Mahabharata: The Kurukshetra War

Clues in this puzzle

Across

• Arjuna's teacher who later commanded the opposing army (5)
• Madra ruler who served as Karna's charioteer (6)
• State exploited by the attackers in the Sauptika Parva (5)
• Deception involving an elephant named for a teacher's son (4)
• Hidimba's son whose death cost Karna his single-use divine spear (11)
• Any one of the five brothers born to Kunti or Madri (7)
• Fire deity who helped equip Arjuna before the burning of Khandava (4)
• Commander who lay on a bed of arrows until his chosen time of death (7)

Down

• Ill portent, such as the jackals' cries before the great battle (4)
• Traditional army unit of which eighteen fought in the great battle (10)
• Drupada's child whose presence kept Devavrata from fighting back (9)
• One of Dhritarashtra's hundred sons (7)
• Celibacy pledge that earned Devavrata his fearsome name (4)

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