10 Indian Baby Names Inspired By Mahabharata

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Krishna

Krishna is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu and also as the Supreme God. According to Mahabharata, Shri Krishna is the son of the Yaduvamsha chief Vasudeva and his wife Devaki.

Arjun

Arjun also known as Partha and Dhananjaya is the third among five Pandava brothers.

Karna

Karna, also known as Vasusena, Anga-raja, and Radheya, is the son of the sun god Surya and princess Kunti (mother of the Pandavas), and thus a demigod of royal birth. Pic Courtesy: (A 19th-century artist's imagination of Karna, Wikipedia)

Yudhishthira

Yudhishthira, also known as Dharmaputra, is the eldest among the five Pandava brothers. (Pic Courtesy: Yudhishthira (centre) and Draupadi seated on a throne, other Pandavas surround them, by Ravi Varma Press, circa 1910)

Nakul

Nakula was the fourth of the five Pandava brothers. Nakula and Sahadeva were twins blessed to Madri, by the Ashvini Kumaras, the divine physicians. Their parents — Pandu and Madri - died early, so the twins were adopted by their stepmother, Kunti and were trained by Drona in Hastinapura. (Pic Courtesy: An 18th-century painting depicting Nakula, Wikipedia)

Draupadi

Draupadi is also referred to as Krishnaa, Panchali, and Yagyaseni. She the common consort of the five Pandava brothers—Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva. (Pic Courtesy: Draupadi worshipped as Draupadi Amman, Wikipedia)

Devaki

Devaki is the daughter of Devak, the brother of King Ugrasena of Mathura during the Mahabharata period and the mother of Sri Krishna and Balarama. (Pic Courtesy: Krishna and Balarama meeting their parents, Artwork by Raja Ravi Varma, Wikipedia)

Abhimanyu

Abhimanyu was the son of Arjuna and Subhadra. He was also one of the few individuals, along with his father, who knew the technique to enter Chakravyuha. (Pic Courtesy: Abhimanyu with the wheel in Chakravyuha, Wikipedia)

Amba-Ambalika-Ambika

Amba is the eldest and most beautiful daughter of Kashya, the King of Kashi, and the sister of Ambika and Ambalika. (Pic Courtesy: Mythoworld.com)

Agastya

Agastya was a Vedic sage. He was the elder brother of Vashishtha Muni. His wife Lopamudra was the princess of Vidarbha country. Agastya is considered to be the father of Siddha medicine. (Pic Courtesy: Wikipedia)

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