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Yuyutsu

YUYUTSU. [Source: Dowson's Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology] A son of Dhritarashtra by a Vaisya handmaid. On the eve of the great battle he left the side of the Kauravas and joined the Pandavas. When Yudhishthira retired from the world he established Yuyutsu in the kingdom of Indraprashta.

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