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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 Sahasrakavacha
 
|-
|[[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]] form of Lakshmi
|-
|[[Draupadi]]
| Portions of [[Shachi]], [[Svaha]] and [[Agni]]<ref
| name="auto"/>
|-
|-
|[[Dhristadyumna]]
|Portion of [[Agni]]
|-
|[[Bhurishravas]]
|Avatar of one of the [[Rudras]]
|-
|[[Jambavati|Jambvati]]
|Avatar of [[Nila Devi|Neeladevi]] form of Lakshmi
|-
|[[Ulupi]]
|Avatar of [[Maya (religion)|Maya]] form of Lakshmi
|-
|-
|[[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
|-
|Kritavarma
|Avatar of one of the [[Marutas]]
|-
|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]]
|-
|[[Kripa]]
|Avatar of one of the [[Rudras]]
|-
|[[Madri]]
|Avatar of [[Dhriti]]
|-
|[[Drona]]
|Avatar of [[Bṛhaspati|Brihaspati]]
|-
|[[Vidura]]
|Avatar of [[Yama]]
|-
|[[Satyaki]]
|Avatar of one of the [[Marutas]]
| [[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]]
|-
|[[Parashurama]]
|Avatar of [[Vishnu]]
|-
|Jara (Hunter)
|Rebirth of [[Vali (Ramayana)|Vali]]/a portion of Indra (Ramayan)
|-
|[[Chitrāngadā]]
|Avatar 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 servant
|-
 
In some sources Krishna Dvaipayana [[Vyasa]] is considered as [[Lord Vishnu]].There is no proof that [[Dhrishtadyumna|Dhristadyumna]] is Eklavya. However there are plenty of proofs that describes Karna as Sahasrakavacha also known as Dambhodbhava in his previous life and one of those sources is none other than the holy Devi Bhagavata Purana.
 
== References ==
{{reflist}}
 
{{Mahābhārata}}
 
[[Category:Mahabharata]]
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