100 names of Kauravas

[Arvind_Kolhatkar]

The names of 100 Kaurava brothers are given in Adiparva, Adhyay 108, Verses 2-14, as per the BORI Critical Edition of Mahabharata. 

These names are as follows:

 

दुर्योधनो युयुत्सुश्च राजन्दुःशासनस्तथा ।
दुःसहो दुःशलश्चैव जलसन्धः समः सहः ॥ २॥

दुर्योधन, युयुत्सु, दु:शासन, दु:सह, दु:शल, जलसन्ध, सम, सह (१-८)

विन्दानुविन्दौ दुर्धर्षः सुबाहुर्दुष्प्रधर्षणः ।
दुर्मर्षणो दुर्मुखश्च दुष्कर्णः कर्ण एव च ॥ ३॥

विन्द, अनुविन्द, दुर्धर्ष, सुबाहु, दुष्प्रधर्षण, दुर्मर्षण, दुर्मुख, दुष्कर्ण, कर्ण (९-१७)

विविंशतिर्विकर्णश्च जलसन्धः सुलोचनः ।
चित्रोपचित्रौ चित्राक्षश्चारुचित्रः शरासनः ॥ ४॥

विविंशति, विकर्ण, जलसन्ध, सुलोचन. चित्र, उपचित्र, चित्राक्ष, चारुचित्र, शरासन (१८-२६)

दुर्मदो दुष्प्रगाहश्च विवित्सुर्विकटानन: ।
ऊर्णनाभः सुनाभश्च तथा नन्दोपनन्दकौ ॥ ५॥

दुर्मद, दुष्प्रगाह, विवित्सु, विकटानन, ऊर्णनाभ, सुनाभ, नन्द, उपनन्दक (२७-३४)

सेनापतिः सुषेणश्च कुण्डोदरमहोदरौ ।
चित्रबाणश्चित्रवर्मा सुवर्मा दुर्विमोचनः ॥ ६॥

सेनापति, सुषेण, कुण्डोदर, महोदर, चित्रबाण, चित्रवर्मा, सुवर्मा, दुर्विमोचन, (३५-४२)

अयोबाहुर्महाबाहुश्चित्राङ्गश्चित्रकुण्डलः ।
भीमवेगो भीमबलो बलाकी बलवर्धनः ॥ ७॥

अयोबाहु, महाबाहु, चित्राङ्ग, चित्रकुण्डल, भीमवेग, भीमबल, बलाकी, बलवर्धन, (४३-५०)

उग्रायुधो भीमकर्मा कनकायुर्दृढायुधः ।
दृढवर्मा दृढक्षत्रः सोमकीर्तिरनूदरः ॥ ८॥

उग्रयुध, भीमकर्मा, कनकायु, दृढायुध, दृढवर्मा, दृढक्षत्र, सोमकीर्ति, अनूदर, (५१-५८)

दृढसन्धो जरासन्धः सत्यसन्धः सदःसुवाक् ।
उग्रश्रवा अश्वसेनः सेनानीर्दुष्पराजयः ॥ ९॥

दृढसन्ध, जरासन्ध, सत्यसन्ध, सद:सुवाक्, उग्रश्रवा, अश्वसेन, सेनानी, दुष्पराजय, (५९-६६)

अपराजितः पण्डितको विशालाक्षो दुरावरः ।
दृढहस्तः सुहस्तश्च वातवेगसुवर्चसौ ॥ १०॥

अपराजित, पण्डितक, विशालाक्ष, दुरावर, दृढहस्त, सुहस्त, वातवेग, सुवर्चस, (६७-७४)

आदित्यकेतुर्बह्वाशी नागदन्तोग्रयायिनौ ।
कवची निषङ्गी पाशी च दण्डधारो धनुर्ग्रहः ॥ ११॥

आदित्यकेतु, बह्वाशी, नागदन्त, अग्रयायिन्, कवची, निषङ्गी, पाशी, दण्डधार, धनुर्ग्रह, (७५-८३)

उग्रो भीमरथो वीरो वीरबाहुरलोलुपः ।
अभयो रौद्रकर्मा च तथा दृढरथस्त्रयः ॥ १२॥

उग्र, भीमरथ, वीर, वीरबाहु, अलोलुप, अभय, रौद्रकर्मन्, दृढरथ, (८४-९१)

