Who had the most number of exclusive astra's in Mahabharata.

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The warriors , Karna , Arjuna , Bhishma and Drona had many astra's but their were some which were so exclusive that people have never heard about them.

Drona - I know only one which is Brahmadanda which contained the powers of the Saptarishis ,Drona used it on the 15th day and no-one was able to stop it not even Arjuna because Drona never imparted the knowledge of this weapon to Arjuna or Ashwasthamma. He had one more named NarayanAstra it was given to Drona by Lord Narayan himself .

Arjuna - Pashupatastra - I think it was exclusive to Arjuna ( correct me if am wrong ) and it was the most powerful weapon anyone could possess it was the power of Rudra the destroyer of the universe himself.

Karna - He had two as far as i know which were exclusive and nobody else possessed , first was Bhargav Astra which contained the warfare skill of Parshurama Himself , and Vasav shakti ( also called Vaijaynthi or Bashab shakti ) it was given by Indra to Karna because Karna gave his Kavach and Kundal this Astra was never known to mankind , This astra was so powerful that if the Person who possessed it Calls out the name of the person he wants to kill No-one in three world could stop this astra from killing him.

Bhishma -
He has Prashwastra This weapon can put his Foe to sleep , This weapon was the reason Gods Stopped Bhishma from using against his Guru because his Guru would have been humiliated.

Correct me if am wrong.
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Posted: 11 years ago
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Ofcouse Arjun👍🏼
Well Most powerfull,most advance n sab s jayda divya astra Arjun k pass hi thi 😊
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Posted: 11 years ago
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Originally posted by: Arijit007

bhishma had brahmmastra.


Nope bhrata
Brahmaastra to Arjun , Drona n Ashwi k pass tha bas 😕 i think i m right.
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Posted: 11 years ago
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Bhishma had: Pasupatastra, Parshwapastra, Brahmhastra and Brahmasirsha astra.
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Posted: 11 years ago
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I am here talking about exclusive weapons. Weapons like Brahmashira,Brahmastra Were possessed by Drona , Bhishma ,Karna and Arjuna thats the reason i didnt put it up there.
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Posted: 11 years ago
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Then the other one..he was about to use it in his battle with lord Parashurama.
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I remember reading that Bhishma and Drona possessed 'Brahmadandastra'.
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Posted: 11 years ago
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Originally posted by: TheWatcher

The warriors , Karna , Arjuna , Bhishma and Drona had many astra's but their were some which were so exclusive that people have never heard about them.

Drona - I know only one which is Brahmadanda which contained the powers of the Saptarishis ,Drona used it on the 15th day and no-one was able to stop it not even Arjuna because Drona never imparted the knowledge of this weapon to Arjuna or Ashwasthamma.

Arjuna - Pashupatastra - I think it was exclusive to Arjuna ( correct me if am wrong ) and it was the most powerful weapon anyone could possess it was the power of Rudra the destroyer of the universe himself.

Karna - He had two as far as i know which were exclusive and nobody else possessed , first was Bhargav Astra which contained the warfare skill of Parshurama Himself , and Vasav shakti ( also called Vaijaynthi or Bashab shakti ) it was given by Indra to Karna because Karna gave his Kavach and Kundal this Astra was never known to mankind , This astra was so powerful that if the Person who possessed it Calls out the name of the person he wants to kill No-one in three world could stop this astra from killing him.

Bhishma -
He has Prashwastra This weapon can put his Foe to sleep , This weapon was the reason Gods Stopped Bhishma from using against his Guru because his Guru might take it as an insult.

Correct me if am wrong.


Drona also had Narayanastra given to him by Lord Narayana himself which none of them had. He handed it over to Ashwathama which was used by him against Pandavas to avenge death of Drona.

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Posted: 11 years ago
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Originally posted by: TheWatcher


Bhishma -
He has Prashwastra This weapon can put his Foe to sleep , This weapon was the reason Gods Stopped Bhishma from using against his Guru because his Guru might take it as an insult.

Correct me if am wrong.

Bhishma was stopped by the gods as his guru would have been humiliated. Lord Parashurama never took it as an insult. In fact, he himself uttered that he has been vanquished, after Bhishma withdrew the weapon.
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Posted: 11 years ago
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Sure Nobody else had Narayan astra?

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