Ghatotkacha
Ghatotkacha (Sanskrit: घटोत्कच, IAST: Ghaṭotkaca, literally: "Bald Pot") is a prominent character in the story of Mahabharata. His name comes from the fact that his head was hairless (utkacha) and shaped like a ghatam, or a pot. Ghatotkacha was the son of the Pandava Bhima and the demoness Hidimbi, and thus a half-human, half-demon hybrid.
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Karna and Ghatotkacha engaged in combat | |
| Devanagari | घटोत्कच |
| Affiliation | Half-Rakshasa |
| Abode | Kamyaka Forest |
| Weapon | Gada (mace) |
| Battles | Kurukshetra War |
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| Spouse | Ahilawati |
| Children | Anjanaparva, Meghavarna, Barbarika |
He is the father of Anjanparva, Barbarika and Meghavarna. As the head of 1 akshauhini army, he was an important fighter from the Pandava side in the Kurukshetra war and caused a great deal of destruction to the Kaurava army. Ghatotkacha killed many demons like Alambusha, Alayudha, and many gigantic Asuras. He was specifically called out as the warrior who forced Karna to use his Vasavi Shakti weapon, and courted a hero’s death in the great war.