Whose name is this? - Page 3

Jayanta was Bhīma's code name. The five code names were Jaya, Jayanta, Vijaya, Jayatsena, Jayadbala.

6. Who was known as Kāśya?

Hint: I am thinking of one of Kṛṣṇa's relatives, who got this name from his mother's side. Most of us may know this character by only one name, but he has several names in Mahābhārata (especially in Harivaṃśa).

Here are the places where this character (or someone else?) is called Kāśya:

• Kāśya brings the bow for the ceremonial chariot (Sabhāparvan 49.9).

• The tribute brought by Kāśya is the first item in Bhīma's list of property gambled away by Yudhiṣṭhira (Sabhāparvan 61.2).

• Kāśya is among the leaders that Drupada tells the Pāṇḍavas to invite to their side (Udyogaparvan 4.16).

• Yudhiṣṭhira, saying that Kṛṣṇa practises dharma and politics to rule over powerful lords, and Kṛṣṇa should decide whether it is blameless to let go of the kingdom or war leads to loss of one's dharma, gives this example: Kāśya Babhru has attained the highest prosperity by winning Kṛṣṇa as his brother and suzerain; Vasudeva's son showers him with his desires like a rain-cloud to the people when summer has gone by (Udyogaparvan 28.13).

• Yudhiṣṭhira is escorted by his allies including Kāśya's son Abhibhū (Udyogaparvan 149.58).

• Bhīṣma ranks Kāśya, whose missiles are supremely quick, who is a glorious and excellent chariot-warrior, and who is victorious over his enemies' cities, as a onefold ratha (Udyogaparvan 168.21).

• Kāśya of the supreme arrow-set bow blows his conch (Bhīṣmaparvan 23.17 - first chapter of Bhagavad-Gītā).

• Kāśya's son Abhibhū is among the warriors at the rear of Duryodhana's army (Bhīṣmaparvan 47.20).

• Kāśya's son Abhibhū is among the warriors following Bhīma (Bhīṣmaparvan 89.12).

• Horses of krauñca colour draw the chariot of Sukumāra, son of Abhibhu Kāśya, among the followers of Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Droṇaparvan 22.19, 22.34).

• Three sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra fight against three warriors including Kāśya (Droṇaparvan 24.43).

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra exclaims that one who wishes to live wouldn't fight the Pāṇḍava army that has warriors including Kāśya's son Abhibhu (Droṇaparvan 61.40).

• Śaibya Govāsana with a thousand warriors blocks the son of Kāśya Abhibhū who is advancing with Dhṛṣṭadyumna and the Pāṇḍavas (Droṇaparvan 70.38, 71.11).

So, I've told you that one name of Kāśya is Babhru, and he got what he wanted by submitting to Kṛṣṇa like a brother. Babhru did not fight in the Mahābhārata War (Droṇaparvan 10.28), but may have been the father of Abhibhū Kāśya and grandfather of Sukumāra who fought. Who can tell me the name by which most of us know Babhru Kāśya today?

I guess you should give the answer now, since no one can Crack it.

6. Who was known as Kāśya?

Answer: Akrūra, whose mother Gāṃdinī was a princess of Kāśī.

I hope this next question is easier.

9. Who was known as Saubhadra?

Originally posted by: devashree_h

Abhimanyu?

Correct! Subhadrā's son Abhimanyu is Saubhadra.

10. Who was addressed as Tāpatya?

Originally posted by: BrhannadaArmour

Correct! Subhadrā's son Abhimanyu is Saubhadra.

10. Who was addressed as Tāpatya?

Tapatya seems to Tapti's son. Tapti river is a tributary of Ganga. So Ganga's son.

Originally posted by: NerdyMukta

Tapatya seems to Tapti's son. Tapti river is a tributary of Ganga. So Ganga's son.

Incorrect conclusion, but you're headed in the right direction. The story of how Tapatī, the younger daughter of Tapana the Sun-God, married King Saṃvaraṇa Ārkṣa is narrated in Ādiparvan.

10. Who was addressed as Tāpatya?

Reveal it now. No one seems to know.

10. Who was addressed as Tāpatya?

Arjuna Kaunteya was called Tāpatya by Citraratha Gandharva because Tapatī was the mother of his ancestor Kuru.

Anyone who could be called Kaurava could be called Tāpatya equally.

11. Who was called Śāradvata?

Originally posted by: BrhannadaArmour

10. Who was addressed as Tāpatya?

Arjuna Kaunteya was called Tāpatya by Citraratha Gandharva because Tapatī was the mother of his ancestor Kuru.

Anyone who could be called Kaurava could be called Tāpatya equally.

11. Who was called Śāradvata?

Is it the name of Kripacharya?