Mahabarata

Mahabarata

ancient Indian epic by Vyasa, featuring gods and warriors

Yudhishthira

eldest pandava; wise, just, and devoted to dharma

Bhima

Second pandava; extremely strong and courageous, loyal to his family

Arjuna

Third pandava; skilled archer; guided by Krishna in duty and strategy

Nakula

Fourth pandava; supports his brothers with wisdom

Sahadeva

youngest pandava; throughtful and helps in decision-making 

Draupadi

wife of all pandavas; her humiliation sparks conflict and drives the story towards war

Duryodhana

leader of kauravas; ambitious, envious, opposess the Pandavas for the throne

Karna

warrior allied with the kauravas ; brave but meets a tragic end in battle

Abhimanyu

young pandava warrior; dies in the kurukshetra war

Krishna

Divine guide

Vyasa

Sage and author of the epic; offers wisdom and guidance to key haracters

Shakuni

Duryodhana’s uncle; cheats the Pandavas in the dice game

Hastinapur/Hastinapura and Indraprastha 

Setting of the Mahabarata

Third-person omniscient view

The Mahabarata is told from a?

Draupadi

humiliated in the Kaurava court

Krishna

who guided Arjuna?

Kurukshetra

what’s the name of the war?

Dharma

Good Karma