Duhsasan

Family: Kurus · Role: younger brother of Duryodhan · First appears: Book III (The Imperial Sacrifice) · II. Feast and Sacrifice

In Book III (The Imperial Sacrifice) · II. Feast and Sacrifice, Duhsasan provided the royal feast. In Book IV (The Fatal Dice) · I. Draupadi in the Council Hall, Duryodhan ordered his younger brother to bring Draupadi before him as a slave, and Duhsasan seized her by the hair and dragged her away. In Book IV (The Fatal Dice) · II. Draupadi's Plaint, he forcibly brought her into the Council Chamber, where she arrived weak, faint and tearful, and she pleaded, “Touch me not with hands uncleanly, sacred is a woman's hair,”

In Book VIII (Fall of Bhishma) · I. Pandavs routed by Bhishma, Nakula fought Duhsasan. In Book IX (Fall of Drona) · III. Abhimanyu's Death, Abhimanyu struck him; Duhsasan fainted from blood loss and was carried from the battlefield.

Relationship record

Life events

• Duhsasan provided the royal feast.(Book III (The Imperial Sacrifice) · II. Feast and Sacrifice)
  • “Proud Duhsasan in his bounty spread the rich and sumptuous feast, Drona's son with due devotion greeted saint and holy priest,”
• Duryodhan orders Duhsasan to bring Draupadi before him as a slave.(Book IV (The Fatal Dice) · I. Draupadi in the Council Hall)
  • With: Duryodhan
  • “Thou Duhsasan, bid the princess as our humble slave appear,”
• Duhsasan seizes Draupadi by her hair and drags her away.(Book IV (The Fatal Dice) · I. Draupadi in the Council Hall)
  • With: Draupadi
  • “By her streaming wavy tresses fierce Duhsasan held the dame!”
• Duhsasan forcibly brings Draupadi into the Council Chamber, where she arrives weak, faint, and tearful.(Book IV (The Fatal Dice) · II. Draupadi's Plaint · 📍 Council Chamber)
  • With: Draupadi
  • “Loose-attired, with trailing tresses, came Draupadi weak and faint, Stood within the Council Chamber, tearful made her piteous plaint:”
• Duhsasan continues to threaten Draupadi with a sinful deed and insults.(Book IV (The Fatal Dice) · II. Draupadi's Plaint · 📍 Council Chamber)
  • With: Draupadi
  • “Stay thy sinful deed, Duhsasan, nameless wrongs and insults spare, Touch me not with hands uncleanly, sacred is a woman's hair,”
• Nakula fought Duhsasan.(Book VIII (Fall of Bhishma) · I. Pandavs routed by Bhishma)
  • With: Nakula
  • “And against the proud Duhsasan brave Nakula drove his car,”
• Abhimanyu struck Duhsasan, who fainted from blood loss and was carried from battle.(Book IX (Fall of Drona) · III. Abhimanyu's Death)
  • With: Abhimanyu
  • “From the loss of blood Duhsasan fainted on his battle-car, Kuru chieftains bore him senseless from the blood-stained scene of war!”

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

• siblings with Duryodhan “To his younger, wild Duhsasan, this his angry mandate told:”
• enemies with Draupadi “By her streaming wavy tresses fierce Duhsasan held the dame!”

Book IV (The Fatal Dice) · II. Draupadi's Plaint

• enemies with Draupadi “Stay thy sinful deed, Duhsasan, nameless wrongs and insults spare, Touch me not with hands uncleanly, sacred is a woman's hair,”

Book IV (The Fatal Dice) · III. Insult and Vow of Revenge

• enemies with Draupadi (Duhsasan's action dishonoured Draupadi.) “Fulsome word nor foul dishonour could their truthful utterance taint, And they cursed Duhsasan's action, when they heard Draupadi's plaint!”

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

• enemies with Nakula “And against the proud Duhsasan brave Nakula drove his car,”

Book VIII (Fall of Bhishma) · X. Fall of Bhishma

• enemies with Arjun “And his younger, fierce Duhsasan, thirsting for the deathful war, 'Gainst the helmet-wearing Arjun drew his mighty battle-car,”

Book IX (Fall of Drona) · III. Abhimanyu's Death

• enemies with Abhimanyu “Next Duhsasan darkly lowering thundered with his bended bow, Abhimanyu smiled to see him, kinsman and the dearest foe,”
• enemies with Draupadi “Didst thou in the council chamber with your insults foul and keen By her flowing raven tresses drag Yudhishthir's stainless queen?”
• enemies with Bhima “Didst thou speak to warlike Bhima as thy serf and bounden slave, Wrong my father, righteous Arjun, peerless prince and warrior brave?”
• enemies with Arjun “Didst thou speak to warlike Bhima as thy serf and bounden slave, Wrong my father, righteous Arjun, peerless prince and warrior brave?”
• enemies with Yudhishthir “Didst thou with the false Sakuni win a realm by low device, Win his kingdom from Yudhishthir by ignoble trick of dice?”

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

• enemies with Arjun “Fierce Duhsasan with his tuskers rushed into the fine of war, But the tuskers broke in panic, onward still went Arjun's car!”

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Extracted from the original text of Maha-bharata, The Epic of Ancient India. Made with Rho MD.