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{{short description|List of the avatars of great epic ''Mahābhārata'' and the original devatas or deities whose avatars they were.}}
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List of the avatars of great epic ''[[Mahābhārata]]'' and the original [[devata]]s or deities whose [[avatar]]s/portion they were.
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! Character
! Avatar/Portion of


|-
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|[[Krishna]]
{{R from move}}
|Avatar of [[Vishnu]]
}}
|-
|[[Abhimanyu]]
|Avatar of [[Varchas]], son of [[Chandra]] and [[Rohini (goddess)|Rohini]]
|-
|-
|[[Balarama]]
|Avatar of AdiShesha
|-<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Balarama|title=Balarama &#124; Hindu mythology|website=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref>
|[[Hanuman]]
|Portions of [[Shiva]] and [[Vayu]]
|-
|[[Radha]]
|Avatar of [[Nila Devi|Devi Radhika]]
|-
|[[Karna]]
|Portion of Lord [[Surya]],<ref>https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m15/m15031.htm</ref> rebirth of Dambhodbhava
 
|-
|[[Duryodhana]]
|Avatar of Lord [[Kali (demon)]]
|-
|-
| [[Rukmini]]
|Avatar of [[Mahalakshmi]]<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m01/m01068.htm|title=The Mahabharata, Book 1: Adi Parva: Sambhava Parva: Section LXVII|publisher=[[sacred-texts.com]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Satyabhama]]
|Avatar of [[Bhumidevi]]
|-
| [[Draupadi]]
| Portions of [[Shachi]], [[Svaha]] and [[Agni]]<ref
| name="auto"/>
|-
|-
|[[Dhristadyumna]]
|Portion of [[Agni]]
|-
|[[Jambavati|Jambvati]]
|Avatar of [[Nila Devi|Neeladevi]] form of [[Lakshmi]]
|-
|[[Ulupi]]
|[[Maya (religion)|Maya]]
|-
|-
|[[Iravan]]
|Avatar of [[Chandra|Vacchi]], son of [[Chandra]] and [[Chandra|Revati]]
|-
|-
| [[Dantavakra]]
|Avatar of [[Jaya-Vijaya|Vijaya]]
|-
|[[Yashoda]]
|Rebirth of [[Kausalya]] (Ramayan)
|-
| [[Vasudeva|Vasudev]]
|Avatar of [[Kashyapa]]
|-
|[[Devaki]]
|Rebirth of [[Kaikeyi]] (Ramayan)
|-
|[[Bhagadatta]]
|Rebirth of Basakala
|-
|Sons of [[Ganga]]
|Avatars of [[Vasus]]
|-
|[[Bhishma]]
|Avatar of [[Vasus|Prabhasa]] (Vasu of the Star)
|-
|[[Gandhari (character)|Gandhari]]
|Avatar of Mati
|-
| [[Kunti]]
|Avatar of [[Siddhi]]
|-
|[[Madri]]
|Avatar of [[Dhriti]]
|-
|[[Drona]]
|Avatar of [[Bṛhaspati|Brihaspati]]
|-
|[[Vidura]]
|Avatar of [[Yama]]
|-
| [[Shishupala]]
| Avatar of [[Jaya-Vijaya|Jaya]]
|-
|[[Ashwatthama]]
|Portions of [[Shiva]], [[Kama]], [[Krodha]] and [[Yama]]
|-
|[[Bhairavi|Tripura Bhairavi]]
|[[Mahadevi|Adi Parashakti]]
|-
|[[Shantanu]]
|Rebirth of Mahabhisha
|-
| [[Durvasa]]
|Avatar of [[Shiva]]
|-
| [[Kamsa]]
| Rebirth of [[Kalanemi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harekrsna.com/philosophy/associates/demons/vishnu/kalanemi.htm|title=The Hare Krsnas - Battles of Vishnu Avatars - Kalanemi|publisher=harekrsna.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[Pradyumna]]
|Avatar of [[Kamadeva]], a portion of Sanat Kumara
|-
|[[Mayavati (Hinduism)|Mayavati]]
|Avatar of [[Rati]]
|-
|[[Satyavati]]
|Avatar of Achchodha
|-
|[[Jarasandha]]
|Rebirth of [[Viprachitti]]<ref name="sacred-texts.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m01/m01068.htm|title=The Mahabharata, Book 1: Adi Parva: Sambhava Parva: Section LXVII|publisher=sacred-texts.com}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Yudhishthira]]
|Portion of [[Yama]]
|-
|[[Bhima]]
|Portion of [[Vayu]]
|-
|[[Arjuna]]
|Portions of [[Indra]] and [[Vishnu]]/Rebirth of sage Nara
|-
| [[Nakula]]
|Portion of [[Aśvins|Asvins]]
|-
| [[Sahadeva]]
|Portion of [[Aśvins|Asvins]]
|-
| [[Subhadra]]
|Avatar of [[Vindhyavasini|Yogmaya]]
|-
|[[Upapandavas]]
|Avatars of [[Visvadevas]]
|-
|[[Shakuni]]
|Avatar of [[Dvapara Yuga|Dwapara]]
|-
|Kripi
|Avatar of [[Tara (Hindu goddess)|Tara]]
|-
|[[Rohini Devi|Rohini]]
|Avatar of [[Kadru]], mother of Nagas
|-
|-
|[[Nanda Baba|Nand]]
|Rebirth of [[Dasharatha]] (Ramayan)
|-
|[[Paundraka]]
|Rebirth of [[Vena (Hindu king)|Vena]]
|-
|[[Shikhandi]]
|Rebirth of [[Amba (Mahabharata)|Amba]]
|-
|[[Revati]]
|Rebirth of Jyotishamati
|-
|[[Usha (Mahabharata)|Usha]]
|Avatar of [[Tilottama]]
|-
|[[Ruchiparvan]] or [[Rochangarbha]]
|Avatar of [[Chandra|Puru]], son of [[Chandra]] and [[Rohini (goddess)|Rohini]]
|-
|Jara - Hunter
|Rebirth of [[Vali (Ramayana)|Vali]]/a portion of Indra (Ramayan)
|-
|[[Chitrāngadā]]
|Portion of [[Shachi]]
|-
|[[Mayuri (wife of Duryodhana)|Mayuri]]
|Avatar of Devi [[Alakshmi]], wife of Lord [[Kali (demon)|Kali]]
|-
|[[Bhanumati (wife of Duryodhana)|Bhanumati]]
|Avatar of [[Durukti]], [[Sanjna]] or [[Dhanyamalini]]
|-
|[[Shweta (Mahabharata)|Shweta]]
|Avatar of Kali's servant's wife
|-
|[[Dushasana]]
|Avatar of Kali's servent
 
 
In some sources Krishna Dvaipayana [[Vyasa]] is considered as [[Lord Vishnu]].There is no proof that [[Dhrishtadyumna|Dhristadyumna]] is Eklavya.There is no proof that [[Karna]] is Sakasrakavach in Mahabharatha or in Shree bagavatham.
 
== References ==
{{reflist}}
 
{{Mahābhārata}}
 
[[Category:Mahabharata]]
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