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Part 0:
Other names got mentioned here.
[Quote]
"Duryodhana, Durvisaha, Durmukha and Dushpradharshana, Vivinsati, Vikarna, Saha, and Duhsasana; Yuyutsu and Vayuvega and Bhimavegarava; Ugrayudha, Valaki, Kanakayu, and Virochana, Sukundala, Chitrasena, Suvarcha, and Kanakadhwaja; Nandaka, and Vahusali, and Tuhunda, and Vikata; these, O sister, and many other mighty sons of Dhritarashtra."
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Comment - here 23 kuru princes are mentioned. It also said "many other sons of Dhritrashtra" but in my view i think that their is no way all sons could have arrived at the Swayamvara. It would be too risky to make all your potential heir's leave the capital at once.
The names of "vayuvega" "sukundala", "vahusali" and Tuhunda are only ever mentioned here no where else.
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Part 1
Bhishma Parva.
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4th day.
Quote 1 (who attacked bhima?):
"thy fourteen sons, Senapati, Sushena, Jalasandha, Sulochana, Ugra, Bhimaratha, Bhima, Viravahu, Aolupa, Durmukha, Dushpradarsha, Vivitsu, Vikata, and Sama, then encountered Bhimasena in battle. United together they rushed against Bhimasena, and with eyes red in wrath, showering countless arrows, they pierced him deeply."
Commentary; durmukha died later on (on day 14) so he cant be slain here, anyway's 6 of these brothers (excluding "durmukh") lived past this day, so its a misconception that fourteen were killed.
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Quote 2 (who died?):
"Son of Pandu then cut off the head of Senapati with a shaft having a horse-shoe head. And with delighted soul and laughing the while, that mighty-armed warrior, piercing Jalasandha with three arrows, despatched him to Yama's abode. And next, smiting Sushena, he sent him to the presence of Death's self. And with a single broad-headed shaft he felled on the ground the head, handsome as the moon, of Ugra, decked with turban and adorned with ear-rings."
"And in that battle, Pandu's son Bhima, with seventy shafts, despatched Viravahu to the other world with his steeds and standard and charioteer. And smiling the while, O king, Bhimasena quickly despatched both the brothers Bhima and Bhimaratha also to Yama's abode. And then in that great battle in the very sight of all the troops, with an arrow of horse-shoe head Bhima despatched Sulochana also to Death's domain. Then the rest of thy sons that were there, O king, beholding the prowess of Bhimasena and while thus being struck by that illustrious warrior, all fled from battle."
Total so far - 8 dead, one was named after bheem.
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Certain people that were dead get mentioned later.
Senapati (kuru prince) fight's Susarman (pro pandav warrior).
Quote:
"Senapati deeply struck Susarman in his vitals. Susarman also struck his antagonist with a lance on the shoulder-joint."
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Logic - this's from the passage of the 11th day. Senapati was a brother of Duryodhan. He logically could not have lived till this date.
Susharma that was on the Pandava army.
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"The son of Adhiratha, of great energy, filled with rage, began from their front to strike those Pancalas, with the keen points of his shafts, singling out their leaders. Vyaghraketu and Susharma and Citra and Ugrayudha and Jaya and Sukla and Rochamana and the invincible Singhasena."
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Part 2.
8th day.
Quote:
"Bhima, however, did not bear these attacks of his foes in battle. Forcibly grasping the bow with his left hand, that grinder of foes cut off, in that battle, the head, with a straight shaft, of thy son Aparajita, graced with a fine nose. Thus vanquished by Bhima, his head then dropped on the ground. Then, in the very sight of all the troops, Bhima despatched, with another broad-headed arrow, the mighty car-warrior Kundadhara to the domain of Death. Then that hero of immeasurable soul, once more aiming an arrow, sped it, O Bharata, at Panditaka in that battle."
"And the arrow killing Panditaka, entered the earth. Of undepressed soul, that hero then felled Visalaksha's head, cutting it off with three arrows. Then Bhima, in that battle, struck the mighty bowman Mahodara in the centre of the chest with a long shaft. Slain the latter fell down on the earth. Then, O Bharata, cutting off with an arrow the umbrella of Adityaketu in that battle, he severed his head with another broad-headed shaft of exceeding sharpness. Then excited with rage, Bhima, with another straight shaft, despatched Vahvasin towards the abode of Yama."
