Kaunteya

Kaunteya are children of Kunti in the Mahabharata. They are the Pandavas and their eldest brother Karna.

• Karna - Later he was also referred to as a Kaunteya when his real identity, as Kunti's son, came to be known after the war. Karna is the son of Kunti and Surya, the god of the sun. He was born years before Kunti's marriage to Pandu and the subsequent birth of the Pandavas.
• Yudhishthira - The eldest Pandava brother. His name means one who is steadfast even during a war. He is the son of Kunti and Dharma, the god of virtue, justice, and morality.
• Bhima - He is the son of Kunti and Vayu, the god of air and wind, who is known for his might.
• Arjuna - He is the son of Kunti and Indra, King of the gods and the god of the sky and war.
• Nakula - He is the son of Madri and the Ashvins. After Madri’s death Kunti adopted him and he became known as Kaunteya and Madreya
• Sahadeva - He is the son of Madri and the Ashvins, like his twin brother Nakula.

References[]

• Chakravarti V. Narasimhan; The Mahabharata. Columbia University Press, 1965.

External links[]

• The Mahābhārata of Vyasa, translated from Sanskrit into English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli and published online at sacred-texts.com.