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How many people participated and how many died In the Mahabharata War? 2 What was the value of trillion during Mahabharata time as population of Yadavas is mentioned as 30 trillion+ in SB 10.90.42?



After knowing about his true form, King Virata was ready to marry his daughter to Arjuna. But, the noble Arjuna refused his proposal, stating that he considers Uttara as his daughter, and hence Uttara was married to his son, Abhimanyu. Uttarahad become a widow when Abhimanyu was killed in the Kurukshetra war.



Abhimanyu participated in the Mahabharata war when he was 16 years old and killed important personalities such as Lakshma, son of Duryodhana, and Brihadbala, king of Kosala. Abhimanyu’s Death Abhimanyu is well known for his participation in the Kurukshetra war.



Drona Parva Stories – Part 1. The Drona Parva of the Mahabharata begins on the eleventh day of the Mahabharata war. It ends with the death of Drona on the fifteenth day. The Drona Parva can be further broken down into three stages: (a) The death of Abhimanyu, (b) The revenge of Arjuna, and (c) The death of Drona.



Both Ramayana and Mahabharata are epics written in the form of poems and took place in ancient Hindu kingdoms on the Indian subcontinent. As they are both very long, it is difficult to summarize them without leaving out important details, but having said that, here is the essence of the stories: The Ramayana Indian deities Rama and Sita



The Mahabharata has 100,000 verses and expanded version of Bharata. Ramayana. Ramayana is the smaller and more compact tale of Rama’s exile from the Kingdom. And his victory over the demon king Ravana of Lanka. The original story of Rama, the Ayodhya Prince, also grew over time and Rama emerges as the incarnation of God Vishnu in this next.



Karna and Drona. Karna ,after he was disowned by Kunti Devi, was brought up by a childless charioteer named Adhiratha and his wife Radha (Karna was called Radheya in his early days). But Karna was not prepared to take up the profession of a charioteer .So he went to the revered sage Parasurama and learnt archery pretending to be a Brahmin.



Participants in the war. An Akshauhini is defined as a battle formation consisting of 21,870 chariots (Sanskrit ratha); 21,870 elephants; 65,610 cavalry and 109,350 infantry as per the Mahabharata (Adi Parva 2.15-23).



Shakuni was killed by Sahadeva on 18th day of Kurukshetra War. He was attacked by Nakul and Sahadeva. After which, Sahadeva killed Shakuni and his son Uluka (also known as Ulook)