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| spouse = [[Jayadratha]]<br />
| children = Suratha (son)<br />
| family = [[Gandhari (character)|Gandhari]] and [[Dhritarashtra]] (parents)<br>[[Duryodhana]], [[Dushasana]], [[Vikarna]] and 97 other brothers <br> [[Yuyutsu]] (half-brother)<br />
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'''Dushala''' ({{Langx|sa|दुश्शला|translit=Duśśalā}}), sometimes spelled as '''Dushshala''' and '''Duhshala''', is a minor character in the [[Hindu epic]] ''[[Mahabharata]].'' She was the princess of Hastinapura, and the only daughter of King [[Dhritrashtra|Dhritarashtra]] and Queen [[Gandhari (character)|Gandhari]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2017-06-28 |title=Dushshala, Duśśalā, Duśśala: 3 definitions |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/dushshala |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref> She was born after the birth of her [[Kaurava]] brothers and her paternal half-sibling, [[Yuyutsu]]. She is married to [[Jayadratha]], the king of [[Sindhu Kingdom|Sindhu]]. She had a son named Suratha.{{sfn|Mani|1975|p=263}}<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-24|title=Unveiling the secret of Duhsala, the only sister of 100 Kaurava Brothers|url=https://detechter.com/duhsala-sister-100-kauravas/|access-date=2020-08-26|website=Detechter}}</ref><br />
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== Legend ==<br />
When, Jayadratha tried to kidnap and molest [[Draupadi]] and failed, some of the [[Pandava]]s decided to slay him. But on Yudhishthira's plea to prevent Dushala from becoming a widow, they left him alone, just shaving his head. Later, Jayadratha played a vital role in getting [[Abhimanyu]], the son of [[Arjuna]], killed in the [[Kurukshetra War|Kurukhsetra war]] to satiate his vengeance. But Arjuna, with the help of Krishna, decapitated him.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2019-01-28 |title=Story of Duśśalā |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/compilation/puranic-encyclopaedia/d/doc241571.html |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=www.wisdomlib.org }}</ref><br />
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Later, during the [[Ashvamedha]] sacrifice, the horse of the Pandavas came to Sindhu, which was then ruled by Suratha, the son of Dushala. Suratha, terrified at the prospect of fighting Arjuna, commits suicide. Dushala came to the battlefield, wailing with the infant son of Suratha, which shattered Arjuna with sorrow. Arjuna proclaimed the infant the king of Sindhu.<ref>{{cite book|page=263|last = Mani|first = Vettam|title = Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary With Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature|url = https://archive.org/details/puranicencyclopa00maniuoft|publisher = Motilal Banarsidass|year = 1975|location = Delhi|isbn = 978-0-8426-0822-0|authorlink =Vettam Mani}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Shalom|first=Naama|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y9aEDgAAQBAJ&q=Duhsala&pg=PA191|publisher=SUNY press|title=Re-ending the Mahabharata: The Rejection of Dharma in the Sanskrit Epic|date=2017-03-27|isbn=978-1-4384-6501-2}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}{{Mahabharata}}<br />
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[[Category:Characters in the Mahabharata]]<br />
[[Category:Princesses in Hindu mythology]]<br />
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