अनाधृष्यः कुण्डभेदी विरावी दीर्घलोचनः ।
दीर्घबाहुर्महाबाहुर्व्यूढोरुः कनकध्वजः ॥ १३॥

अनाधृष्य, कुण्डभेदी, विरावी, दीर्घलोचन, दीर्घबाहु, महाबाहु, व्यूढोरु, कनकध्वज, (९२-९९)

कुण्डाशी विरजाश्चैव दुःशला च शताधिका ।
एतदेकशतं राजन्कन्या चैका प्रकीर्तिता ॥ १४॥

कुण्डाशी, विरजस् (१००-१०१) and Princess दु:शला.

 

These names are 101 in number and not 100.

 

The list is also found in Adhyaya 117 of the Ganguli translation.

It reads:

 

Duryodhana, Yuyutsu, Duhsasana, Duhsaha, Duhsala, Jalasandha, Sama, Saha, Vinda and Anuvinda, Durdharsha, Suvahu, Dushpradharshana, Durmarshana and Durmukha, Dushkarna, and Karna; Vivinsati and Vikarna, Sala, Satwa, Sulochana, Chitra and Upachitra, Chitraksha, Charuchitra, Sarasana, Durmada and Durvigaha, Vivitsu, Vikatanana; Urnanabha and Sunabha, then Nandaka and Upanandaka; Chitravana, Chitravarman, Suvarman, Durvimochana; Ayovahu, Mahavahu, Chitranga, Chitrakundala, Bhimavega, Bhimavala, Balaki, Balavardhana, Ugrayudha; Bhima, Karna, Kanakaya, Dridhayudha, Dridhavarman, Dridhakshatra, Somakitri, Anudara; Dridhasandha, Jarasandha, Satyasandha, Sada, Suvak, Ugrasravas, Ugrasena, Senani, Dushparajaya, Aparajita, Kundasayin, Visalaksha, Duradhara; Dridhahasta, Suhasta, Vatavega, and Suvarchas; Adityaketu, Vahvashin, Nagadatta, Agrayayin; Kavachin, Krathana, Kunda, Kundadhara, Dhanurdhara; the heroes, Ugra and Bhimaratha, Viravahu, Alolupa; Abhaya, and Raudrakarman, and Dridharatha; Anadhrishya, Kundabhedin, Viravi, Dhirghalochana Pramatha, and Pramathi and the powerful Dhirgharoma; Dirghavahu, Mahavahu, Vyudhoru, Kanakadhvaja; Kundasi and Virajas. (102)

 

This list of 102 names differs from the BORI list in some respects.  Some names of the BORI list are ommitted here, while some names appear here but not in the BORI list.

 

A list slightly different than these two is seen in a Marathi translation of Adiparva.

One way of bringing the number of names to an exact 100 would be to treat one name as a qualifier and the next one as the qualified.  However, no definite rule can be laid down as to where to apply this modification.  Perhaps, omitting Yuyutsu from the list may be another alternative solution, as he was not born to Gandhari but to another woman.

 

Arvind Kolhatkar.

 

[सीताराम]

I thought Duhsala was Duryodhana's sister?

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धन्यवाद: - राम 

[Irene Galstian]

She was. There were 100 Kaurava brothers and 1 sister. 

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[M.B.S.Namboothiripad]

Is  Duhsala  akaaraanta streelinga ?

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धन्यवाद: - राम 

[Taff Rivers]

M.B.S.

Duhsala should really follow one of the standard Romanised Sanskrit conventions, to avoid ambiguities:

   The Anglicised feminine proper name of the only daughter of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, wife of Jayad-ratha is of course, Duḥśalā.

 

Taff

[Arvind_Kolhatkar]

Where is the need for this doubt?  That दु:शला is a feminine noun is clear from v.14 of my initial posting.

"कुण्डाशी विरजाश्चैव दुःशला च शताधिका ।
एतदेकशतं राजन्कन्या चैका प्रकीर्तिता ॥ १४॥

कुण्डाशी, विरजस् (१००-१०१) and Princess दु:शला."

Arvind Kolhatkar

[M.B.S.Namboothiripad]

So there is a son duhsalah and a daughter duhsalaa. When I saw the masculine name i thought it to be a printing mistake and  did not read till end.