Niramitra, Mahabharata

According to the epic “Mahabharata,” Niramitra was the son of Nakula and his wife, Kareṇumati. Nakula, the fourth of the five Pandava brothers and the elder twin of Sahadeva, was born to Madri, the second wife of King Pandu of the Kuru dynasty, through the divine Ashvin twins, the celestial physician gods. Kareṇumati was the daughter of the king of Chedi. Through his father, Niramitra belonged to the illustrious Pandava lineage and was a descendant of the Kuru dynasty.

Nakula, the father of Niramitra, was one of the five Pandava brothers who were all married to Draupadi, the princess of the Panchala Kingdom and one of the central figures of the Mahabharata. Draupadi was the common wife of the five Pandavas. In addition to Draupadi, Nakula married Kareṇumati, the princess of the Chedi Kingdom, an ancient realm located in the region corresponding to present-day Bundelkhand in Madhya Pradesh. Nakula had two sons: Shatanika, born to Draupadi, and Niramitra, born to Kareṇumati.

According to the Mahabharata, Niramitra fought on the side of the Pandavas during the Kurukshetra War. Although he was not among the epic's principal heroes, he is mentioned in the battle records as one of the many warriors who took part in the conflict. His name appears in the epic's catalogues of combatants and casualties, reflecting his participation in the great war. 

The Mahabharata further records that Niramitra was slain during the course of the Kurukshetra War. His name is included in the lists of fallen warriors preserved in the Bhishma Parva and later casualty enumerations in the Shalya Parva and Stri Parva, where the epic documents the immense losses suffered by both sides of the conflict.

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