Who were the top ten warriors of Mahabharata war?

Answer 1

Most us give the ranking on the basis of what is shown in TV serials and not on the basis of Mahabharata scripture. On the basis of details of war the top 10 warriors of Mahabharata war(excluding Krishna) should be like this :

1.Arjuna- Arjuna completely defeated everyone including Karna in Virat yudh. He had an upper hand over Bhishma in Mahabharata war. He successfully checked his advance and was able to cut down his bow twice. It is evident in Mahabharata that that Arjuna do not want to kill either Bhishma or Drona because he loved them. Arjuna defeated Karna twice before their final encounter. Arjuna defeated Karna before killing Jayadratha. Karna was not able to save Jaydratha from Arjuna.

2.Bhishma- Bhishma was second only to Arjuna and the strongest warrior of kaurava side. No one except Arjuna was a match for him in that war.

3. Drona- Drona was tremendous in Mahabharata war. He was the master of many devastating weapons. Though he could not defeat Abhimanyu on 13th day of war. Satyaki and Bhima defeated him on 14th day of war. He could not stop their advance.

4. Satyaki- Satyaki was an excellent Yadava warrior and next only to Arjuna in Pandava army. He defeated everyone except Bhishma in Kaurava side. On 14th day he vanquished both Drona and Karna. He even defeated Ashvatthaman at one occasion. He checked Bhishma, when no one was able to stand in front of him.

5. Abhimanyu was prolific on 13th day of war. He defeated every one including Karna that day.

6. Bhima- Bhima was an all rounder. He was not only a top mace fighter, But a excellent archer as well. He vanquished Drona on 14th day of war. He defeated Karna at 4 times that day and Karna defeated him at last when he had no weapon left. He was unmatched in physical might. Karna did not accept his challenge for Wrestling match on 14th day.

7. Karna - Karna also one of the top warriors. He had many divyastras. He was excellent on his final encounter with Arjuna.

8. Ashvatthaman - Ashvatthaman was an excellent warrior. He had got many dangerous weapons from his father, Drona.

9. Ghatotkacha- Ghatotkacha was very powerful. He was devastating for Kaurava army on 16th day. Karna had to use ''Shakti" astra against him.

10. Yudhishthira - Yudhishthira was not an ordinary warrior as shown in TV serial. He defeated mighty Duryodhana twice. He was able to defeat Shalya, one of the top 6 warriors of Kaurava side. He also vanquished Shrutayush, a mighty warrior. He successfully saved him from Drona on 15th day of war. He was able to cut down Drona's bow twice. He even gave a good fight to Karna before Karna could defeat him. He was able to cut down Karna's bow once and strikes Karna fatally with an powerful arrow. Karna fainted, but soon recovered from his swoon and defeated Yudhishthira.