On the 15th day, he defeated Duryodhana in a one on one duel On the 13th day, his advance into Dronacharya's formation was repulsed by Jayadratha. On the 11th day, Nakula defeated Shalya, destroying his chariot. On the 1st day of the war, Nakula defeated Dussasana, sparing his life so that Bhima could fulfill his oath. Nakula was the leader of one of the seven Akshahuni. The flag of Nakula's chariot bore the image of a red deer with a golden back. Īs a warrior, Nakula slew prominent war-heroes on the enemy side. Nakula desired Drupada to be the general of the Pandava army, but Yudhishthira and Arjuna opted for Dhristadyumna. He worked as a horse-trainer who looked after horses in the royal stable. In the 13th year, Nakula disguised himself as an ostler and assumed the name of Granthika (between themselves, the Pandavas called him Jayasena) at the Kingdom of Virata. Bhima rescued them eventually and in the fight that ensued, Nakula killed Kshemankara, Mahamaha, and Suratha. Once in exile, Jatasura, disguised as a Brahmin, kidnapped Nakula along with Draupadi, Sahadeva and Yudhishthira. Yudhishthira's loss in the game of dice meant that all Pandavas had to live in exile for 13 years. He also defeated many tribes and small dynasties, including the Dasarnas, the Sivis, the Trigartas, the Amvashtas, the Malavas, the five tribes of the Karnatas, the Madhyamakeyas, the Vattadhanas and the Utsava-sanketas.
In another battle with the sage Akrosha, Nakula subjugated the regions of Sairishaka and Mahetta. He defeated the Mattamyurakas of the land in a fierce encounter. He first attacked the prosperous mountainous country of Rohitaka. Nakula set forth to the kingdom once dominated by Vasudeva with a huge army. Nakula was sent west by Yudhisthira to subjugate kingdoms for the Rajasuya sacrifice, after crowning as the Emperor of Indraprastha. Nakula's military expedition to the western kingdoms, as per epic Mahabharata.He seemed to have followed the Uttarapatha route. Niramitra was killed by Karna in the great Mahabharat war. He also married Karenumati, the daughter of Shishupala, who bore him one son, Niramitra. Nakula married her along with his brothers and had a son, Shatanika who was killed by Ashwatthama in the Kurukshetra War. When the Pandavas and their mother, Kunti were in hiding after the event of Lakshagriha, Arjuna won Draupadi's hand in marriage.
Nakula was known to be the most handsome person in the Kuru lineage. She shared the boon with Pandu's second wife, Madri, who invoked the Ashwini Kumaras to beget Nakula and Sahadeva. Nakula and his brother Sahadeva are both also referred to in the epic as Āśvineya, Aśvinīsuta and Aśvisuta because they are the sons of the Ashvins and as Mādravatīputra, Mādravatīsuta, Mādreya, Mādrinandana, Mādrinandanaka, Mādrīputra, Mādrīsuta, Mādrītanūja because they are the sons of Mādrī.ĭue to Pandu's inability to bear children (because of the curse of Rishi Kindama), Kunti had to use the boon given by Sage Durvasa to give birth to her three children. In Sanskrit, the word nakula means "mongoose" or "mongoose-colored."
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