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In the Kurukshetra war, Satyaki and Kritavarma were two important Yadava heroes who fought on the opposing sides. Satyaki fought on the side of the Pandavas, whereas Kritavarma joined the Kauravas. Satyaki and Kritavarma both survived the Kurukshetra conflict. Kritavarma is involved in the slaughter of the Panchalas and the sons of the Pandavas in the undeclared night attack with Kripacharya and Ashwatthama . 36 years after the war, the Yadavas , including Satyaki and Kritavarma are involved in a drunken brawl, with Satyaki accusing Kritavarma of killing sleeping soldiers and Kritavarma criticizing Satyaki for his beheading of the unarmed Bhurisravas. In the ensuing melee, Satyaki, Kritavarma and the rest of the Yadavas are exterminated, as it was ordained by Gandhari's curse. Krishna desired to remove the Yadava clan from earth at the same time as his Avatar is fulfilled, so that the earth may be free of any possibly sinful and aggressive warriors, which was the wider purpose of the Kurukshetra war. Satyaki is also noted as an ayurvedic physician who was an expert in Shalya (surgery) and Shalakya (Eye/ENT), he is mentioned by Dalhana in Timir and Annantvat( sushrut Uttartantra) and by Chakrapani in Netraroga (Charak). Descendants Asanga was son of Satyaki and Yugandhara was his grandson. Yugandhara later became the ruler of the territory near the Sarasvati River
