Mahabharata Characters Quiz

Dushala was the only daughter of King Dhritarashtra and Queen Gandhari, making her Duryodhana's sister. Gandhari had 100 sons (the Kauravas) and only one daughter. Dushala later married Jayadratha, the king of Sindhu. Rukmini was Krishna's consort, Savitri appears in different contexts in Hindu mythology, and Gandhari was Duryodhana's mother.

Shakuni was the brother of Gandhari, making him Duryodhana's maternal uncle. He was the prince of Gandhara and is infamous in the Mahabharata for being the mastermind behind the game of dice that led to the Pandavas' exile. Shalya was Gandhari's brother-in-law (Madri's brother), while Jarasandha and Drupad were kings of other kingdoms not related to Gandhari.

Arjuna was the son of Kunti and Indra, the king of gods. Kunti had invoked Indra through a mantra to beget Arjuna. Indra is explicitly mentioned as Arjuna's divine father in the epic, and he gifted Arjuna several divine weapons including the Gandiva bow. Varuna is the god of water, Kubera is the god of wealth, and Yaksha refers to a class of nature spirits.

Dhrishtadyumna (spelled Drishtidyumna in the option) was Draupadi's brother, born from the same sacrificial fire (yajna) that produced Draupadi. He was specifically born to avenge Draupadi's honor and later fulfilled this destiny by killing Drona in the Kurukshetra war. Purochana was a minister of the Kauravas, Abhimanyu was Arjuna's son, and Vasudeva was Krishna's father.

In the Mahabharata, Purochana was the architect entrusted by Duryodhana to build the Lakshagruha (House of Lac) at Varanavata. The house was designed to burn and kill the Pandavas, but they escaped through a secret tunnel. Vishwakarma was the divine architect, but Purochana specifically built this infamous structure.

Ashwatthama was Dronacharya's son in the Mahabharata. He was a great warrior like his father and fought on the Kaurava side. Eklavya was Drona's student, not his son. Karna was Drona's student but not related by blood.

Vrushali was Karna's wife in the Mahabharata epic. She was from the royal family of the Vrishnis and was a childhood friend of Karna. Vaidehi was another name for Sita (Ramayana), not related to Karna.

During their agyatvas (exile in disguise), Arjuna took the name Brihannada and lived as a eunuch/teacher in the Matsya kingdom. He taught music and dance to Princess Uttara. Menaka was an apsara, Shikhandi was a warrior, and Ambalika was a queen.

Shantanu was Dhritarashtra's grandfather. The lineage is: Shantanu married Ganga (produced Bhishma) and Satyavati (produced Chitrangada and Vichitravirya). Vichitravirya married Ambika and Ambalika. Dhritarashtra was born to Vichitravirya and Ambika through Vyasa's blessing. Yayati was Shantanu's ancestor.