He would never accept the Pandavas as his brothers but always did his best to restrain them. On many occasions he questioned their merits and always called them 'Kaunteya' (sons of Kunti). He never believed that their divine origin alone proved their superiority. He also felt that the Pandavas were the sons of Kunti and devas/deities, and not of Pandu. Duryodhana deeply believed that what was rightfully his was being given away to his older cousin Yudhishthira. Because of his father's ( Dhritarashtra) blindness, his father had to renounce the throne in favour of his younger brother, Pandu. Duryodhana was mentored by his maternal uncle Shakuni, who masterminded most of Duryodhana's plots to humiliate and kill the Pandavas.ĭuryodhana's hatred for the Pandavas stemmed from his sincere belief that he being the son of the eldest brother should be the heir apparent to the throne of Hastinapura. Duryodhana felt that the partiality everyone showed to the Pandavas was only due to the circumstances of their birth. Birth 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.
The Sanskrit word, Duryodhana means "invincible" in battle. He was also an extremely courageous warrior and was said to be a good ruler, but his greed and arrogance were the two qualities said to have led to his downfall.
Duryodhana used his greater skill in wielding the mace to defeat his opponents. On the eighteenth day of the war, he was killed by Bheema. Later, Duryodhana waged the Kurukshetra War against his cousins and was helped by the warriors Bhishma, Drona and Karna. Aided by his maternal uncle Shakuni, Duryodhana tricked the Pandavas into surrendering their kingdom and forced them to go into exile. He was the eldest of the Kauravas, the hundred sons of the blind king Dhritarashtra and his queen Gandhari.īeing 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 one of the Pandava brothers and older than him. Lakshmana Kurmara (son), Lakshmanaa (daughter)ĭuryodhana ( Sanskrit: दुर्योधन, IAST: Duryodhana) also known as Suyodhana, is the primary antagonist in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. Dushasana, Vikarna, and 97 more (brothers)Ī princess of Kalinga Kingdom (named Bhanumati in later adaptations)
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