Kaunteya

Kaunteya are sons of Kunti in the Mahabharata. These are the part of five Pandavas and their eldest brother Karna.

Those are:

  • Yudhishthira - The eldest Pandava brother. His name means one who is steadfast even during war. He is the son of Kunti and Dharma, 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.


Later Karna 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.

References
  • Chakravarti V. Narasimhan; The Mahabharata. Columbia University Press, 1965.
    • The Mahābhārata of Vyasa, translated from Sanskrit into English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli and published online at sacred-texts.com.
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