Bhagavad Gita · Mahabharata Codex

Dhrishtaketu

धृष्टकेतु · dhṛṣṭaketu

King of Chedi; son of Shishupala

Krishna killed his father. He fights on Krishna's side.

Dhrishtaketu's father Shishupala insulted Krishna at Yudhishthira's consecration and was killed by him on the spot. The Pandavas then set the son on the throne of Chedi. He did not carry on the feud. He brought a full army to Kurukshetra for the Pandavas, and his sister was married to Nakula. He was killed by Drona.