Yuyutsu - Wikipedia Yuyutsu Yuyutsu ( Sanskrit : युयुत्सु ) in the Hindu epic Mahabharata was a son of Dhritarashtra with Sughada / Sauvali, his wife Gandhari 's maid. He was the paternal half - sibling to Gandhari 's children : Duryodhana and the rest of the 99 Kuru brothers and their sister Dushala. Eventually, he was the only son of Dhritarashtra who survived the Kurukshetra war. Contents 1 Etymology 2 Birth 3 Righteous in the Kaurava camp 4 During Kurukshetra War 5 After the War 6 Citations Etymology The word yuyutsu is derived from two Sanskrit words. First word is yu ( यु, original word yudh ( युध् ) ) and second word is utsu ( उत्सु, original word utsuktā ( उत्सुकता ) ). yu means ' to fight ' and utsu means ' readiness '. So by combining these two words, the meaning of the name is ' the one who is ready to fight '. The Mahabharata cites the following other names for Yuyutsu - Dhārtarāstra ( धार्तराष्ट्र ) - son of Dhritarashtra Kauravya ( कौरव्य ) - descendant of Kuru Vaishyaputra ( वैश्यपुत्र ) - son of a Vaishya woman Birth Fearing problems with Gandhari 's pregnancy which had continued for almost two years, Dhritrashtra had a child from Sughada, a woman from Vaishya Varna, who is lady in waiting to Gandhari. Yuyutsu was born at the same time as Duryodhana and Bhima and was elder to Dushasana, other Kauravas and Dussala. Thus, Dhritarashtra had 102 children. Righteous in the kaurava camp Yuyutsu is celebrated as a moral warrior who chose the path of righteousness, in spite of being born in circumstances that predisposed him to evil. He forwent his family bonds in order to side with dharma. Also, Yuyutsu saved the life of Bhima by informing the Pandavas about Duryodhana 's cunning schemes, which included poisoning water. Both Yuyutsu and Vikarna abhorred Duryodhan 's conspiracies and evil schemes ; however, Vikarna stays loyal to the family and perishes in the war. During Kurukshetra war Before the onset of the battle of Kurukshetra War between Kauravas and Pandavas, Yuyutsu shifts from Kauravas to the Pandava camp. Yuyutsu fought the battle on the side of the Pandavas. He was one among the 11 Maharathis ( capable of fighting 720,000 warriors simultaneously ) among the Kauravas. Yuyutsu was one among the eleven warriors to have survived the war. After the War When the Pandavas decided to retire from the world at the start of the Kali Yuga and departure of Krishna, Yudhishthira gave the charge of supervising the kingdom to Yuyutsu while Parikshit was made the king Citations Jump up ^ https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/hindi-english/%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE Jump up ^ Parmeshwaranand, Swami ( 2001 ). Encyclopaedic dictionary of Purāṇas ( 1st ed. ). New Delhi : Sarup & Sons. ISBN 9788176252263. Jump up ^ Kapoor, edited by Subodh ( 2002 ). The Indian encyclopaedia : biographical, historical, religious, administrative, ethnological, commercial and scientific ( 1st ed. ). New Delhi : Cosmo Publications. ISBN 9788177552577. CS1 maint : Extra text : authors list ( link ) Jump up ^ Menon, ( translated by ) Ramesh ( 2006 ). The Mahabharata : a modern rendering. New York : iUniverse, Inc. ISBN 9780595401871. Jump up ^ `` Mahabharata Text ''. Jump up ^ Yuyutsu was one of the 11 who managed to survive the war Jump up ^ Buck, William. Mahabharata. p. 327. ISBN 9788120817197. Jump up ^ Parmeshwaranand, Swami ( 2001 - 01 - 01 ). Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Puranas. Sarup & Sons. ISBN 9788176252263. Jump up ^ Brodbeck, Simon Pearse ( 2009 ). The Mahābhārata patriline : gender, culture, and the royal hereditary. Farnham, England : Ashgate. ISBN 9780754667872. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yuyutsu&oldid=838287693 '' Categories : Characters in the Mahabharata Hidden categories : CS1 maint : Extra text : authors list Use dmy dates from June 2016 Use Indian English from June 2016 All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English Articles containing Sanskrit - language text Talk Contents About Wikipedia ગુજરાતી हिन्दी Bahasa Indonesia Basa Jawa ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം मराठी ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Русский Basa Sunda தமிழ் తెలుగు ไทย 中文 5 more Edit links This page was last edited on 26 April 2018, at 02 : 33 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who is the only kaurava who survived the kurukshetra war
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