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| {{Short description|Beloved wife of Duryodhana in Mahabharata}}
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| {{Infobox character
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| | family = Vasantraj (father), Vaishali (mother), Matrasena (brother), [[Mayuri]], Mridula, Lata (sisters)
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| | info-hdr = Information
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| | affiliation = [[Kuru (Kingdom)|Kuru]] Queen
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| | home = [[Kalinga]] (by birth), [[Hastinapura]] (By marriage)
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| | spouse = [[Dusshasana]]
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| | children = Drumasena <br> Bharat
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| | color = #FFC569
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| | image = File:The spouse of Dusshasana, described to the fairest of all.jpg
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| |caption = An illustration of Shweta
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| }}'''Shweta''' also known as '''Shweta''' is the wife of [[Dusshasana]] and mother of Drumasena and Bharata in folklores. She is one of the antagonists of the epic [[Mahabharata]] and she is the second daughter in law of [[Dhritarashtra]] and [[Gandhari (Mahabharata)|Gandhari]]. She is a good friend of Vrushali, [[Karna]]'s wife.
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| Shweta is a prominent character in the epic [[Mahabharata]]. She is known basically as the wife of [[Dusshasana]]. She is the only one who is a mother Drumasena and his brother Bharat. In the ''Mahabharata'', Dusshasana's wife is mentioned four or five times, the complexion of beauty after Mayuri, Duryodhana's wife and she was a Yuvarani of [[Hastinapura]], capital of the [[Kuru Kingdom]].
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| ===Information===
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| She is mentioned in the Shanti Parva about her marriage and kidnappings and in Stri Parva, Shweta lose Dussashan. After the death of Duryodhana, Shweta committed Sati.
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| ==Marriage of Duryodhana and Mayuri==
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| ===Story===
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| King Vasantraj had held a [[Swayamvara]] in which warriors like [[Dusshasana]] [[Duryodhana]], [[Karna]], Veerasena, Ashwayudha, and many other warriors were invited. The princes began to laugh at [[Dusshasana]] and thought that Princess Shweta will only put the garland on them. The princess came with a beautiful garland in her hand and was choosing a man who will be suitable for her but when she came to [[Dusshasana]], she refused to marry him. [[Dusshasana]] refused to accept her rejection and forcefully held her hands and put the garland in his neck and kidnapped her. All the prince's were about to attack him but [[Karna]] and [[Duryodhan]] said to [[Dusshasana]] that they'll handle these warriors and so on, after defeating the princes, [[Karna]],[[Duryodhana]] and [[Dusshasana]] came on the chariot and took Princess Shweta to [[Hastinapura]] and the poor princess accepted to marry [[Dusshasana]]. Their marriage was celebrated with Peace and Harmony.
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| ==See also==
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| * [[Mahabharata]]
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