Lineage and courage alone do not ensure success
Lineage and courage alone do not ensure success Sakradeva in the Mahābhārata SWOT of Sakradeva S tructural problems W aste resources and O bliterate in T ragic annihilation 1. Identity and Brief Biography Sakradeva is a relatively minor but clearly attested warrior figure in the Mahābhārata . He was the son of King Srutayudha (also called Srutayus) and Queen Sakrayani , belonging to the royal house of Kalinga . Sakradeva served as the yuvarāja (crown prince) of Kalinga and fought on the Kaurava side during the Kurukṣetra War. During the Bhīṣma Parva (Book 6) , Sakradeva entered battle alongside his father against Bhīma . Both father and son jointly attacked Bhīma with arrows. Sakradeva was killed by Bhīma on the second day of the war , along with many Kalinga soldiers and two generals named Satya and Satyadeva . 2. Etymology of the Name Sakradeva The name Sakradeva is of Sanskrit origin: Śakra – an epithet of Indra , mea...