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Part 3.
Quote:
"Bhima felled Vyudoroska with a sharp horse-shoe-headed arrow. Thereupon that son of thine was deprived of life. With another broad-headed arrow, well-tempered and sharp, he then felled Kundalin like a lion overthrowing a smaller animal."
"These sons of thine that were thus slain were Anadhriti, and Kundabhedin, and Virata, and Dirghalochana, and Dirghavahu, and Suvahu, and Kanykadhyaja. While falling down (from their cars), O bull of Bharata's race, those heroes looked resplendent like falling mango trees variegated with blossoms in the spring."
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Total so far - 24 slain (16 on day 8, eight on day 4).
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Part 4;
14th day.
Who were the brother's that encircled Bheem?
[quote]
"Then the brothers Duhsasana and Chitrasena. and Kundabhedin and Vivinsati, and Durmukha and Duhsaha and Sala, and Vinda and Anuvinda and Sumukha and Dirghavahu and Sudarsana, and Suhasta and Sushena. and Dirghalochana, and Abhaya and Raudrakarman and Suvarman and Durvimochana, approaching, encompassed Bhimasena."
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Comment; Sumukha is a name that was exclusively mentioned here not anywhere else, not in Adi Parva, Stri Parva etc. This kaurav brother might not have existed at all. Also sushena being alive makes no sense, he died ten day's ago.
Quote 1 (Bheem kills seven):
"The mighty son of Pandu, then, with three other keen shafts, slew the three brothers Kundabhedin and Sushena and Dirghanetra. And, again, amongst those heroic sons of thine battling with him, Bhima slew heroic Vrindaraka, that enhancer of the fame of the Kurus. And again, with three other shafts, Bhima slew three other sons of thine Abhaya and Raudrakarman and Durvimochana."
Logic - durvimochan get's another mention at the 18th day. So possibly bheem killed six not 7 cousin prince's.
Quote 2 (Bheem kills four):
"Despatched by means of his shafts thy son Vinda and Anuvinda and Suvarman to the abode of Yama. Then the son of Pandu, O bull of Bharata's race, quickly pierced in that battle thy heroic son Sudarsan. The latter, thereupon, fell down and expired."
Note; this sudarsan got mentioned in the 18th day too.
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Quote 3 (one): "Then Bhimasena, excited with wrath, piercing with his shafts the very vitals of Durjaya, and his steeds and driver, despatched them of Yama's abode. Then Karna, weeping in grief, circumambulated that son of thine, who, adorned with ornaments, lay on the earth, writhing like a snake."
Note - this character (prince Durjaya) was not mentioned in Adi Parva & he is not listed later as one of the kaurav brother's. Maybe he was the son of a concubine of Dhritrashtra, another possibility is that his inclusion is an interpolation like his death.
Quote 4 (one):
"Then resisting Karna the while with his shafts, the son of Pandu quickly drove his chariot towards Durmukha. And in that moment, O king, with nine straight arrows of keen points, Bhima despatched Durmukha to Yama's abode."
"Upon Durmukha's slaughter, the son of Adhiratha mounted upon the car of that prince and looked resplendent, O king, like the blazing sun. Beholding Durmukha lying prostrate on the field, his very vital pierced (with shafts) and his body bathed in blood, Karna with tearful eyes abstained for a moment from the fight." https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07130.htm
Quote 5 (five slaughtered):
"Beholding Karna defeated by Bhimasena, five of thy sons, those uterine brothers that were great bowmen, could not, O sire, brook it. They were Durmarshana and Duhsaha and Durmada and Durdhara and Jaya. Clad in beautiful mail, all of them rushed against the son of Pandu."
"With five and twenty arrows, O king, Bhima, armed with his formidable bow, despatched all those bulls among men to Yama's abode with their steeds and charioteers. Falling down from their cars along with their charioteers."
Logic - one of these names [durmada] was killed again later on the 14th night. So this's a clerical error.
Quote 6 (six killed):
[word's of Duryodhan the guy who ended Hanuman's life]
Beholding the Suta's son turn back and flying away on foot, covered all over with the arrows of Kunti's son, Duryodhana said "Go ye quickly from all sides towards the car of Radha's son."
