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Eldest of the hundred Kauravas, friend of Karna, student of Balarama, ruler of Hastinapura — Duryodhana is the Mahabharata's most carefully drawn antagonist. The text never reduces him to a villain, only to a man who could never accept second place.
Born of Vayu, raised on a diet that fed a hundred men, married to a rakshasi, father of Ghatotkacha — Bhima carried the Pandavas' weight literally and figuratively. His mace broke Duryodhana's thigh and ended the Kuru war.
