Mahabharat Names

Arjunas son, Heroic, With self respect (Son of Arjuna and Subhadra, nephew to Krishna. He was slain in the battle of Kurukshetra when just sixteen years old.)

Goddess Durga (The king of Kashi's eldest daughter. Bhishma abducted her from her swayamvara along with her two sisters to be his brother's bride.)

Mother, One who is sensitive (The king of Kashi's youngest daughter. She was abducted by Bhishma along with her sisters and married Vichitravirya.)

Goddess Parvati (Second daughter of the king of Kashi, abducted from her swayamvara by Bhisma. She married Vichitravirya and, after his death, became Dhritarastra's mother  (with Vyasa).)

Bright, Shining (Third son of Pandu and Kunti, begotten by Indra)

Fiery tempered (Son of Drona and Kripi. Said to be a partial expansion of Shiva.)

Pleasure-seeking, Well-groomed (A great king in the dynasty of the moon-god (all kshatriyas are descendents either of Chandra, the moon-god, or Surya, the sun-god) who ruled the earth for thousands of years.)

Huge and gigantic, The mighty one (Pandu and Kunti's second son, sired by Vayu, the wind-god. Bhima is described as a powerful, large and hugely strong man.)

One who has taken a terrible vow, Son of Santanu by Ganga in Mahabharat (Son of Shantanu and Ganga, known as the "grandfather" of the Kurus. Although he never became king, he officiated at Hastinapur as regent until Vichitravirya was of age.)

Divine, Lord krishnas mother (Krishna's mother and the wife of Vasudeva, a chief of the Vrishni clan. Sister of Kamsa, she was imprisoned by him soon after her marriage.)

Daughter of the king Drupada, Wife of Pandavas (Wife of five Pandavas; daughter of Drupad, king of Panchala.)

From Gandhara (Wife of Dhritarastra, she blindfold herself after the marriage.)

River Ganga (Married to Shantanu; Mother of Bhishma; Goddess of the sacred river, Ganga.)

(Maternal uncle of Krishna who usurped the throne from his father, Ugrasena. He was killed by Krishna. Details of his life are found in the Bhagavata Purana.)

The firstborn of Kunti (Eldest son of Kunti, sired by the Sun God; Friend of Duryodhana; Raised by a charioteer when his mother abandoned him at birth.)

Mercy (The two children were found and brought to King Shantanu. Kripa was taught Dhanurveda, the martial arts, by his father and he became one of the Kurus' martial teachers.)

Lord Krishna, Name of the river(Incarnation of Lord Vishnu, who delivered Bhagavad Gita; cousin of Kunti; Friend and Charioteer of Arjuna)

Wife of Pandu and mother of Pandavas (The Pandavas' mother. She was the sister of Vasudeva, Krishna's father. Her own father, Surasena, had given her as a baby to his close friend King Kuntibhoja)

(Second wife of Pandu; Mother of Nakul and Sahdeva; daughter of King Shalya.)

Younger brother of Dhritarastra; husband of Kunti; Father of the Pandava's born to Vichitravirya's widow queen Ambalika (by Vyasa).

Name of An ancient king, Tested one or proven (Posthumous son of Abhimanyu, heir of the Pandavas. Pariksit means 'the examiner', as the brahmins said he would come to examine all men in his search for the Supreme Lord)

Triumphant (Dhritarastra's charioteer and secretary.)

Who speaks truth, Mother of Vyasa (formerly Matsyagandha   Mother of Vyasa (from the union with Parasara Rishi))

Bird, Uncle of kauravas (Younger brother of Gandhari; maternal uncle of Duryodhana; An expert dice player.)

A king from the epic mahabharata (Great grandfather of the Pandavas and Kauravas; Father of Bhishma, Chitranga and Vichitravirya; Married to Ganga and Satyavati.)

Higher, North the direction, Name of a start (Princess of Virata, pupil of Arjuna as Brihhannala (his disguised identity as the eunuch dance teacher during the Pandavas final year of exile).)

Goddess of wealth (Krishna's father, husband of Devaki.)

Bravery (King of Matsya- where the Pandavas spent their final year of exile in disguise.)

The author of mahabharata (The sage who authored the Mahabharata.)