Śatānīka son of Nakula
Hindu · quartigod · dvapara yuga · Recorded classification
Fourth of the five Upapāṇḍavas. Quartigod-tier son of Nakula (Nāsatya-paternal demigod, elder Aśvinī twin) by Draupadī. Distinct from the later Śatānīka who is Janamejaya's son and great-grandson of Arjuna. Killed in the Sauptika-massacre.
Parentage
- father: NakulaMbh. Ādi Parva 95.75 (primary)
- parent: Draupadī
Relations
- father: NakulaMbh. Ādi Parva 95.75 (primary)
- mother: Draupadī · HinduMbh. Ādi Parva 95.75 (primary)
- half sibling: PrativindhyaMbh. Ādi Parva 95.75 (primary)
- half sibling: SutasomaMbh. Ādi Parva 95.75 (primary)
- half sibling: ŚrutakarmaMbh. Ādi Parva 95.75 (primary)
- half sibling: ŚrutasenaMbh. Ādi Parva 95.75 (primary)
- half sibling: NiramitraHalf-brother through their shared father Nakula; Niramitra is Nakula's son by Karenumati of Cedi.Mbh. Ādi Parva 95.78 (primary)
- killed by: Aśvatthāmā · HinduMbh. Sauptika Parva 8 (primary)
Sources
- existence: Mahābhārata (BORI Critical Edition) — Ādi Parva 95.75, 220; Sauptika Parva 8.50-65; Stri Parva 22-25 (primary)
- parentage: Mbh. Ādi Parva 95.75 (primary)