Lakshmana Kumara

Lakshmana Kumara
Lakshmana Kumara
	Abhimanyu kills Lakshmana Kumara
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Family	Duryodhana (father); Bhanumati (mother); Lakshmanā (Sister) ;
Relatives	Dhritarashtra (grandfather); Gandhari (grandmother); Kauravas; Pandavas (half-uncles); Dushala (aunt)

In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Lakshmana Kumara (Sanskrit: लक्ष्मण कुमार, romanized: Lakṣmaṇa Kumāra, lit. 'Prince Lakshmana'), also rendered Lakshmana (Sanskrit: लक्ष्मण, romanized: Lakṣmaṇa) 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]

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

[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.

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