Satanika

Quick Facts

About Satanika

Younger brother of Virata, king of the Matsyas. On the twelfth day of the war, after Drona had beheaded Satyajit and Yudhishthira had fled the field exactly as Arjuna had instructed, Satanika drove at the preceptor to fill the same gap, pierced him and his driver and his steeds with six bright shafts, and shouted. Drona took off his earringed head with a razor-headed arrow before the shout had finished, and the Matsya division broke.

In Their Words

The Panchala is down. Someone must stand where he stood.

Satanika

Traits

• brave
• loyal
• quick
• reckless

Story Appearances

• The Guard Drona Had To KillThe Matsya who took Satyajit's place❧ 16 min

Stories Featuring Satanika

17 further tales on this site name Satanika, in canonical reading order.

• The Grandsire Chooses His HourBhishma remembers Santanu's boon and refuses to die in the wrong seasonBhishma Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Sixth Day After NoonBhima and Duryodhana wound each other twice, Sanjaya tells the blind king whose fault the war is, and Satanika kills DushkarnaBhishma Parva ‧ 23 min
• The Banners and the BowsSanjaya names every standard on the fieldDrona Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Cart, the Lotus and the NeedleDrona builds an array forty-eight miles deep to hide one manDrona Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Guard at the WheelKumara of Panchala checks Drona in front of Yudhishthira's chariot, and pays for itDrona Parva ‧ 14 min
• The Mouth of the GarudaDrona draws his host as a bird and comes for Yudhishthira on the twelfth morningDrona Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Road to JayadrathaArjuna breaks through the head of Drona's array on the fourteenth morning, from the omens at dawn to the river of bloodDrona Parva ‧ 23 min
• The Guard at Drona's Right WheelYudhishthira orders his whole army against Drona, and never gets past KritavarmaDrona Parva ‧ 15 min
• Duels by TorchlightSix single combats fought by lamplight on the road to Drona's carDrona Parva ‧ 20 min
• Karna Spares the KingThe armour cut away, and a hand laid on Yudhishthira's shoulderKarna Parva ‧ 17 min
• The King Names the PairsYudhishthira assigns each Pandava his enemy as Karna's array comes onKarna Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Son Bhima BeheadedBhima cuts down Karna's son Satyasena while Karna fights his way toward YudhishthiraKarna Parva ‧ 14 min
• Ashwatthama Breaks the King's GuardA roof of arrows over Yudhishthira, and the insult the king threw backKarna Parva ‧ 18 min
• Sutasoma and the Broken ScimitarYuyutsu and Uluka trade blows, and Bhima's son fights Shakuni on foot with half a swordKarna Parva ‧ 13 min
• Arjuna Rides Out for KarnaThe car is yoked again, the omen birds go on ahead, and the field between Arjuna and Karna breaks into duelsKarna Parva ‧ 23 min
• Arjuna Cuts His Way to KarnaAn army ordered to tire one man before Karna kills himKarna Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Afternoon of the Eighteenth DaySatyaki takes Kritavarma's car again, Duryodhana holds the field alone, and the last elephants fallShalya Parva ‧ 22 min

Character Arc

1. 1The Gap in the LineSatyajit down, and the king's chariot already running
2. 2Six Shafts and a ShoutA charge at the finest bowman on the field
3. 3The Head With EarringsOne razor-headed arrow, and a division in flight

Key Relationships

• Brother➝Virata
• Slain by➝Drona
• Defender➝Yudhishthira
• Fellow guard➝Satyajit

Places in Satanika's Story

Drawn from the stories Satanika appears in.

• Kurukshetraकुरुक्षेत्र
• Hastinapurहस्तिनापुर
• Dwarakaद्वारका

Related Characters

Others counted among the Pandavas.

• ❈Yudhishthira
• ⛏︎Bhima
• ◎Arjuna
• ✧Nakula
• ❧Sahadeva
• ✶Draupadi