Nakula

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Nakula is a heroic prince in the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned as one of the five Pandava brothers and celebrated for his exceptional skill in swordsmanship and horse-keeping.

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Nakula canonical 27

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pandava
mythological character
prince
affiliation Pandavas
appearsIn Mahabharata
associatedEpic Mahabharata
associatedWith Ashwini Kumaras
surface form: Ashvini Kumaras

horses
birthType divine birth through Ashvini Kumaras
brothersCollectivelyKnownAs Pandavas
child Shatana
surface form: Shatanika
cousin Duryodhana
Dushasana
culturalOrigin ancient India
surface form: Ancient India
father Ashwini Kumaras
surface form: Ashvini Kumaras
grandfather King Shantanu
kingdom Madra
languageOfSourceTexts Sanskrit
mother Madri
participatedIn Kurukshetra War
performedRitual Rajasuya Yajna (supporting role)
renownedFor beauty
expertise with horses
mastery of sword
roleInExile disguised as a horse-trainer at King Virata’s court
servedAs warrior in the Pandava army
sibling Arjuna
Bhima
Karna
Sahadeva
Yudhishthira
sideInWar Pandava side
skill horse-keeping
swordsmanship
spouse Draupadi
Karenumati
stepBrother Arjuna
Bhima
Yudhishthira
stepMother Kunti
textualTradition Hinduism
title Prince of Madra
twinBrother Sahadeva
uncle Dhritarashtra
Pandu
virtue devotion to dharma
humility
loyalty to brothers
weaponOfChoice sword

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Mahabharata mainCharacters Nakula
Arjuna brother Nakula
Pandavas member Nakula
Drona student Nakula
Karna halfBrother Nakula
Draupadi spouse Nakula
Yudhishthira brother Nakula
Bhima sibling Nakula
Sahadeva siblingOf Nakula
Sahadeva twinBrotherOf Nakula
Kunti adoptiveMotherOf Nakula
Kunti stepChild Nakula
Babruvahana relative Nakula
Pandu fatherOf Nakula
Srutakarma relativeOf Nakula
Abhimanyu relative Nakula
Pritha motherOf Nakula
Pritha sonsWithAshvins Nakula