The son of a rakshasa named Rishyashringa. He was also known as Salakadanka. He fought on the Kaurava side in Kurukshetra, as per Mahabharata Udyogaparva Chapter 167 verse 33. On the first day of the war, he fought with Ghatotkacha, as per Mahabharata Bhishmaparva Chapter 45 verses 43-44. He also fought with Abhimanyu, Satyaki, Kuntibhoja, Bhima. He was finally killed by Ghatotkacha, as per Mahabharata Dronaparva Chapter 109 verses 22-31.