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Characters Of the Mahabharata

 The Mahabharata has the most awesome characters. Each Character of the Epic has favourites even the Antagonist, Duryodhana, has his fanbase. The Number of Characters appearing in the serials and daily soaps of the epic are not even half the Original Epic. The Epic's Characters are all interlinked with each other and the epics motive either through Family Connections, Reincarnations etc.

So, The Main Characters of the Epic

The Author

  • Veda Vyasa
The Narrators
  • Vaisampayana - The Main Narrator
  • Suta or Souti - The Summarizer
Narrated to
  • King Janameja - Son of King Parikshita and Great Grandson of Arjuna.
Gods
  • Shiva 
  • Parashurama
  • Indra and the 33 Vedic Dieties
  • Gandharavas - Angaraparna, Chitrasena

The Protagnists side

  • Krishna - The Central Character of the Epic
  • The Pandavas - Yudhishtira, Bhima, Arjuna (Central Character), Nakula, Sahadeva
  • Kunti, Pandu, Madri
  • Draupadi
  • Subhadra
  • Chitrangada
  • Ulupi
  • Uttara
  • Abhimanyu
  • Ghatotkacha
  • Vidhura (Neutral)
The Antagonists side
  • Duryodhana - The Antagonist of the Epic
  • Karna - The Antihero and the Generalissmo on 16th and 17th Day
  • Shakuni
  • Dushasana
  • Other Brothers and only sister Dushala
  • Dhritharashtra, Gandhari
  • Sanjaya - The narrator of war and Servant of Dhritarashtra
  • Drona (Neutral) - The Generalissmo on 11th to 15th day
  • Bhishma (Neutral) - The Generalissmo on first 10 Days
  • Shalya (Pro Pandava) - The Generalissmo on the 18th Day
  • Ashwattama - The Generalissmo of the 18th Night Raid
  • Kripacharya (Neutral)
Other Characters

Sided with Protagnists
  • Satyaki - An ally of Krishna and A key warrior of the Pandavas
  • Drishtyadyumna - The Generalissmo of the Pandava Army during the Kurukshetra war
  • Drupad - father of Drishtyadyumna, Draupadi and Shikandi (Shikhadini)
  • Shikhandi - The Daughter of drupada by name shikhandini who changed sex to male to fight Bhishma
  • King Virata and his son Uttara
  • King of Pandyas
  • King of Srinjayas
  • Uttamaujas
  • Yuyudhana (The Son of Dritharashtra with a maid, A kaurava by blood)
Sided with Antagonists
  • Kritavarman - An ally of krishna who sided with Kauravas
  • Bhagadatta - The king of the Kiratas and friend of Indra, Biological Father of Arjuna
  • Sruthayudha
  • Susharma - the king of the Trigartas and led the 'Samspatakas'
  • Bhurishrava - A blood Relative of the Kauravas
  • Jayadratha - the king of Sindhu and married Kauravas only sister Dushala
  • Lakshmana - Son of Duryodhana
  • Karna's Sons - Vrishasena, Susena, Satyasena and Six others
  • Kings of Anga, Kamboja, 
Appearance in the Epic
  • Shantanu - Father of Bhishma
  • Ganga - Mother of Bhishma
  • Satyavati - Step Mother of Bhishma
  • Chitragandha and Vichitravirya
  • Amba, Ambika, Ambalika
  • Jarasandha
  • Ekalavya
  • Shishupala
  • Keechaka
  • Sudeshna
  • Nala Damayanti
  • Jambhavan
  • Bakasura
  • Purochana
  • Hidimba and Hidimbi 
  • Anjanaparva
  • Markandeya
  • Uluka
  • Narada
  • and many more
These are some of them there are many more in the Epic and each character has some important part to play in the epic. 

An Analysis of the Main Characters would be posted

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