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सुशर्मा

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सुशर्मा

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SUŚARMĀ I   king of Trigarta deśa. The following information about him is gathered from Mahābhārata.
(i) Suśarman, son of Vṛddhakṣema attended Draupadī's wedding. [Ādi Parva, Chapter 185, Verse 9] .
(ii) once he incited Duryodhana to attack Matsya, the Virāṭa king. accordingly Duryodhana attacked the Virāṭa city and Suśarman aided him in the battle. [Virāṭa Parva, Chapter 30] .
(iii) In the battle that followed the lifting of the cows of the Virāṭa king by the Kauravas, Suśarman took the Virāṭa king as captive. [Virāṭa Parva, Chapter 33, Verse 7] .
(iv) In the battle that followed the above incident Bhīma caught Suśarman as prisoner. [Virāṭa Parva, Chapter 33, Verse 25] .
(v) At the instance of Yudhiṣṭhira Bhīma set Suśarman free. [Virāṭa Parva, Chapter 33, Verse 58]
(vi) Suśarman fought against the Pāṇḍavas and on the first day of the great war he fought a duel with Cekitāna. [Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 45, Verse 60] .
(vii) arjuna defeated Suśarman. [Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 82, Verse 1] .
(viii) he fought with arjuna, Bhīma and Dhṛṣṭadyumna. [Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 114] ;[Droṇa Parva, Chapter 14] .
(ix) he vowed that he would kill arjuna. [Droṇa Parva, Chapter 17, Verse 11] .
(x) When Droṇācārya was killed, he ran away from the battle-field. [Droṇa Parva, Chapter 193, Verse 18] .
(xi) arjuna killed Suśarman. ---11--- .
(xii) names like Prasthalādhipa, Rukmaratha, Traigarta and Trigarta are used as synonyms of Suśārman.

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