The son of the king whose son sought the princess in marriage (Chapter 002)
Role: prince who sought the princess in marriage · First appears: Chapter II
In Chapter II, after hearing that Kuśa’s wife had returned to her family, the son of her former suitor sent word that the king should give him his daughter or lose his sovereign power. King Mahāśakuni gave the princess to Kuśa in marriage; the prince besieged the king, but Kuśa defeated his army, and the princess accepted Kuśa as her husband.
Relationship record
Life events
- King Mahāśakuni arranged Kuśa’s marriage to the princess, who had been sought in marriage by another king’s son.(Chapter II)
- With: King Mahāśakuni (Śakuni) Kuśa The princess who became Kuśa’s wife King Viśvāmitra The king whose son sought the princess in marriage (Chapter 002)
- “And he gave her to Kuśa, and celebrated his marriage with her in consonance with the constellation, the epoch, and the moment.”
- Kuśa defeated the prince’s besieging army, and the princess accepted Kuśa as her husband.(Chapter II)
- With: Kuśa King Viśvāmitra The princess who became Kuśa’s wife
- “The princess thought, ‘As this youth Kuśa is excellently endowed with boldness and courage, why should I dislike him?’ So she took a liking for him, and said to the king, ‘What you promised, that fulfil.’”
Chapter II
- parent: The king whose son sought the princess in marriage (Chapter 002) “Now it came to pass that the son of the before-mentioned king heard that the princess, whom Kuśa had formerly obtained, had been given up by him, and had returned home.”
- admired: The princess who became Kuśa’s wife “So he sent to say that if the king would give him his daughter, all would be well; but if the king would not give her, he would despoil him of his sovereign power.”
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Extracted from the original text of Tibetan Tales, Derived from Indian Sources. Made with Rho MD.