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Thursday, June 19, 2025

Classification of warriors in Ancient India

(In accordance to Ramanaya, Mahabharata and Purana)

1. Rathi :
A warrior capable of attacking 5,000 warriors simultaneously.
(Dasharatha, King Janak, Jatayu, Vibhishana, Kaikeyi)
2. Atirathi :
A warrior capable of contending with 12 Rathis or 60,000 (5,000x12) warriors simultaneously (Jambavan, Bharata, Sugreeva, Khar, Drupada)
3. Maharathi:
A warrior capable of fighting 12 Atirathis or 720,000 warriors simultaneously.
(Lord Rama, Ravana, Hanuman, Kumbhakarna, Vali, Lakshman, Balram, Bhishma, Drona, Karna, Asvathama, Vrishasena, Arjuna, Abhimanyu, Jarasandha, Kamsa were Maharathis)
4. Atimaharathi :
A warrior capable of fighting 12 Maharathi warriors simultaneously.
[Lord Sri Krishna , Lord Indra , Bhandasura , Mahishasura and Ravana's son Indrajit (Meghanada)] are considered as a Mahamaharathi warrior.
Indrajit was an expert in magic or illusion and at a very young age. He is considered as the most powerful and the only warrior who ever possessed the three ultimate weapons of Trimurti - Brahmanda astra, Vaishnava astra and Pashupatastra.
He even twice defeated Sri Rama and Sri Lakshman by the his technology used in warfare or
5. Mahamaharathi :
A warrior capable of fighting 24 Atimaharathi warriors simultaneously.
Warriors who can be called Mahamaharathis are Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu, Mother Shakti, Ganesha, Varahi, Shyamala, Tripura Sundari, Kameswara and 10 Mahavidyas.
The Lord of War is considered as Lord Kartikeya and The planet that govern any type war is the Raktim Graha (Red Planet) Mars.

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