Character

Duryodhana

दुर्योधन

verses
4,228
books
18
chapters
683
Parent of
Lakshmana
One of
Kauravas
Child of
Dhritarashtra

What the texts say

In the Mahabharata, Duryodhana is named first among the hundred sons of King Dhritarashtra. Mahabharata 1.57.99 Envious of the splendour that Yudhishthira's Rajasuya sacrifice brought, he resolved with Shakuni, king of Gandhara, on a deceitful game of dice. Mahabharata (Gita Press) 1.1.146Mahabharata 1.55.39 He rejected Krishna's plea for peace, which was sought for the welfare of both sides. Mahabharata 1.2.146 Sanjaya tells Dhritarashtra that Duryodhana advanced with the army, placing Bhishma, the principal pillar of the Kauravas, in front. Mahabharata 6.42.2, 6.115.20 Bhima vowed at the dice game to break Duryodhana's thighs with a mace, and his mace later fractured them. Mahabharata 9.57.6, 9.57.44

Where to read

Every verse that names Duryodhana, book by book.

  1. Mahabharata

    4,041 verses · 614 chapters

    All 4,041 verses in the Mahabharata

    Also in the Gita Press edition: 5,254 verses

    • 9.54.3

      Sanjay ne kaha ki Duryodhan Ram ke paas gaya. Tumhara beta yuddh ke liye betaab tha. Woh bahut taakatwala tha aur khush ho gaya.

    • 9.55.27

      Duryodhan gada uthaye khada tha, bilkul Kailash parvat jaisa. Bhima ne use dekha aur gusse mein usse bola.

    • 7.164.19

      Maharaj, Duryodhan ne wo sab log faila diye jo khoon peete the. Satyaki phir se uske saamne aa gaya, aur pehle se bhi tezi se uspe toota.

  2. Skanda Purana

    49 verses · 14 chapters

    All 49 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 1.2.66.2

      Bade bade yoddhe ladne ke liye Kurukshetra aaye. Kaurav bhi apni jagah par khade ho gaye. Duryodhan sabse aage tha.

    • 2.1.29.8

      Wahan Bhishma aur Dhritarashtra ne unka bahut izzat kiya. Duryodhan aur baaki logon ke saath milke Pandav paanch saal tak wahan rehe.

    • 3.1.18.33

      Pehle Pandav bhai the, Yudhishthira sabse bada tha. Aur dusri taraf Dhritarashtra ke bete the, Duryodhana sabse bada tha. Dono ek dusre ke samne khade the.

  3. Bhagavatam

    40 verses · 18 chapters

    All 40 verses in the Bhagavatam
    • 1.7.13

      Jab Kurukshetra ka yuddha khatam hua, dono taraf ke veer mar gaye. Duryodhan ki taang tooti hui thi, woh chillata pada tha. Ashwatthama ne socha, main apne master ko khush karunga. Usne Draupadi ke paanch beton ke sar kaat diye jab woh so…

    • 1.8.5

      Yudhishthir ka rajya jua khelne wale logon ne cheen liya tha, jabki uska koi dushman nahi tha. Jab wapas mila to Krishna ki karamat se dushman log mar gaye. Duryodhan ke saath wale bhi gaye. Draupadi ke baal chhune wale logon ki umar kam…

    • 1.13.24

      Jinh logon ko tumne aag laga ke aur zeher de ke maarna chahta tha, unka khaana khana sharam ki baat hai. Tumne unki biwi ko bura bola, unka raj aur paisa cheen liya. Ab unka diya hua khana kha ke jeena theek nahi hai.

  4. Agni Purana

    16 verses · 3 chapters

    • 1.13.8

      Ambalika se Dhritarashtra aur Pandu paida hue, Vyas se. Dhritarashtra aur Gandhari se Duryodhan aur sau bete hue.

    • 1.14.1

      Ab chaudahwa chapter shuru hota hai. Isme Kaurav aur Pandav ki ladai ki kahani hai. Agni Bhagwan ne bataya ki Yudhishthir aur Duryodhan ki sena Kurukshetra gayi. Lekin Yudhishthir ne ladai nahi ki. Kyunki usne dekha ki Bhishm aur Dron…

    • 1.15.14

      Indra ne ek rath bheja. Uske oopar chad ke woh apne chote bhai ke saath swarg pahunch gaya. Wahan jaake Duryodhana aur uske logon ko dekha. Vasudev ko bhi dekha. Dil khush ho gaya. Yeh poora Bharat ka kissa maine tumhe bataya. Jo yeh…

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Duryodhana matters most.

  1. Commencement of the Mace-Duel Proceedings

    Mahabharata 9.54 · 33 verses

    Principal challenger who seeks legitimacy and advantage through…

  2. Vāg-yuddha and Nimitta-darśana before the Gadāyuddha (Verbal Duel and Omens)

    Mahabharata 9.55 · 28 verses

    Defiant challenger who dismisses rhetoric and insists on…

  3. Droṇavadha-saṃniveśaḥ: The Convergence Toward Droṇa’s Fall (Book 7, Chapter 164)

    Mahabharata 7.164 · 24 verses

    Kaurava center of gravity in a parallel duel that mirrors the…

  4. Abhimanyu’s Prowess and the Duḥśāsana Engagement

    Mahabharata 7.38 · 15 verses

    Political agitator who converts praise into an accusation to…

  5. The Vow and Terms of the Mace Duel

    Mahabharata 9.31 · 58 verses

    चुनौतीकर्ता

  6. Gadā-yuddhe Bhīma-Duryodhanayoḥ Tumulaḥ Saṃprahāraḥ (Mace-duel’s intense exchange)

    Mahabharata 9.56 · 53 verses

    Primary duelist

  7. Duryodhana’s Final Condition, Lamentation, and the Night’s Report

    Mahabharata 10.9 · 52 verses

    Dying focal point

  8. Dvaipāyana-hrade Duryodhanasya Māyā: Yudhiṣṭhirasya Dharmoktiḥ (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 30)

    Mahabharata 9.30 · 51 verses

    Last Kaurava pillar

  9. Draupadī’s Question in the Assembly

    Mahabharata 2.60 · 12 verses

    Aggressor and political driver who converts dice victory into…

  10. The Search for Duryodhana at Dvaipāyana Lake

    Mahabharata 9.29 · 45 verses

    Defeated king-in-hiding

Key episodes

  1. The Gita Begins: Arjuna's Despair on the Battlefield

    Bhagavad Gita 1-2

  2. The Game of Dice

    Mahabharata 2.53-2.63

  3. Draupadi Dragged into the Assembly

    Mahabharata 2.60-2.63

  4. Bhishma Falls to the Bed of Arrows

    Mahabharata 6.114-6.117

  5. The Mace Duel: Bhima Breaks Duryodhana's Thigh

    Mahabharata 9.54-9.58

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