Figure South Asian traditions
Duḥśāsana
दुःशासन hi துச்சாதனன் ta
Character from Hindu epic Mahabharata
- Child of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Gāndhārī
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The family as a list · 6
Kinship in an account 1
Family 5
- child of (father) Dhṛtarāṣṭra character from Indian Epic Mahabharata
- child of (child) Gāndhārī character in the Hindu epic
- sibling of Duhsala character in the Indian epic Mahabharata
- sibling of Duryodhana Eldest son of Dhritarashtra & Gandhari in the Hindu epic the Mahābhārata
- sibling of Vikarna character in the Indian epic Mahabharata
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