Bhanumati (wife of Duryodhana)

Bhanumati
An illustration of Bhanumati
Information
AffiliationKuru queen
FamilyChitrangada (father)[1]
SpouseDuryodhana
ChildrenLakshmana Kumara (son)
Lakshmana (daughter) [2]
HomeKalinga (by birth)
Hastinapur (by marriage)

Bhanumati is folk name of the wife of Duryodhana—the main antagonist of the Hindu epic Mahabharata.[3][4] In the epic itself, she is not given a name, and plays insignificant role. According to the Mahabharata, Duryodhana's wife was the daughter of King Chitrangada and the princess of Kalinga, who was forcefully abducted from her svayamvara (a self-choice ceremony to find a groom) by Duryodhana with the help of his friend Karna.[5][6]

The name "Bhanumati" was developed and popularized through folktales and derivative works.[7]

  1. ^ Narada. The Mahabharata: Book 12: Shanti Parva, K. M. Ganguli, tr. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  2. ^ Gandhari. The Mahabharta: Book 11: Stri Parva, K. M. Ganguli, tr. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  3. ^ Arthur Berriedale Keith (1992). The Sanskrit Drama in Its Origin, Development, Theory & Practice. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 213. ISBN 978-81-208-0977-2.
  4. ^ Vaisampayana. The Mahabharata: Book 1: Adi Parva, K. M. Ganguli, tr. Retrieved 5 October 2017
  5. ^ Chakravarti 2007.
  6. ^ Valmiki; Vyasa (19 May 2018). Delphi Collected Sanskrit Epics (Illustrated). Delphi Classics. ISBN 978-1-78656-128-2.
  7. ^ Sharma 2007.