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{{Short description|Beloved wife of Duryodhana in Mahabharata}} | |||
{{Infobox character | |||
| family = Vasantraj (father), Vaishali (mother), Matrasena (brother), [[Mayuri]], Mridula, Lata (sisters) | |||
| info-hdr = Information | |||
| affiliation = [[Kuru (Kingdom)|Kuru]] Queen | |||
| home = [[Kalinga]] (by birth), [[Hastinapura]] (By marriage) | |||
| spouse = [[Dusshasana]] | |||
| children = Drumasena <br> Bharat | |||
| color = #FFC569 | |||
| image = File:The spouse of Dusshasana, described to the fairest of all.jpg | |||
|caption = An illustration of Shweta | |||
}}'''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. | |||
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]]. | |||
===Information=== | |||
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. | |||
==Marriage of Duryodhana and Mayuri== | |||
===Story=== | |||
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. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Mahabharata]] | * [[Mahabharata]] |