In the epic Mahabharata, Bhishma was well known for his pledge of Celibacy.

He was the eighth son of

Kuru King Shantanu and the goddess Ganga.] Bhishma was blessed with wish-long life and was related to
both the Pandava and the KauravaHe was an unparalleled archer and warrior of his time. He also handed
down the Vishnu Sahasranama to Yudhishtira when he was on his death bed (of arrows) in the battle of
Kurukshetra.

Pariksit Parikṣit was a Kuru king who reigned during the Middle Vedic period (12th-9th centuries BCE).[1]
Along with his son and successor Janamejaya, he played a decisive role in the consolidation of the Kuru state,
the arrangement of Vedic hymns into collections, and the development of the orthodox srauta ritual,
transforming the Kuru realm into the dominant political and cultural center of northern Iron Age India.

In the epic Mahabharata, Shantanu was a Kuru king of Hastinapura[1]. He was a descendant of the
Bharata race, of the Lunar dynasty and great-grandfather of the Pandavas and Kauravas. He was the
youngest son of King Pratipa of Hastinapura and had been born in the latter's old age. The eldest son Devapi
had leprosy and gave up his inheritance to become a hermit. The middle son Bahlika (or Vahlika) abandoned
his paternal kingdom and started living with his maternal uncle in Balkh and inherited his kingdom. Shantanu
thus became the king of Hastinapura.

Dhrishtadyumna , dhṛṣṭadyumna, lit. he who is courageous and splendorous), also known as

Draupada (was the son of Drupada and brother of Draupadi and Shikhandi in the epic Mahabharata. He was
the commander of the Pandava army during the Kurukshetra War. Dhrishtadyumna killed Drona, the royal
guru, when he was meditating which was against the rules of engagement.[1]

Yuyudhana (better known as Satyaki (was a powerful warrior belonging to the Vrishni clan of the
Yadavas, to which Krishna also belonged. According to the Puranas, he was the grandson of Shini of the
Vrishni clan, and adopted son of Satyaka, after whom he was named.[1] A valiant warrior, Satyaki was
devoted to Krishna and was a student of Arjuna. Satyaki is called Sivi Raja and Sivi dynasty is called Shaineya.
In case of the apparent death of Pandavas at Lakshagraha, Satyaki does the last rites for the Pandavas as
their closest living relation. He is also the one who does the last rites for his cousin Abhimanyu. Both of
these rituals indicate his closeness to the Pandava main clan.