Maha-bharata, The Epic of Ancient India

Satyaki

Family: Pandavs · Role: warrior · First appears: Book VII (The Preparation) · III. Satyaki's Speech

In Book VII (The Preparation) · III. Satyaki's Speech, Satyaki recalls that Subhadra bore Abhimanyu, and that Abhimanyu’s wedding brought them from Dwarka. He speaks against Valadeva, Duryodhan and Karna, and names himself as “the fiery son of Sini.”

In Book X (Fall of Karna) · III. Fall of Salya, Yudhishthir says that Satyaki protects his right, calling him “ever faithful.”

Relationship record

Life events

  • Satyaki recalls Abhimanyu, whom Subhadra bore, and whose wedding brought them from Dwarka.(Book VII (The Preparation) · III. Satyaki's Speech)
    • With: Abhimanyu Subhadra
    • “Abhimanyu, son of Arjun, whom the fair Subhadra bore, And whose happy nuptials brought us from far Dwarka's sea-girt shore,”

Book VII (The Preparation) · III. Satyaki's Speech

  • enemies with Valadeva “Shame unto the halting chieftain who thus pleads Duryodhan's part, Timid counsel, Valadeva, speaks a woman's timid heart!”
  • enemies with Duryodhan “False Duryodhan and his forces fall beneath our battle's shock, As beneath the bolt of thunder falls the crushed and riven rock!”
  • enemies with Karna “Dhrita-rashtra's sons we conquer and Gandhara's wily son, Vanquish Karna though world-honoured for his deeds of valour done,”
  • parent: Sini “Or the fiery son of Sini meets them on the battle-field!”

Book X (Fall of Karna) · III. Fall of Salya

  • friends with Yudhishthir “Bold Satyaki, ever faithful, with his arms protects my right,”

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