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The identities of the brave people that were murdered:
"They were Chitra, and Upachitra, and Charuchitra, and Sarasan, and Chitrayudha, and Chitravarman. All of them were well-versed in every mode of warfare. The mighty car-warrior, Bhimasena, however, felled each of those sons of thine thus rushing against him, with a single arrow. Deprived of life, they fell down on the earth like trees uprooted by a tempest. Beholding those sons of thine, all mighty car-warriors, O king, thus slain, Karna, with tearful face, recollected the word of Vidura."
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Quote 7 (seven more):
"Seven sons of thine that were thus slain were Satrunjaya, and Satrusaha, and Chitra, and Chitrayudha, and Dridha, and Chitrasena and Vikarna."
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Comment - a second chitra was just mentioned.
Total - 31 or 30 or 28 or possibly 29 died today (due to Chitra's, Durjayas and Durmada's inaccuracy). It could possibly be a mistranslation.
Grandtotal - 55 [at most] have fallen so far (24 in the past days).
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14th night.
1st batch dead;
[quote]
"Then thy sons, Durmada and Dushkarna, mounting on the same car, pierced Bhima with shafts. Then in the very sight of Karna, of Aswatthaman, of Duryodhana, of Kripa, of Somadatta, and of Valhika, the son of Pandu, that chastiser of foes, by a stamp of his foot, caused that car of the heroic Durmada and Dushkarna to sink into the earth. Filled with rage, Bhima struck with his fists those mighty and brave sons of thine, Durmada and Dushkarna, and crushed them therewith and roared aloud."
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Comment - these were the only pair of brothers who were not slain due to a arrow or mace of bheem.
2nd batch slain;
[quoTe]
"They were Nagadatta, and Dridharatha, and Viravahu, and Ayobhuja, and Dridha, and Suhasta, and Viragas and Pramatha, and Ugrayayin. Beholding them Bhimasena became filled with rage. He then took up a number of arrows, each capable of bearing a great strain. Aiming at each of them one after another, he sped those arrows at them, striking each in his vital part. Pierced therewith, they fell down from their cars, deprived of energy and life, like tall trees from mountain cliffs broken by a tempest. Having with those ten shafts slain those ten sons of thine."
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Logic - only nine of the brother's had their name mentioned, so maybe actually 9 were killed and not 10. Another one of them (dridha) was also killed during daytime, so maybe Bheem just killed another 8 brother's.
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On the 16th day another brother was mentioned, but he was not labelled a dead man at all.
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"Thy son Srutakarman, O monarch, within half the time taken up by a wink of the eye, fearlessly made Satanika steedless and driverless and carless. The mighty car-warrior Satanika, however, staying on his steedless car, O sire, hurled a mace, filled with rage, at thy son. That mace, reducing thy son's car with its steeds and driver into fragments, fell down upon the Earth with great speed, and pierced it through. Then those two heroes, both enhancers of the glory of the Kurus, deprived of their cars, retreated from the encounter, glaring at each other. Then thy son, overcome with fear, mounted upon the car of Vivingsu, while Satanika quickly got upon the car of Prativindhya."
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Logic;
the name srutakarman for a kaurava brother was only ever used here, nowhere else.
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17th day.
The six who died after namard karn's defeat;
"Bhimasena then, O king, with a broad-headed arrow, struck off the head of Vivitsu adorned with earrings and head-gear, and graced with a face resembling the full moon." "With two other broad-headed arrows then, Bhima of terrible prowess took the lives of two other sons of thine in that dreadful battle. Those two, Vikata and Saha, looking like a couple of celestial youths, O king, thereupon fell down on the Earth like a couple of trees uprooted by the tempest. Then Bhima, without losing a moment, despatched Kratha to the abode of Yama, with a long arrow of keen point. Deprived of life, that prince fell down on the Earth." "Bhima, O monarch, then despatched Nanda and Upananda in that battle to Yama's abode. Thereupon thy sons, exceedingly agitated and inspired with fear, fled away, seeing that Bhimasena in that battle behaved like the Destroyer himself at the end of the Yuga. Beholding those sons of thine slain, the Suta's son with a cheerless heart once more urged his steeds of the hue of swans to that place where the son of Pandu was."
