Ghatotkacha
Family: Pandavs · Role: son of Bhima · First appears: Book III (The Imperial Sacrifice) · Introduction
In Book III (The Imperial Sacrifice) · Introduction, Bhima fathered Ghatotkacha with a woman in a forest.
In Book IX (Fall of Drona) · IV. Standards of the Kurus: Arjun's Revenge, Karna killed Ghatotkacha with a fatal dart. In Book XI (Funeral Rites) · IV. Funeral Rite, funeral rites were performed for Ghatotkacha, Duryodhan, Abhimanyu and Lakshman.
Relationship record
Life events
- Bhima fathered a son, Ghatotkacha, with a woman in a forest.(Book III (The Imperial Sacrifice) · Introduction · 📍 a forest)
- With: Bhima
- “Bhima had already mated himself to a female in a forest, by whom he had a son, Ghatotkacha, who distinguished himself in war later on.”
- Karna killed Ghatotkacha with a fatal dart.(Book IX (Fall of Drona) · IV. Standards of the Kurus: Arjun's Revenge)
- With: Karna
- “Woeful was the hour of darkness, luckless was the starry sway, Bhima's son in youth and valour lifeless on the red field lay!”
- Funeral rites were performed for Duryodhan, Abhimanyu, Lakshman, and Ghatotkacha.(Book XI (Funeral Rites) · IV. Funeral Rite)
Book III (The Imperial Sacrifice) · Introduction
- parent: Bhima “Bhima had already mated himself to a female in a forest, by whom he had a son, Ghatotkacha, who distinguished himself in war later on.”
Book IX (Fall of Drona) · II. Standards of the Pandavs
- parent: Bhima “Vulture shone on Ghatotkacha, Bhima's proud and gallant boy.”
Book IX (Fall of Drona) · IV. Standards of the Kurus: Arjun's Revenge
- parent: Bhima “Bhima's son brave Ghatotkacha twice proud Karna's horses slew, Twice the humbled steedless Karna from the dubious battle flew,”
- enemies with Karna “Bhima's son brave Ghatotkacha twice proud Karna's horses slew, Twice the humbled steedless Karna from the dubious battle flew,”
Book XI (Funeral Rites) · IV. Funeral Rite
- parent: Bhima “Bhagadatta eastern monarch, all resistless in his car, Ghatotkacha son of Bhima, Alambusha famed in war,”
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Extracted from the original text of Maha-bharata, The Epic of Ancient India. Made with Rho MD.