Kauravas
Vikarna
विकर्ण
The Kaurava Who Spoke
Who was Vikarna?
Vikarna (विकर्ण): The Kaurava Who Spoke, one of the Kauravas in the Mahabharata. Third of the hundred sons of Dhritarashtra and the only voice in the dice hall raised in Draupadi's defense.
Quick Facts
| Sanskrit name | विकर्ण |
|---|---|
| Title / Epithet | The Kaurava Who Spoke |
| Faction | Kauravas |
| Key traits | just, courageous, loyal to a fault |
| Featured in | 3 stories |
About Vikarna
Third of the hundred sons of Dhritarashtra and the only voice in the dice hall raised in Draupadi's defense. He questioned whether a man who had staked himself could stake his wife at all - and years later died at Bhima's hands on the fourteenth day, mourned by the brother who killed him.
In Their Words
Answer her question - or every silence in this hall is a judgment on us.
Vikarna
Traits
- just
- courageous
- loyal to a fault
Story Appearances
Stories Featuring Vikarna
2 further tales on this site name Vikarna, in canonical reading order.
Places in Vikarna's Story
Drawn from the stories Vikarna appears in.
Related Characters
Others counted among the Kauravas.