Bhagavad Gita · Mahabharata Codex

Satyaki

सात्यकि · sātyaki

Vrishni warrior; kinsman of Krishna and student of Arjuna

Krishna's army went to the other side. Satyaki came to this one on his own.

Satyaki, also called Yuyudhana, belongs to Krishna's own Vrishni clan and learned archery from Arjuna. When the Vrishni army was promised to Duryodhana, he chose to fight for the Pandavas anyway and led one of their seven armies. Duryodhana names him first among the Pandava heroes. He is one of the handful of warriors who live through all eighteen days.