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Arjuna's killing spree;
"He was then surrounded by ten heroic and foremost of warriors thy sons, all of whom were Duhshasana's juniors in age. Afflicting Arjuna with their shafts like hunters afflicting an elephant with burning brands, those heroes, with outstretched bow, seemed to dance, O Bharata, (on their cars). The slayer of Madhu then, guiding his, car placed all of them to his right. Indeed, he expected that Arjuna would very soon send all of them to Yama's presence. Beholding Arjuna's car proceeding in a different direction, those heroes rushed towards him."
"Soon, however, Partha, with a number of cloth-yard shafts and crescent-shaped arrows, cut off their standards and steeds and bows and arrows, causing them to fall down on the earth. Then with some broad-headed arrows he cut off and felled their heads decked with lips bit and eyes blood-red in rage. Those faces looked beautiful like an assemblage of lotuses. Having slain those ten Kauravas cased in golden mail, with ten broad-headed shafts endued with great, impetuosity and equipped with wings of gold that slayer of foes, Arjuna continued to proceed."
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Another group falls;
[quote]
"After the slaughter of Duhshasana, O king, ten of thy sons, heroes that never retreated from battle, all of whom were great car-warriors, endued with mighty energy, and filled with the poison of wrath, shrouded Bhima with their shafts. Nishangin, and Kavachin, and Pasin and Dundadhara and Dhanurgraha, and Alolupa, and Saha, and Shanda, and Vatavega and Suvarchasas, these ten, afflicted at the slaughter of their brother, united together and checked the mighty-armed Bhimasena with their shafts. Resisted on all sides with their shafts by those great car-warriors, Bhima, with eyes red as fire with fury, looked resplendent like the Destroyer himself in rage."
"Partha, however, with ten broad-headed shafts of great impetuosity, equipped with golden wings, despatched to Yama's abode those ten Bharata princes decked with golden bracelets. Upon the fall of those ten heroes, thy army fled away in the very sight of the Suta's son, overwhelmed with the fear of the Pandavas. Then, O king, great fear entered the heart of Karna at sight of Bhima's prowess which resembled that of the Destroyer himself unto living creatures."
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Last Part.
Who survived from these past seventeen day's.
[quOte]
"Thy son also, that foremost of heroes in Kuru's race, Purumitra, O king, riding on his car possessed of the effulgence of fire or the Sun, stayeth on the field, like the Sun himself shining brilliantly in the cloudless firmament."
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"So also thy sons Sushena, armed with sword and shield, and the heroic Satyasena, are staying with Citrasena, their hearts full of joy and themselves desirous of battle. Endued with modesty, the Bharata princes Citrayudha, Srutavarman, and Jaya, Dala, and Satyavrata, and Dussala, all of whom are possessed of great might, stay on the field, desirous of battle."
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18th day.
Quote 1:
"They were Durmarshana and Srutanta and Jaitra and Bhurivala and Ravi, and Jayatsena and Sujata and that slayer of foes, Durvishaha, and he called Durvimochana, and Dushpradharsha and the mighty-armed Srutarvan. All of them were accomplished in battle."
Quote 2:
"Bhima, in that battle, filled with rage, O ruler of men, made thy son Sudarsana invisible with his arrows, and smiling the while, cut off from his antagonist's trunk his head with a razor-headed arrow of great sharpness."
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Quote 3:
"Thy son Sudarsana rushed against Bhimasena. Susarman and Shakuni encountered Kiritin. Thy son Duryodhana on horse-back proceeded against Sahadeva."
Quote 4: "Duryodhana, O king, and thy son Sudarsa, the only two of thy children yet unslain, were at that time in the midst of the (Kaurava) cavalry. Beholding Duryodhana staying in the midst of the cavalry." https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m09/m09027.htm
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Combat feats of his brother's (not duhsasan).
Veer Durmukh;
"Janamejaya of the hilly country, endued with great prowess and accomplished in encounters with the mace, hath, O king, been slain by thy son Durmukha."
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Fought a guy stronger than Parshuram and Hanuman;
"That crusher of foes, thy son Durmukha, desirous of doing what was agreeable to Drona, began to resist Dhrishtadyumna. Then a terrible and a fierce battle took place, O Bharata, between the brave son of Prishata and thy son, Durmukha."
"Then Prishata's son, quickly covering Durmukha, with a shower of arrows, checked Bharadwaja's son also with a thick arrowy downpour. Beholding Drona checked, thy son Durmukha quickly rushed at Prishata's son and confounded him with clouds of arrows of diverse kinds. And while the prince of the Panchalas and that foremost one of Kuru's race were thus engaged in battle, Drona consumed many sections of Yudhishthira's host."
