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Mortal · Vaishnava · North India

Dushasana

Also called: Duhshasana

Second of the Kaurava brothers, who drags Draupadi into the dice hall and tries to strip her; Bhima swears to drink his blood.

Sources: The Mahabharata, Sabha Parva, translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli (1883 to 1896) · see Dushasana's web

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Dushasana appears in

Draupadi (Mortal) Vaishnava · The strip of cloth (Draupadi binds Krishna's finger)
Tries to strip her in the dice hall.

Stories 1

The strip of cloth (Draupadi binds Krishna's finger)
Folk tale · as who pulls the garment · 2 tellings

Cited

The Mahabharata, Sabha Parva, translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli (1883 to 1896) § 2.68 Primary text (translation)