YUYUTSU I 1)
General. Son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra by a Vaiśya woman. He is not included in the 100 sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. Yuyutsu is referred to by another name, “Karaṇa” in
[Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 68, Verse 113] .
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Other details.(i) It was Yuyutsu who disclosed to the Pāṇḍavas that once Duryodhana gave poisoned food to Bhīmasena.
[M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 128, Verse 37] .
(ii) Yuyutsu was present at the Svayaṁvara of Draupadī.
[M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 185, Verse 2] .
(iii) In Bhārata Yuddha, Yuyutsu joined the Pāṇḍava party.
[M.B. Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 43, Verse 100] .
(iv) He was an eminent warrior and an honest and mighty hero. Many Kings attacked him in the city Vāraṇāvata. He was not able to fulfil his desire to kill all of them.
[M.B. Droṇa Parva, Chapter 10, Verse 58] .
(v) In Bhārata Yuddha he fought with Subāhu and cut off his hands.
[Droṇa Parva, Chapter 25, Verse 13] .
(vi) The bullocks tied to Yuyutsu's chariot were killed by Bhagadatta's elephant.
[M.B. Droṇa Parva, Chapter 26, Verse 56] .
(vii) Yuyutsu severely rebuked the Kauravas who rejoiced over the death of Bhagadatta.
[M.B. Droṇa Parva, Chapter 72, Verse 60] .
(viii) Yuyutsu was defeated in his fight with Ulūka.
[M.B. Karṇa Parva, Chapter 25. Verse 11] .
(ix) As advised by Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Dharmaputra, Yuyutsu went to Hastināpura with the ladies of the royal family.
[M.B. Śalya Parva, Chapter 29, Verse 86] .
(x) On his return after the battle, Yuyutsu described the details of the battle to Vidura.
[M.B. Śalya Parva, Chapter 29. Verse 21] .
(xi) At the suggestion of Dharmaputra, Yuyutsu began to attend on Dhṛtarāṣṭra to serve him.
[M.B. Śānti Parva, Chapter 41, Verse 17] .
(xii) Yuyutsu was guarding Hastināpura when the Pāṇḍavas went to the Himālayas to get money from Marutta.
[Aśvamedha Parva, Chapter 63, Verse 24] .
(xiii) Under the leadership of Yuyutsu, the Pāṇḍavas offered Jalāñjali (offering libations of water) to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
[Āśramavāsika Parva, Chapter 39, Verse 12] .
(xiv) When the Pāṇḍavas departed on their Mahāprasthāna after handing over the reign of the country to Parīkṣit, it was Yuyutsu who was entrusted with the task of supervising Parīkṣit and the country.
[M.B. Mahāprasthāna Parva Chapter 1, Verse 6] .
(xv) In
[Mahābhārata] the following names are given for Yuyutsu:--Dhārtarāṣṭra, Dhṛtarāṣṭraja, Dhṛtarāṣṭraputra, Karaṇa, Kauravya, Kaurava and Vaiśyāputra.
YUYUTSU II There is a reference to another Yuyutsu who was the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra by his wife Gāndhārī in
[Mahābhārata, Śānti Parva, Chapter 67, Verse 93] .