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What did Dhrishtadyumn do after?
[Quote]
"And Yudhishthira pierced Drona with a dozen shafts, and Dhrishtadyumna pierced him with ten, and Chekitana with three."
[End]
Logic - dhrishtadyumna most likely was the victor of that fight between durmukh and him, or their is a very tiny chance that Durmukh won and that is why Dhrishtadyumn moved back to the pandav array of troops to attack guru Dron being aided by king Yudhisthir himself.
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Prince Vikarn.
[quote]
"Citrayudha and Citrayodhin, after making a great slaughter, have both been slain in battle by Vikarna exerting himself with great prowess and displaying diverse manoeuvres of his car."
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Note: The achievements & feat's of the 2 warriors he killed are not elaborated on, so i place Vikarn below and under the capability of Durmukha, Citrasen & Vivinsati.
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Strength of prince (rajkumar) vivinsatI.
11th day Quote:
"Bhimasena pierced Vivinsati with sharp arrows. The latter, however, thus pierced, trembled not, which seemed to be highly wonderful. Vivinsati then, O monarch, suddenly deprived Bhimasena of his steeds and standard and bow. And thereupon all the troops worshipped him for that feat. The heroic Bhimasena, however, brooked not that exhibition of prowess by his enemy in battle."
"With his mace, therefore, he slew the well-trained steeds of Vivinsati. Then the mighty Vivinsati, taking up a shield (and sword) jumped down from that car whose steeds had been slain, and rushed against Bhimasena like an infuriated elephant rushing against an infuriated compeer."
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All their names being mentioned and told to Janamejay;
"Their names, O king, according to the order of birth, are Duryodhana, Yuyutsu, Duhsasana, Duhsaha, Duhsala, Jalasandha, Sama, Saha, Vinda and Anuvinda, Durdharsha, Suvahu, Dushpradharshana, Durmarshana and Durmukha, Dushkarna, and Karna, Vivinsati and Vikarna, Sala, Satwa, Sulochana, Chitra and Upachitra, Chitraksha, Charuchitra, Sarasana, Durmada and Durvigaha."
"Vivitsu, Vikatanana, Urnanabha and Sunabha, then Nandaka and Upanandaka; Chitravana, Chitravarman, Suvarman, Durvimochana; Ayovahu, Mahavahu, Chitranga, Chitrakundala, Bhimavega, Bhimavala, Balaki, Balavardhana, Ugrayudha; Bhima, Karna, Kanakaya, Dridhayudha, Dridhavarman, Dridhakshatra, Somakitri, Anudara; Dridhasandha, Jarasandha."
"Satyasandha, Sada, Suvak, Ugrasravas, Ugrasena, Senani, Dushparajaya, Aparajita, Kundasayin, Visalaksha, Duradhara; Dridhahasta, Suhasta, Vatavega, and Suvarchas; Adityaketu, Vahvashin, Nagadatta, Agrayayin; Kavachin, Krathana, Kunda, Kundadhara, Dhanurdhara; the heroes, Ugra and Bhimaratha, Viravahu, Alolupa; Abhaya, and Raudrakarman."
"Dridharatha; Anadhrishya, Kundabhedin, Viravi, Dhirghalochana Pramatha, and Pramathi and the powerful Dhirgharoma; Dirghavahu, Mahavahu, Vyudhoru, Kanakadhvaja; Kundasi and Virajas. Besides these hundred sons, there was a daughter named Duhsala. All were heroes and Atirathas, and were well-skilled in warfare. All were learned in the Vedas, and all kinds of weapons. And, O, king, worthy wives were in time selected for all of them by Dhritarashtra after proper examination. And king Dhritarashtra, O monarch, also bestowed Duhsala, in proper time and with proper rites, upon Jayadratha."
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Note: a certain individual was called "Duhsala" here (besides the sister of Duryodhan their was a brother who had that name).
A similarity can be found among other character's of the epic like Hidimva (brother-sister had same name), Uttara (sister and brother share a name again).
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OTHER CONCLUSIONS I ARRIVED AT:
1) I also counted about 102 son's of Dhritrashtra with Gandhari, not counting Yuyutsu at all. So it boggle's my mind why the narrator claims they were 100 not 102. And the 102 number is something i got just from the adi parva chapter only, not counting all the brothers who died in the war but were not in adi parva.
