The maternal uncle of aśva- tthāman. [He was born of the sage Śaradvat by a nymph called Jānapadī, but along with his sister Kṛpī, also born from the nymph, he was brought up by Śantanu. He was proficient in the science of archery. In the great war he sided with the Kauravas, and after all had been slain, he was given an asy- lum by the Pāṇḍavas. He is one of the seven Cirajīvins].