While Rishi Vyasa is believed to be the creator of the Mahabharata, he is also a character in the epic. Vyasa, son of Satyavati and Parashara, is the biological father of the Kuru kings Pandu and ...

Kaikeyi’s father is called Ashwapati, meaning “master of horses.” The kingdom of Kaikeya is located in present-day Pakistan.