2) Their were atleast 2 brothers named "karna" in this list, but only one had his death actually mentioned.
3) Balaki, and Bhimavega were two sons of Dhritrashtra & brother's to Suyodhana. But their deaths were never mentioned, they only ever get named when Janamejays question is answered in Adi Parva or when the swayamvar parva happened. Outside of that theyre never mentioned, leading me to believe they must never have existed in original Mahabharat.
4) The ones who Arjun killed (ten kaurava's) were not named, it is possible among them was one of the two karnas that are considered biological brothers to Duryodhan.
5) Chitravarman's death is narrated but Chitravana's is not narrated.
6) Another pair of the kaurav brothers shared a name (Mahavahu).
7) On the fourth day a prince called Viravahu died, but during the fourteenth night another kaurav brother called Viravahu also died.
8) Durmukha was without a doubt the toughest warrior of the kaurav brothers after the top three (Suyodhana, Duhsasana, Vivinsati). The fifth best is "Citrasena" but number six would be Vikarn.
9) Sudarsa was a synonym or abbreviation for "Sudarsana" [the name of the last kaurava brother].
10) Durmarshana dying twice is impossible, his deaths mentioned on the fourteenth day but again on the eighteenth day which made no sense. He also is not among the brother's present in Janamejay's question during Adi Parva.
11] on the eighteenth day (13 died including Suyodhan), on the fourteenth day (31 died), on the fourteenth night (12 die), on the seventeenth day (27 were killed) while in days four to ten (24 got murdered). The total number of kaurav brothers (sons to Dhritrashtra) is 108, but if you add Yuyutsu it would be 109 (he did not die though). In Bori Yuyutsu killed his own brother so it would be or could be 109 brother's.
12th conclusion - Sunabha and Urnanabha find mention's in Adi Parva but their deaths are not mentioned in any Kurukshetra chapter. The episode of Sagar's Shri Krishna Tv Series (episode #165) falsely claimed that Bheem killed Sunabha on the 9th day of the war.
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Their was also a VIJAYA among these Kouravas.
12th day:
[Quote]
"Thy sons, Durjaya, Jaya, and Vijaya, resisted Nila, and the ruler of the Kasis, and Jayatsena, three against."
[End]
His death is not mentioned (possibly he is among the fifteen random nameless humans murdered by Bhima).
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13th conclusion:
A attempt to count.
11 on the 14th night died.
31 on the 14th day died.
Total = 42
24 more died in day's 8 and 4.
Total = 66
27 die on the 17th day.
Total = 93 brother's.
13 besides Duryodhan die on the 18th day.
Total = 106 brothers.
But if Yuyutsu/Duryodhan are both in it then its 108 instead. This number is based on the ones who died in the war (yuyutsu lived but he was still a brother) not the number that had been stated in Adi Parva's chapter by Vaisampayan.
14TH CONCLUSION;
Nakul's boy (Satanik) killed kaurav brother Duhskarna on day 6.
"He speedily cut off Dushkarna's bow with one arrow, and slew his charioteer, O sire, with two, and then pierced Dushkarna himself with seven arrows. And that spotless warrior then with a dozen sharp shafts slew all the steeds of Dushkarna that were fleet as the mind and of variegated hue. And then with another broad-headed arrow, well-aimed and capable of coursing swiftly, Satanika, excited with great wrath deeply pierced Dushkarna in the chest."
"And thereupon the latter fell down on the earth like a tree struck with lightning. Beholding Dushkarna slain, five mighty car-warriors, O king, surrounded Satanika on all sides, from desire of slaying him. And they struck the renowned Satanika with showers of arrows."
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15th conclusion:
A extra kaurav brother (Virata) is mentioned on day 8, but since he died early i will have to add 102 not 108, so his existence makes the number 103.
Srutanta, Jaitra, Bhurivala, Ravi, Jayatsena, Sujata, Durvishaha, Srutarvan being mentioned in Shalya Parva but not in the list of 102 brothers in Adi Parva also makes it more complicated.
It adds another 8 so the number is 111 brother's.
