Introduction
Shveta is a son of Virata and Sudeshna and a warrior on the Pandava side.
Family
Death
He fought Shalya on the first day of the war, and was killed.
Shveta
A prince of Matsya, killed on the first day of the war.
Accounts of this vary across texts and traditions. This entry primarily follows Mahabharata, with other tellings (Puranic traditions (Harivamsha, Bhagavata Purana), Regional retellings) noted where relevant.
Relationships
Sources
- Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva (primary text) — https://sacred-texts.com/hin/maha/index.htm
This entry is independently written for myVamsam using the sources listed above. Where traditions differ, this entry identifies the relevant tradition rather than presenting one account as universally established fact.