Upapandavas
In the
They had half and full paternal brothers, 3 of whom - Abhimanyu, Ghatotkacha and Iravan, also fought in the War. All 8 of these brothers perished in the battle.
The Upapandavas, along with Abhimanyu, also battled the demon king Alambusha.
Prativindhya
Prativindhya (
On 14th day he killed Dushasan's son Dumrasan who had killed abhimanyu and took revenge. On the 14th night, he fought some of the Kauravas along with Sutasoma. On the 15th day, he stopped Ashwatthama's advance by holding him off long enough but ultimately had to retreat from the battle after being overpowered by Drauni. He killed Chitra, the king of Abhisara, on the 16th day.[6]
Sutasoma
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Shatanika
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Shrutasena
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Shrutakarma
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Order of their birth
The order of birth of the Upapandavas was not the same as that of their fathers.
1. Prativindhya - sired by Yudhishthira
2. Sutasoma - sired by Bhima
3. Shatanika - sired by Nakula
4. Shrutasena - sired by Sahadeva
5. Shrutakarma - sired by Arjuna
This is because, the first 4 children of Draupadi were born during the first exile of Arjuna. After begetting sons from the eldest 2 Pandavas, it is Nakula's turn to enter Draupadi's chambers, and after him, is Sahadeva's turn. After Arjuna returns from his exile, he sires Shrutakarma with Draupadi.
Death
On the last night of the war after
Ashwatthama killed all the Upapandavas who were awake by then along with Shikhandi when they came out of their chambers after hearing the screams of other soldiers to fight
Ashwatthama was eventually cursed by Krishna for his heinous act of attempting to kill the baby Parikshit in the womb of Uttara, to roam the world for 3000 years with loneliness, incurable bruises and ulcers.
In the Jataka tales version of the Mahabharata, Parikshit's mentors included Sutasoma. Prativindhya, Shrutakarma, and Shatanika at least (who even in Sauptika Parva is shown as wounded not dead) have definite longer lives in Jatakas.
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