Duryodhana felt that the partiality everyone showed to the Pandavas was only due to the circumstances of their birth. Duryodhana's greed and arrogance were the two qualities said to have led to his downfall in the Mahabharata.Īlthough loved by his family, Duryodhana and most of his brothers were not seen on the same level as the Pandavas in their adherence to virtue, duty, and respect for elders. He was also an extremely courageous warrior and was said to be a good ruler. Duryodhana used his greater skill in wielding the mace to defeat his opponents. Notably, Duryodhana, with significant assistance from Karna, performs the Vaishnava Yagna when the Pandavas are in exile. Being the first-born son of the blind king, he was the crown prince of the Kuru Kingdom and its capital of Hastinapura, often forced into ceding the title to his cousin Yudhishthira, who was older than him. He was the eldest of the Kauravas, the hundred sons of the blind king Dhritarashtra and his queen Gandhari. Laxman Kumara, Lakshmanaa, Kaalketu, Lakshmiĭuryodhana ( Sanskrit: दुर्योधन, IAST: Duryodhana) also known as Suyodhana, is the primary antagonist in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. The battle at Kurukshetra is a symbolic war - a war against un-holiness in which only the virtuous and pious emerged victorious.Dushkarna, Karna, Vikarna, Vivinasti, Dussaha, Jalagandha, Sama, Saha, Chitrasena, Durdarsha, Durmarsha, Durmarshana, Ravi, Sujata, Chitra, Upachitran, Charuchitra, Chitrayudha, Sarasana, Suvarman, Sudarshan, Nanda, Upananda, Soman, Dhanurdhar, Ayobaahu, Mahabaahu, Bheemaratha, Bheemavega, Bheemabela, Aparaajitha, Abhaya, Virajas, 61 more (brothers) The fierce battle restored peace in Hastinapur with Yudhisthir as the king. Arjuna also lost his son Abhimanyu in the war. Bhima, the second Pandava, killed Duryodhan and Dushashan. Then, at last, the Kauravas were defeated.
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The battle, fought in Kurukshetra, continued unabated for eighteen days. Against these mighty foes the Pandavas had only Shri Krishna who served as their charioteer. The Kauravas had many great warriors including Dronacharya, the teacher of both the Kauravas and the Pandavas, Bhishma Pitamha, who was the son of Shantanu and Ganga (and had the boon that he could select his time of death), Karna, the son of the sun (who could never be defeated if he had his magical amulet with him) and Ashwatthama, the son of Dronacharya, who was helped by Lord Shiva himself. He pleaded with Duryadhan to grant five small plots of land to the Pandavas, but Duryodhan refused and the war became inevitable. He tried to persuade them to avoid going to war. Lord Krishna helped the virtuous Pandavas.
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When they returned after exile, Duryadhan didn't allow them to enter Hastinapur and the mighty war of Kurukshetra began. The rivals continued playing the game and the Pandav's continued losing. The Kauravas undressed Draupadi in the open court.
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After losing the game, Yudhisthir had to surrender everything to the Kauravas, including their common wife, Draupadi. Yudhisthir accepted the terms of the game. Yudhisthira, the eldest Pandav, was invited to play a game of dice against the Kauravas. After failing in their vicious schemes, they went to their uncle Shakuni for help. In jealousy, the Kauravas made several attempts to kill the Pandavas. The Pandavas were successful in every field.