Multiple choice general knowledge

Bhishma's original name?

  1. Yayathi

  2. Devavrata

  3. Vidura

  4. Sikhandin
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Explanation

Bhishma's original name was Devavrata, given before he acquired the title 'Bhishma' (one of terrible oath). He took the vow of celibacy to enable his father Shantanu to marry Satyavati, earning the name Bhishma. Yayati was an ancestor, Vidura was his half-brother, and Sikhandin was a warrior.

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