Bhanumati is the wife of Duryodhana, the main antagonist of the epic Mahabharata Originally unnamed in the epic, the name of Duryodhana's wife is added in later versions. … See more

Bhanumati is never directly mentioned in the Mahabharata. In the Shalya Parva, Duryodhana expresses his sorrow over the fate of the mother of his son, See more

In the Stri Parva of Mahabharata, Gandhari, the mother of Duryodhana, describes her daughter-in-law to Krishna in the following manner.
Behold, again, this sight that is more painful than the death of my son, the sight of these fair ladies … See more

Duryodhana's marriage is found in the Shanti Parva of Mahabharata. The tale of the svayamvara of Chitrangada's daughter is narrated by Narada, the divine sage. The text never mentions the name of the princess but states that she is fair and beautiful. See more

Though Bhanumati is a minor character in the original Mahabharata, she appears in many regional stories and folktales.
The dice match with Karna
The popular tale is a Tamil folktale and is not mentioned in the … See more

• In 1857 Kaliprasanna Singha, then 16 years old, played Bhanumati in a Bengal performance.
• Portrayed by Shubhi Ahuja in Suryaputra Karn television series
• Portrayed by Ravneet Kaur in See more

• Sharma, Arvind (2007). Essays on the Mahābhārata. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. ISBN 978-81-208-2738-7.
• "The Mahabharata, Book 11: Stri Parva: Stri-vilapa-parva: Section 17". www.sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020. See more