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Duryodhana

Eldest of the Kauravas, at the head of the army that raids Virata's herds at the end of the Pandavas' year in hiding.

Sources: The Mahabharata, tr. Kisari Mohan Ganguli (1883-96), Book 4, Virata Parva, sections 5, 38, 41, 42, 44 and 66 · see Duryodhana's web

Relations 1

Duryodhana taught by

Balarama (Avatar) Vaishnava · The brother who would not take a side
Taught him the mace.

Stories 5

The city on the end of the plough
Legend · as her father · 2 tellings
The brother who would not take a side
From the epics · as his pupil · 2 tellings
The chariot from Raivataka
From the epics · as Balarama's choice (Bhagavata) · 2 tellings
The armour Karna cut away (Karna, the Sun's son)
From the epics · as made him king of Anga · 2 tellings
The bows in the shami tree
From the epics · as leads the raid · 2 tellings

Cited

The Mahabharata, tr. Kisari Mohan Ganguli (1883-96), Book 4, Virata Parva, sections 5, 38, 41, 42, 44 and 66 § 4.38 Primary text (translation)