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Ekalavya's later life: Nishada king, killed by Krishna
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The tribal archer was Krishna's cousin.
Sabha Parva says Ekalavya became king of the Nishadas and honoured Yudhishthira at the Rajasuya. The Udyoga Parva says Krishna killed him; the Harivamsa elaborates. Puranas (Vayu, Brahma, Vishnu) say he was son of the Yadava prince Devashrava, abandoned and adopted by Nishadas.
Who: Ekalavya, Krishna, Drona, Devashrava
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