Dushshala () is a princess of Hastinapura, and the only daughter of King Dhritarashtra and Queen

Gandhari Gandhari may refer to: * Gandhari (Mahabharata), a character in the Indian epic ''Mahabharata'' * Gandhari khilla, a hill fort near Bokkalagutta, Telangana, India * Gandhari language, north-western prakrit spoken in Gāndhāra **Kharosthi, or Gan ...

in the Hindu epic '' Mahabharata''. She was born after the birth of her Kaurava brothers and her paternal half-sibling, Yuyutsu. She is married to

Jayadratha Jayadratha () is the king of the Sindhu kingdom featured in the Mahabharata. He was married to Dushala, the only sister of the hundred Kaurava brothers. The son of the king Vriddhakshatra, he is killed by Arjuna. He has a son named Suratha. Et ...

, the king of Sindhu. She has a son named Suratha, and a daughter named Roshni. Dushshal and her grandson meets arjuna in aswamedha war

Legend

When Jayadratha tried to kidnap and molest

Draupadi Draupadi ( sa, द्रौपदी, draupadī, Daughter of Drupada), also referred to as Krishnaa, Panchali, and Yagyaseni, is the main female protagonist of the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata,'' and the common consort of the five Pandava brothers ...

and failed, some of the Pandavas decided to slay him. But on Yudhishthira's plea to prevent Dushshala from becoming a widow, they left him alone, just shaving his head. Later, Jayadratha played a vital role in getting

Abhimanyu Abhimanyu is a legendary warrior from the ancient Hindu history '' Mahabharata''. He was born to the third Pandava prince Arjuna and the Yadu princess Subhadra, who was Krishna's younger sister. The ''Sambhava Parva'' of the Adi Parva stat ...

, the son of

Arjuna Arjuna (Sanskrit: अर्जुन, ), also known as Partha and Dhananjaya, is a character in several ancient Hindu texts, and specifically one of the major characters of the Indian epic Mahabharata. In the epic, he is the third among Panda ...

, killed in the Kurukhsetra war to satiate his vengeance. But Arjuna, with the help of Krishna, decapitated him. Later, during the

ashvamedha The Ashvamedha ( sa, अश्वमेध, aśvamedha, translit-std=IAST) was a horse sacrifice ritual followed by the Śrauta tradition of Vedic religion. It was used by ancient Indian kings to prove their imperial sovereignty: a horse accomp ...

sacrifice, the horse of the Pandavas came to Sindhu, which was then ruled by Suratha, the son of Dushshala. Suratha with other archers confronted Arjuna, who slew Suratha and his army. Dushshala came to the battlefield, wailing with the infant son of Suratha, which shattered Arjuna with sorrow. Arjuna proclaimed the infant the king of Sindhu.

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* * {{Mahabharata Characters in Hindu mythology Characters in the Mahabharata