Bhagavad Gita · Mahabharata Codex

Jayadratha

जयद्रथ · jayadratha

King of Sindhu; husband of the Kauravas' only sister

For one day he was allowed to hold back four Pandavas, and that day cost Abhimanyu his life.

Jayadratha married Duhshala, sister of the hundred Kauravas. During the exile he tried to abduct Draupadi and was caught and shamed by Bhima. He won a boon from Shiva: for a single day he could check all the Pandavas but Arjuna. He used it to seal the wheel formation behind Abhimanyu. Arjuna vowed to kill him before the next sunset or enter the fire, and did it with moments to spare.