The Mahabharata has heavily been interpolated throughout centuries, so it's possible that most of other Kaurava brothers never existed and were added characters only to add more glory to Bhima's name.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Durmukha was mentioned to have been killed by Bhima on 16th day with mace. So, his death too has contradictions.
And there was also Vivimshati who was more powerful than Vikarna and Durmukha. Vivimshati had kill hundreds of Anarta warriors (Anarta was land of powerful Yadav warriors like Satyaki himself) and Vivinsati also stalemated Bhima on 11th day.
"Bhimasena pierced Vivinsati with sharp arrows. The latter, however, thus pierced, trembled not, which seemed to be highly wonderful. Vivinsati then, O monarch, suddenly deprived Bhimasena of his steeds and standard and bow. And thereupon all the troops worshipped him for that feat. The heroic Bhimasena, however, brooked not that exhibition of prowess by his enemy in battle. With his mace, therefore, he slew the well-trained steeds of Vivinsati. Then the mighty Vivinsati, taking up a shield (and sword) jumped down from that car whose steeds had been slain, and rushed against Bhimasena like an infuriated elephant rushing against an infuriated compeer."
The winner of this duel wasn't mentioned, so you could guess it ?
I also read about Vivinsati, i guess that i was too lazy to quote his achievements in this post.
DeleteIn a later paragraph the narrator (Sanjay) said that Bheem was praising Abhimanyu:
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Kekaya, and Bhima, and Dhrishtadyumna, and Sikhandin, and the twins (Nakula and Sahadeva), and the five sons of Draupadi, all exclaimed "Excellent! Excellent!"
https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07014.htm
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Dhritrashtra then asked Sanjay to again specifically describe the fight between abhimanyu and shalya;
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"I am scarcely gratified by listening to thy narrations of this stirring battle. Tell me, therefore, about this combat between Artayani (Salya) and Subhadra's son"
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https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07015.htm
MY LOGIC - maybe sanjaya was initially going to talk of the fight vivinsati had with bheem, but since he was interrupted by dhritrashtra he had to tell him about shalya vs abhimanyu instead
ALSO it is mentioned that Bheem then fought Shalya.
MY OPINION - i think Bheem WON THAT FIGHT (with vivinsati) BECAUSE if that kaurav prince could check Bheem even temporarily why would he let Shalya (who all kauravs know WOULD NEVER KILL a pandav brother) engage Bheem in a mace fight?
If Shalya dies then the kauravs might lose support of 1 akshouni of their army.
Good analysis.
DeleteAnd during Bhima and Vivinsati fight, Abhimanyu had duelled and beaten Jaydrath in sword fight.
Btw, Abhimanyu really was extremely wrathful and strong warrior. You should make a post about how he humiliated every Kaurava warriors including Karna and Duryodhana.
He was even a great mace fighter (his feats before he died with mace), not even Duryodhana had those feats
Unfortunately most abhimanyu fans are also bhakts of hanuman, i dont want to give them happiness.
DeleteAlso brother I KNOW YOURE "the undisputed" anyways i have started editing this post as i found more things, i also made a recent post on the trigartas.
Deleteit was written that in bhishma parva one upa pandav killed a kaurav brother named "DUSHKARNA"
so i am inclined to agree with ur opinion that Mahabharat is interpolated
I have a question when Janamejay narrates all the name of kauravs name of karna is narrated 2 times will someone explain..
ReplyDeleteThe names were narrated to Janamejay by the guy named "Vaisampayana" and yes the name "karna" was mentioned twice.
DeleteMy opinion;
1 - either it was a clerical error/translation mistake
2 - maybe their were 2 karnas who were duryodhans brothers, but one might have died before the war due to natural causes and the other was killed by bheem in the war itself
3 - or their was not a 2nd kaurav brother named karna at all
Also u need to accept the fact that hanuman, karna, bhishma, parshuram and laxman are each overrated.
DeleteHow powerful was Yuyustu?
ReplyDeleteyuyutsu was tougher than parshurama & bhishma, hanuman, karna etc
DeleteBECAUSE yuyutsu held off a union group of kings when they invaded varanavat (LAKSHAGRAHA NAGAR)
and yuyutsu abducted a kashi princess by defeating an assembly of other king's in arya varth, he didnt have as much trouble as Bhishma (bhishma struggled against shalya/salwa in that conflict)
and yuyutsu fought well against many people of the kaurav side, he was also considered a maharathi like duryodhan