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Ekalavya
Character from the Indian epic Mahabharata
Fictional character
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Ekalavya trains himself. | |
| Family | Hiranyadhanus (father) Ketuman (son) and Avantika (daughter) |
Ekalavya (Sanskrit: एकलव्य, romanized: ekalavya) is a character from the Indian epic Mahābhārata. He is described as a young prince of the Nishadas, a confederation of forest and hill tribes in ancient India.
Ekalavya is called as one of the foremost of Kings in the Rajasuya Yajna where he honours Yudhishthira by offering him shoes with respect.[1][2] Ekalavya was noted as a powerful archer and warrior.[3]
Later, Eklavya was slain by Krishna during a war on Dwaraka.
Legend
Self-training
In the Mahabharata, Ekalavya was the adopted son of Hiranyadhanus, the chief of the Nishadas, who found the former when he had been abandoned as an infant by Krishna's uncle and aunt. Ekalavya's adoptive father, Hiranyadhanus, was the command Biography definition and examples!