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Duryodhana (Sanskrit: दुर्योधन, IAST: Duryodhana), also known as Suyodhana, [1] [2] is the primary antagonist in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. He was the eldest of the Kauravas , the hundred sons of the king Dhritarashtra and his queen Gandhari .
Bhageerathi Amma has two sons, Veerabhadra Kuruppu and Kochchukuruppu, and a daughter Subhadra, who constantly feud with each other. The elder Kuruppu's daughter Aswathy is in love with her muracherukkan, Subhadra's son Ananthu, but their parents object to the match. They are encouraged by Chandutty, Bhaskaran and Shankunni.
Subhadra (Sanskrit: सुभद्रा, IAST: Subhadrā) is a princess of Dvārakā mentioned in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. She is the sister of deities Krishna and Balarama in Hindu scriptures. Subhadra married Arjuna, one of the Pandava brothers and had a son named Abhimanyu.
Later, Arjun marries Subhadra, Krishna's sister. The Pandavas conduct the Rajasuya Yagna. Krishna kills off Shishupal and Duryodhan is insulted in the court. The prosperity of Indraprastha angers Duryodhana. A jealous Duryodhana summons Pandavas for a dice game, where Yudhishthira loses his kingdom, brothers, and their common wife Draupadi.
e: Duryodhana and his siblings were born at the same time, and they were of the same generation as their Pandava cousins. f : Although the succession after the Pandavas was through the descendants of Arjuna and Subhadra, it was Yudhishthira and Draupadi who occupied the throne of Hastinapura after the great battle.
Famously, when Duryodhana would ask for her blessing of victory during the Kurukshetra war, Gandhari would only say "may victory find the side of righteousness". Gandhari's major flaw was her love for her sons, especially her firstborn Duryodhana, which often blinded her to his menacing character.
When Subhadra explains the change in the marriage arrangements, Ghatotkacha decides to wage war against both the Kauravas and Balarama. At the urging of his mother, Hidimbi, and Subhadra, Ghatotkacha abandons his plans and is advised instead to try some trickery in Dvaraka. With the knowledge of Krishna and Sasirekha's servant, he carries the ...
Dhirithrastra wants Duryodhana to marry Subhadra. Amba meets Satyavati, Ambika and Ambalika. Satyavati, Ambika and Ambalika die in a forest fire. 078 Jarasandha's son Sahadeva asks Krishna for help. News of Satyavati, Ambika and Ambalika's death reaches Hasthinapura. Dushasana and Shakuni go to Dwaraka to seek Subhadra's hand in marriage to ...