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{{about|the character of Mahabharata|other uses|Lakshman (disambiguation)}}
{{short description|son of Duryodhana in the Indian epic Mahabharata}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox character
| color = #FFC569
| info-hdr=Information
| name = Laxman Kumara
| image = Abhimanyu Kilss Lakshmana.jpg
| caption = Abhimanyu kills Lakshmana
| family = [[Duryodhana]] (father)<br/> [[Bhanumati (Mahabharata)|Bhanumati]] (mother)
[[Characters in Mahabharata#Lakshmanaa|Lakshmanā]](Sister)
| relatives = [[Dhritrashtra]] (Grandfather)<br>[[Gandhari (character)|Gandhari]](Grandmother)<br>[[Pandavas]](Uncles)
}}
In the [[Hindu epic]] ''[[Mahabharata]]'', '''Laxman Kumara''' or simply '''Laxman''' ('''Lakshman(a)''') was the son of [[Duryodhana]], and grandson of [[Dhritarashtra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/iml/iml23.htm |title=Indian Myth and Legend: Chapter XVIII. The Battle of Eighteen Days |publisher=Sacred-texts.com }}</ref> He had a twin sister called [[Lakshmanaa]] who was kidnapped by her lover, [[Samba (Krishna's son)]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://krsnabook.com/ch68.html |title=Krishna Book Chapter 68: The Marriage of Samba |publisher=Krsnabook.com }}</ref> Not much is revealed about Laxman in the ''Mahabharata''.

==Role in Kurukshetra war and Death==

He killed [[Kshatradeva]], [[Shikhandi]]'s son on the twelfth day of the war. Laxman is slain on the 13th day of the War by [[Abhimanyu]], who decapitates Laxman using the Nagashirashtra.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.urday.in/mchakravyuh.htm |title=MAHABHARATA - Chakravyuh Abhimanyu`s Death |publisher=Urday.in |access-date=2012-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611120140/http://www.urday.in/mchakravyuh.htm |archive-date=11 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07043.htm |title=The Mahabharata, Book 7: Drona Parva: Abhimanyu-badha Parva: Section XLIV |publisher=Sacred-texts.com |access-date=2012-08-26}}</ref>

==The folklore of Sashirekha==

This story is not present in Mahabharata but is actually a [[Telugu people|Telugu]] folklore. [[Vatsala]] (Sashirekha), the daughter of [[Balarama]] is betrothed to the [[Pandava]] prince [[Abhimanyu]]. Abhimanyu is the son of [[Krishna]]'s sister [[Subhadra]] and (Krishna's close friend) the [[Pandava]] prince [[Arjuna]].
So initially the marriage of Vatsala is to be performed with Abhimanyu but when Abhimanyu's father [[Arjuna]] goes into exile Balarama's wife [[Revati]] says that Arjuna has no kingdom left and a prince without a kingdom may well be a commoner. Balarama thinks about it and feels that his wife is right and that he is supposed to think about the welfare of his daughter to break off the marriage with Abhimanyu.

Balarama arranges it instead with Duryodhana's son Laxman. When Abhimanyu comes to know about and is annoyed. Abhimanyu asks his maternal uncle- Balarama's brother and Arjuna's ally, [[Krishna]] to intervene. Krishna says he cannot do so but he should ask help from his first cousin [[Ghatotkacha]] - the half-demon son of Arjuna's brother [[Bheema]] who lives in Varnavat. Abhimanyu sets out to Varnavat and meets his cousin's brother and tells him why he seeks his help. Ghatotkacha is furious at Balarama because he wants to keep an alliance with the very people who were the cause of the Pandavas' misery. Meanwhile, the marriage preparations take place at Balarama's house. Ghatotkacha hatches a plan to get Vatsala and Abhimanyu married.

Ghatotkacha goes disguised as Vatsala to the marriage ceremony. He clamps Laxman's arm, scaring Laxman who promptly faints. Laxman vows never to marry. The real Vatsala has been transported by Ghatotkacha to Varnavat where Abhimanyu awaits. The couple's marriage is celebrated. When Duryodhana learns that Abhimanyu has married Vatsala, he is infuriated and thus his anger toward the Pandavas is further fuelled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=11706 |title=Balarama is Abhimanyu’s Father-In-Law: A Study In Folk Mahabharata by Indrajit Bandyopadhyay |publisher=Boloji.com |access-date=2012-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://devdutt.com/articles/mahabharata/caught-in-a-whirlpool.html |title=Caught in a Whirlpool : Devdutt Pattanaik |publisher=Devdutt.com |date=2009-12-27 |access-date=2012-08-26}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==See also==
* [[Duryodhana]]
{{Mahābhārata}}
{{HinduMythology}}

[[Category: Characters in the Mahabharata]]