Character from Indian epic Mahabharata; 5th Pandava
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Fictional character
Sahadeva
A print on Sahadeva by Raja Ravi Varma Press
Personal Information
Affiliation
Pandavas
Weapon
Sword
Family
Parents
Ashvini Kumara (father)
Madri (mother)
Kunti (adoptive mother)
Pandu (adoptive father)
Brothers
Nakula (twin brother)
Karna
Yudhishthira
Bhima
Arjuna (half brothers)
Spouse
Draupadi
Vijaya[a]
Children
Shrutasena by Draupadi
Suhotra by Vijaya
Relatives
Dhritarashtra and Vidura (paternal uncles)
Kauravas (paternal cousins)
Shalya (maternal uncle)
Sahadeva (Sanskrit: सहदेव, romanized: Sahadeva, lit. 'one with the gods') was the youngest of the five Pandava brothers in the ancient Indian epic, the Mahabharata. He and his twin brother Nakula were the sons of Madri, one of the wives of the Pandava patriarch Pandu, and Ashvini Kumaras, the divine twin physicians of the gods, whom she invoked to beget her sons due to Pandu's inability to progenate. Kunti, Sahadeva's step-mother, loved him the most despite his birth to Madri. Sahadeva is renowned for his wisdom, knowledge of astrology, and skill in swordsmanship.
Sahadeva shared the common wife, Draupadi, with his four brothers. He was also married to Vijaya of Madra Kingdom. He had two sons Shrutasena and Suhotra from his two wives respectively. Sahadeva played a crucial role during the Rajasuya of Yudhishthira, where he conquered the kings of the South. After Yudhishthira lost all of his possessions to Duryodhana in a dice game, Sahadeva vowed to slay Shakuni, Duryodhana's uncle who used loaded dice to unfairly win the game. Afterwards, the Pandavas and Draupadi were exiled for thirteen years, with the last year being a period of hiding. During the hiding, Sahadeva disguised as a Vaishya named Tantripala, and worked as a cowherd in the kingdom of Virata. Sahadeva was a skilled warrior who fought in the Kurukshetra War between the Pandavas and their cousins Kauravas. On the 18th day of battle, he slayed the Shakuni. At the end of the epic, during the Pandavas' journey to the Himalayas to enter heaven, Sahadeva was the second to fall, following Draupadi, due to his excessive pride in his wisdom.
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