Why Arjuna is called Savyasachi ?
Why Arjuna is called Savyasachi (सव्यसाची)?
सव्य means "left-hand"
As mentioned by Adi Shankaracharya in...
Why Draupadi is called as Trihayani ?
Draupadi is called as Trihayani
Trihayani is a Sanskrit word, which means the one who is present in...
What are the name of sons born from Draupadi ?
Name of Draupadi sons
Pandavas and Draupadi had five sons, there names are mentioned in Mahabharata Adi Parva...
How did Bheem got his gadha and Arjun got his sankha ?
Mayasura (मयासुर) who was the architect of demons gave Bheem his gadha and Arjun his sankha named as Devadatta (देवदत्त)
Origin and meaning of different names of Sri Krishna
Different names of Sri Krishna
As mentioned in Mahabharata Udyog Parva, chapter 70, when Dhritarashtra ask about the...
Why did Rishi Maitreya curse Duryodhana?
Rishi Maitreya visits Dhritarashtra
As mentioned in Mahabharata vana parva - chapter 10, Rishi Maitreya (मैत्रेय) after meeting Pandavas in...
Who had Agneyastra in Mahabharata ?
Agneyastra (आग्नेय अस्त्र)
Agneyastra (आग्नेय अस्त्र) - It is weapon belong to Agni, god of Fire. The weapon emitted...
How many sons did Dhritarashtra have?
As mentioned by Veda Vyasa himself to Dhritarashtra, in Mahabharata Vana Parva 9.21
चिराय तव पुत्राणां शतमेकश्च भारत ।पाण्डोः...
How many years were spent by Arjuna in Swarga?
Time spent by Arjuna in Swarga Loka
It is mentioned by Vaishampayana (वैशंपायन) in Mahabharata Vana Parva chapter 44 verse...
Who was Arjuna fighting, when Abhimanyu was drawn into the Chakravyuha?
When Guru Dronacharya was made the sentapati of Kauravas, he affirmed Duryodhana that he would be able...