Lakshmana Kumara

Lakshmana Kumara
Abhimanyu kills Lakshmana Kumara
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FamilyDuryodhana (father)
Bhanumati (mother)
Lakshmanā (Sister)
RelativesDhritarashtra (grandfather)
Gandhari (grandmother)
Kauravas
Pandavas (half-uncles)
Dushala (aunt)

In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Lakshmana Kumara (Sanskrit: लक्ष्मण कुमार, romanizedLakṣmaṇa Kumāra, lit.'Prince Lakshmana'), also rendered Lakshmana (Sanskrit: लक्ष्मण, romanizedLakṣmaṇa) is the son of king Duryodhana and queen Bhanumati and a grandson of Dhritarashtra and Gandhari.[1] He is described to have a twin sister called Lakshmanā, who is kidnapped by Samba, a son of Krishna. He is slain on the thirteenth day of the Kurukshetra War by Abhimanyu, who decapitates him using an arrow.[2]

  1. ^ "Indian Myth and Legend: Chapter XVIII. The Battle of Eighteen Days". Sacred-texts.com.
  2. ^ "The Mahabharata, Book 7: Drona Parva: Abhimanyu-badha Parva: Section XLIV". Sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 26 August 2012.