In Duryodhana’s listing of the Pandava side, in the first chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, we have Yuyudhana, Virata, Drupada, Dhristaketu, Chekitana, Purujit Kuntibhoja, Shaibya, Yudhamanyu, Uttamauja, Subhadra’s son and the sons of Draupadi. Yuyudhana is another name for Satyaki, a warrior from the Vrishni lineage. Satyaki was therefore related to Krishna and was also Arjuna’s student. Virata was the king of Matsya. His daughter, Uttara, married Arjuna’s son, Abhimanyu. Drupada was the king of Panchala and his daughter was Draupadi. The Chedi kingdom was a powerful kingdom. When the Chedi king,
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