Kurus — Minor Figures

9 figures from Maha-bharata, The Epic of Ancient India who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Durmarsan

warrior · first appears Book IX (Fall of Drona) · IV. Standards of the Kurus: Arjun's Revenge

• Book IX (Fall of Drona) · IV. Standards of the Kurus: Arjun's Revenge · enemies with Arjun “Brave Durmarsan faced the hero, but he strove and fought in vain, Onward thundered Arjun's chariot o'er the dying and the slain!”

Salwa

warrior · first appears Book IX (Fall of Drona) · IV. Standards of the Kurus: Arjun's Revenge

• Book IX (Fall of Drona) · IV. Standards of the Kurus: Arjun's Revenge · enemies with Arjun “Nine heroic Kuru chieftains, bravest warriors and the best, Leagued they came to grapple Arjun and on faithful Krishna pressed!”

Somadatta

warrior · first appears Book IX (Fall of Drona) · IV. Standards of the Kurus: Arjun's Revenge

• Book IX (Fall of Drona) · IV. Standards of the Kurus: Arjun's Revenge · enemies with Arjun “Nine heroic Kuru chieftains, bravest warriors and the best, Leagued they came to grapple Arjun and on faithful Krishna pressed!”

Vrishasena

warrior · first appears Book IX (Fall of Drona) · IV. Standards of the Kurus: Arjun's Revenge

• Book IX (Fall of Drona) · IV. Standards of the Kurus: Arjun's Revenge · enemies with Arjun “Nine heroic Kuru chieftains, bravest warriors and the best, Leagued they came to grapple Arjun and on faithful Krishna pressed!”

Duryodhan's menial

menial · first appears Book IV (The Fatal Dice) · I. Draupadi in the Council Hall

• Book IV (The Fatal Dice) · I. Draupadi in the Council Hall · lord: Duryodhan “Base Duryodhan's humble menial came to proud Draupadi's ken.”

Bhagadatta

monarch · first appears Book IX (Fall of Drona) · II. Standards of the Pandavs

• Book IX (Fall of Drona) · II. Standards of the Pandavs · enemies with Bhima “Wild with anger Bhagadatta, monarch of the farthest East, With his still unconquered forces on the valiant Bhima pressed,”

Vidura

wise man · first appears Book I (The Tournament) · I. The Gathering

• Book I (The Tournament) · VI. The Rival Warriors · protégé: Pritha “Wise Vidura, true to duty, with an anxious hurry came, Sandal-drops and sprinkled waters roused the woe-distracted dame,”

Durmukha

warrior · first appears Book VIII (Fall of Bhishma) · I. Pandavs routed by Bhishma

• Book VIII (Fall of Bhishma) · I. Pandavs routed by Bhishma · enemies with Sahadeva “Sahadeva, mighty bowman, then the fierce Durmukha sought,”

Bhishma's charioteer

charioteer · first appears Book VIII (Fall of Bhishma) · VIII. Iravat slain: Duryodhan's Brothers slain

• Book VIII (Fall of Bhishma) · VIII. Iravat slain: Duryodhan's Brothers slain · lord: Bhishma “Morning saw the turn of battle; Bhishma's charioteer was slain,”

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