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Who were the Senapati?
Senapati (Sanskrit: सेनापति sena- meaning “army”, -pati meaning “lord”) is a title in ancient India denoting the rank of military commander or general of the army. It was a hereditary title of nobility used in the Maratha Empire.
Who was Dhrishtaketu in Mahabharata?
Dhrishtaketu was an army-general in the army of Pandavas in the Kurukshetra War. He was the leader of the army of the Chedis, the Kasis, and the Karushas (5,199). He was a Maharatha (a great chariot-warrior) as per the rating of Bhishma (5,172). One of his sons also took part in the war (5,57).
What is the story of the Mahabharata?
The Story of the Mahabharata, India’s Longest Epic Poem. Subhamoy Das is the co-author of “Applied Hinduism: Ancient Wisdom for Today’s World.”. He has also written several children and young adult books about Hinduism. The Mahabharata is an ancient Sanskrit epic poem that tells the story of the kingdom of Kurus.
Who was Satyavati in Ramayana?
Shantanu’s second wife Satyavati, who was the daughter of the king Uparichara Vasu but raised by fishermen, was the next birth of Acchoda, mind-born daughter of the Pitris or ghosts of departed ancestors. (I discuss another mind-born daughter of the Pitris in this question .)
Who incarnated as Vasu in the Mahabharata?
Bhishma being a Vasu. This chapter of the Adi Parva of the Mahabharata describes exactly who incarnated as each of the major characters in the Mahabharata. It’s too long a chapter to quote the whole thing here, so let me just address some important people. I discuss the previous births of Draupadi and the Pandavas here.
Why did Bhishma’s father Shantanu stare at Ganga?
Now Bhishma’s father Shantanu was a rebirth of Mahabhisha, a king of the Ikshvaku dynasty. After Mahabhisha died, he went to Devaloka, where on one occasion he stared at the goddess Ganga when her robe slipped by accident.
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