Characters in Indian history who have been a part of both Ramayan and Mahabharat.

1. Hanuman (Needs no introduction)

2. Parshuram - His Presence Graced Ramayana And His Curse to Karna Changed The Track Of Mahabharata.

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3. Mayasura - Raavan’s Father-In-Law Who Became Master Architect For Pandavas

4. Maharishi Durvasa - He was the one who predicted the separation of Ram and Sita. He also visited the Pandavs during their exile. It is said that it was Durvasa who gave a mantra to Kunti

5. Jambavanth - The engineer who built the bridge from India to Lanka, who Had A Duel With Krishna.

6. Vishwamitra - Ram’s mentor. Father of Shakuntala, who is the mother of Bharat after whom Mahabharata is named, rather the country is named

7. Sage Parashara - Vasishtha’s son Sakthi, had a son called Parasara and Parasara’s son was Veda Vyasa, who wrote the Mahabharat. This means Vasishtha was the great grandfather of Vyasa. Brahmarshi Vasishtha lived from the time of Satyavrata Manu to the time of Sri Ram.

8. Vibhishana - He was Ravan’s brother who takes the side of Rama during the war. In Mahabharata when Yudhistir sent his forces to Lanka, Vibhishana readily accepted the takeover and also sent jewels.

9. Maharishi Bharadwaja - Drona’s father was the Maharishi Bharadwaja,

10. Rishi Agastya - The Original Possessor Of Bramhastra, Agastya Rishi met Rama before the war with Ravana and gave him the weapon to win the war. Mahabharata also mentions that Agastya was the one who gave the weapon “Brahmashira” to Drona. This was later on passed to Arjuna

There are some other charecters as well, but their appearance hasn't been shown prominently.

- Sage Atri (also one of the Saptarishis)
- Sage Pulastya (Ravana’s grandfather)

- Rishyashringa (In the Ramayana, he is the chief priest at the yagna that Dashratha performs so that he can have children)
- Kuber (The Elder Half Brother of Raavan and Fund-raiser of Lanka)
- Narad Muni (Smooth Talker Of A Sage, Narada Appears In Both Epics)

Above list doesn't include any prominent Gods name otherwise the list will become endless.

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