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Meaning of "Satyaki"

Word

Satyaki

Sanskrit

सात्यकी

IAST

sātyakī

In General

A Yadava general belongs to Vrishni kula of Yadava Vamsa; He is also known as Yuyudhana . He took part in Mahabharata War on the side of Pandavas. He was not killed in the warfare but in a mutual fight among Yadavas

P:

Satyaki accompanied Krishna to the Kuru capital, with Krishna as the emissary of peace which was ridiculed and turned down by Duryodhana. During the war Satyaki killed Bhurisravas

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