Vikarna

Vikarna
Vikarna
	Vikarna sitting at the corner (right) with Duryodhana (centre) and Dussasana (left)
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Affiliation	Kaurava
Weapon	Bow and Arrow
Family	Dhritarashtra (father); Gandhari (mother); Duryodhana, Dushasana, Chitrasena, 96 other (brothers), Duhsala (sister) and Yuyutsu (half-brother) (siblings) ;
Relatives	Pandavas (paternal cousins); Shakuni (maternal uncle);

In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Vikarna (Sanskrit: विकर्ण) was the third Kaurava, a son of Dhritarashtra and Gandhari, and a brother to the crown prince Duryodhana. Vikarna is also referred to as the third-most reputable of the Kauravas.^[1] Vikarna was the only Kaurava who opposed the humiliation of Draupadi, the wife of his cousins of the Pandavas after Yudhisthira lost her freedom in a game of dice to Duryodhana.^[2]

^ Shankar, Uday (18 April 2021). Untold Tales from the Mahabharata: The Epic Beyond the Obvious. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-93-90358-44-1.
^ Krishnan, S. A. (1 July 2017). Karna, the son of Kunti: Stories from the Mahabharatha. SA Krishnan.

[1] Shankar, Uday (18 April 2021). Untold Tales from the Mahabharata: The Epic Beyond the Obvious. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-93-90358-44-1.

[2] Krishnan, S. A. (1 July 2017). Karna, the son of Kunti: Stories from the Mahabharatha. SA Krishnan.

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