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SATYADHRTI II. A warrior who fought in chariot on the side of the Pāṇḍavas in the Battle of Bhārata. The following information is given about him in Mahābhārata.
(i) Bhīṣma considered Satyadhṛti as one of the prominent fighters in chariots. (M.B. Udyoga Parva, Chapter 17, Verse 18).
(ii) This Satyadhṛti had been present at the Svayaṃvara marriage of Draupadī. (M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 185, Verse 10).
(iii) This Satyadhṛti who was the son of Sucitra continued helping Ghaṭotkaca the son of Hiḍimbī, during the battle of Bhārata. (M.B. Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 93, Verse 13).
(iv) Satyadhṛti was an expert in the wielding of all weapons, especially in archery. He was a scholar in the Vedas and Vedāṅgas. (M.B. Droṇa Parva, Chapter 23).
(v) In the Bhārata-battle he was killed by Droṇācārya. (M.B. Karṇa Parva, Chapter 6, Verse 34).