the churning rope for the milk ocean?

Vasuki served as the churning rope for the milk ocean.

What is the name for Lord Shiva known for consuming the Kaalakuta/Halahala poison?

Neelakantha is a name for Lord Shiva, known for consuming the Kaalakuta/Halahala poison.

Which form did Lord Vishnu take to distribute nectar after the churning of the milk ocean?

Mohini was the form taken by Lord Vishnu to distribute nectar after the churning of the milk ocean.

Who was the demon beheaded by Lord Vishnu for drinking the nectar?

Rahu was the demon beheaded by Lord Vishnu for drinking the nectar.

Who is the son of Vinata and the divine vehicle of Lord Vishnu?

Garuda is the son of Vinata and the divine vehicle of Lord Vishnu.

What is the name also known as Sheshanaga, that was directed by Lord Brahma to raise the Earth?

Anantasesha is also known as Sheshanaga, directed by Lord Brahma to raise the Earth on its hoods.

Who is the son of Shamika Rsi that cursed King Parikshit?

Sage Shringi is the son of Shamika Rsi who cursed King Parikshit.

Who was the king that performed the Sarpa yajna to avenge the death of his father?

Janamejaya is the king who performed the Sarpa yajna to avenge the death of his father, Parikshit.

What is the name of the serpent that sought protection from Indra Deva during the Sarpa yajna?

Takshaka is the serpent who sought protection from Indra Deva during the Sarpa yajna.

Who is the mother of sage Vyasa Deva and wife of King Shantanu?

Satyavati is the mother of sage Vyasa Deva and wife of King Shantanu.

Who is the sage that killed all Kshatriyas on Earth 21 times?

Parasurama is the sage who killed all Kshatriyas on Earth 21 times.

Who was the father of Prahlada and son of Diti?

Hiranyakashipu was the son of Diti and father of Prahlada, who was reborn as Shishupala.

Who was the king rebirth of the demon Viprachitti?

Jarasandha was the king who was the rebirth of the demon Viprachitti.

Who was the human rebirth of the demon Kalanemi?

Kamsa was the human rebirth of the demon Kalanemi.

Who taught warfare to the Pandavas and Kauravas?

Dronacharya taught warfare to the Pandavas and Kauravas.

Who is the son of Dronacharya?

Ashwatthama is the son of Dronacharya.

Who took a pledge of lifelong celibacy and is the son of Shantanu and Ganga?

Bhishma is the son of Shantanu and Ganga, originally named Devavrata, who took a pledge of lifelong celibacy.

Who is the younger brother of King Dhritarashtra and the father of the Pandavas?

Pandu is the younger brother of King Dhritarashtra and father of the Pandavas.

Who is the firstborn son of King Dhritarashtra and Gandhari?

Duryodhana is the firstborn son of King Dhritarashtra and Gandhari.

Who is the son of Dharma and the eldest Pandava?

Yudhishthira is the son of Dharma (Lord Yama) and the eldest Pandava.

Who is the Pandava born by the divine powers of Vayu Deva?

Bhima is the Pandava born by the divine powers of Vayu Deva.

Who is the Pandava born by the divine powers of Indra?

Arjuna is the Pandava born by the divine powers of Indra.

Which Pandavas were born by the divine powers of the Ashwini Kumaras?

Nakula and Sahadeva are the Pandavas born by the divine powers of the Ashwini Kumaras.

What is the actual name of Kunti Devi?

Pritha is the actual name of Kunti Devi.

Who is the son of Kunti Devi and Surya Deva born with divine armour and earrings?

Karna is the son of Kunti Devi and Surya Deva, born with divine armour and earrings.

Who is the father of Krishna?

Vasudeva is the father of Krishna.

Who is the expansion of Sheshanaga?

Balarama is the expansion of Sheshanaga (Anantasesha).

Who is the son of Shakuntala and Dushyanta, after whom India is named?

Bharata is the son of Shakuntala and Dushyanta, after whom India is named.