Guest guest Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 Dear Mr.Kishore Patnaik, According to Mahabharata all the warriors except, Pandavas and Kripaacharya, Aswatthaama and Krtavarma(all the 3 CHIRANJEEVEES) on the Kaurava side, lost their life in the great War of Mahabharata.And Yuyutsu never took part in that War.If he had took part in the war he would not have survived. Hence, he survived the War. B.C.VENKATAKRISHNAN. website: www.vedascience.com--- On Fri, 8/15/08, kishore patnaik <kishorepatnaik09 wrote: kishore patnaik <kishorepatnaik09 Re: [ind-Arch] YuyutsuIndiaArchaeology , , , bharatiyaexpertsforum Date: Friday, August 15, 2008, 2:53 PM Dear all, Yuyutsu is one of the interesting characters of Mahabharat. He was son of Dhritarashtra, born to a Vysya handmaid, thus said to be a Suta. He was half brother of the Kauravas, being younger to Duryodhana but younger to Dusshasan. He was a result of the amorous adventure of the blind king Dhritarashtra when Gandhari was pregnant. He is also called Karan since he was the son of a Vysya mother and a Ksatriya father. According to Manu Smriti (10:12), the son of an uninitiated Ksatriya from an endogamous marriage is called Karan. But Nilakantha says that the son of a Ksatriya father from Vaisya mother is called Karan. This definition seems more appropriate for the occasion. Irawati Karwe in her Yuganta thinks that it is Yuyutsu who has acted as a spy to the Pandavas, at great risk to his life, leaking the strategies of the Kauravas. Mahabharata a modern rendering by Ramesh Menon also speculates similarly. At the call of Yudhistir minutes before the beginning of the war, he changes side challenging Kauravas to stop him, if they could. He was the only son of Dhritarashtra to survive the war and it was he who had arranged for the protection of the wives of Duryodhana , after his fall and brought the bad news to the Capital city. There is one legend that says he has committed suicide, not being able to bear the traunts of Bhima. But it is widely accepted that he had survived Pandavas. He was either given the city of Indraprastha, when Pandavas left Hastinapur for their final destination ( The History of India from the Earliest Ages by James Talboy Wheeler) or was appointed the guardian administrator for the young king , Parikshit. Irawati Karwe thinks the story of Vajra, the grand son of Lord Krishna being given the Indraprastha is more likely to be true and ' Yuyutsu, the son of Suta, was left with nothing'. According to Warder, Yuyutsu never partook in war in spite of his name (which means one who is much enthusiastic for war) and he had submitted his stake for a kingdom. (Indian Kàvya literature by Anthony Kennedy Warder) I hope the learned members of the group will post any information that they are aware of in this regard. regards, Kishore patnaik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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