Duryodhana, 2 Definition(s)
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2 DEFINITION(S):
The eldest of the 100 Kaurava brothers. He was the son of Dhritarashtra and his wife, the Queen Gandhari.
Enemy of the Pandavas in the Kurukshetra War. He disputed Yudhisthira’s (son of Pandu) claim to the throne.
Shakuni (brother of Gandhari) devised a scheme to win Yudhisthira’s kingdom for Duryodhana.
Also see: Yudhisthira
Added: 28.Feb.2012 |
Source: Wisdom Library:
Hinduism
Duryodhana (दुर्योधन): The eldest son of the blind king Dhritarashtra by Queen Gandhari, the eldest of the one hundred Kaurava brothers, and the chief antagonist of the Pandavas.
Added: 29.Jun.2012 |
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