Kauravas
Satyasena
सत्यसेन
Son of Karna
Who was Satyasena?
Satyasena (सत्यसेन): Son of Karna, one of the Kauravas in the Mahabharata. One of Karna's sons, who rode with his brothers in the Anga contingent.
Quick Facts
| Sanskrit name | सत्यसेन |
|---|---|
| Title / Epithet | Son of Karna |
| Faction | Kauravas |
| Key traits | swift, fierce, fraternal, doomed |
| Notable relationships | Son: Karna, Brother: Sushena, Slain by: Nakula |
| Featured in | 2 stories |
About Satyasena
One of Karna's sons, who rode with his brothers in the Anga contingent. On the morning of the eighteenth day, after Nakula had killed Chitrasena on his own chariot deck, Satyasena and Sushena came at him together and cut his car to fragments; Satyasena stripped away Nakula's bow and leathern fence and shrouded him in arrows. Nakula answered with a golden-handled dart, bright and steeped in oil, that pierced his heart and broke it into a hundred pieces.
In Their Words
He has killed our brother in our sight. He does not leave this field.
Satyasena
Traits
- swift
- fierce
- fraternal
- doomed
Story Appearances
Stories Featuring Satyasena
One further tale on this site names Satyasena.
Character Arc
- The Brother DownChitrasena killed in front of him and no time to grieve
- Two Against OneNakula's chariot cut apart between two bows
- The Golden DartA heart broken into a hundred fragments
Key Relationships
Places in Satyasena's Story
Drawn from the stories Satyasena appears in.
Related Characters
Others counted among the Kauravas.