Mahabharata Epic Quiz

Arjuna's father was Indra, the King of Gods. Kunti invoked Indra through a mantra to conceive Arjuna, making Indra his divine father. Vayu was Bhima's father, and the twins had Ashwini Kumaras as their fathers.

Krishna devised the strategy to have Drona believe his son Ashwatthama had died, knowing Drona would lose his will to fight. Bhima killed an elephant named Ashwatthama, and Krishna announced "Ashwatthama is dead" ambiguously.

Dhrishtadyumna, born from the sacrificial fire to kill Drona, fulfilled his destiny by beheading Drona during the Kurukshetra war. This occurred after Drona laid down his arms upon hearing the false news of Ashwatthama's death.

Drona's son is Ashwathama, a powerful warrior in the Mahabharata epic who fought on the Kaurava side and possessed a gem that made him invincible.

In the Mahabharata, Ashwathama killed Draupadi's five sons (the Upapandavas) while they were sleeping at night, an act that horrified even the Kauravas and led to his curse.

Draupadi's father was King Draupada (also spelled Drupada), the ruler of Panchala. She was born from a sacred fire along with her brother Dhrishtadyumna.

In the Mahabharata dice game, Shakuni played on Duryodhana's behalf using his loaded dice. Shakuni was Duryodhana's maternal uncle and mastermind who engineered the Pandavas' loss.

In the disastrous dice game, Yudhishthira gambled away everything in sequence: his kingdom, wealth, brothers, and finally staked his wife Draupadi - the last thing he put on the line.

As a final peace proposal to avoid the Kurukshetra war, the Pandavas demanded just five villages instead of their entire kingdom. Duryodhana arrogantly refused, saying he wouldn't give even a needle-point of land.

Lord Krishna himself went to Duryodhana as the Pandavas' final messenger to propose the five-village settlement. Duryodhana's refusal led directly to the Kurukshetra war.

Bhishma's father was King Shantanu of Hastinapura. Bhishma (originally named Devavrata) was Shantanu's son through Ganga, which is why he was called 'Gangeya'.

Abhimanyu married Uttara, the princess of Matsya kingdom during the Pandavas' year of incognito exile. Their son Parikshit became the sole surviving heir of the Kuru dynasty after the Kurukshetra war and later ruled Hastinapura.

Bhishma, originally named Devavrata, was born from the divine union of King Shantanu and the river goddess Ganga. He took the famous vow of celibacy (bhishma pratijna) to enable his father's marriage to Satyavati, earning the name Bhishma.

Emperor Janmejaya, son of Parikshit, performed the massive Sarpa Satra sacrifice to annihilate all snakes as revenge for his father's death by snakebite from Takshak. The ritual was eventually stopped by the sage Astika through his knowledge and persuasion.

Gandhari, wife of Dhritarashtra, gave birth to 100 sons (the Kauravas led by Duryodhana) and 1 daughter (Dushala), totaling 101 children after a two-year pregnancy. This was made possible through a boon granted by Sage Vyasa due to her devotion and piety.

After losing everything in the dice game (chauser) orchestrated by Shakuni, the Pandavas were sentenced to 12 years of forest exile (vanvasa) followed by 1 year of incognito living (agyatvasa), totaling 13 years of exile from their kingdom.

Takshak, the serpent king, bit and killed King Parikshit as revenge for the burning of Khandava forest by Arjuna and Lord Krishna. This act was part of a curse pronounced by the sage Shringi's son, which condemned Parikshit to die by snakebite within seven days.

Pandu was born to Queen Ambalika, one of the two widows of Vichitravirya, through the niyoga practice with Sage Vyasa. Ambalika turned pale during conception due to fear of Vyasa's formidable appearance, which influenced Pandu's pale complexion and name.

Dushala was the only daughter of Dhritarashtra and Gandhari, born alongside her 100 Kaurava brothers. She married Jayadratha, the king of Sindhu, and her son was killed by Arjuna during the Kurukshetra war, leading to Jayadratha's own death at Arjuna's hands.