he could not fulfill his oath, then he would not meet his ancestors in heaven. Kurukshetra war and Death Dushasana played an important role in Kurukshetra War and fought many warriors. On the first day of war, Dushasana was the first one to shot the first arrow. He fought a fierce battle with Nakula and later with Yudhishthira and was defeated by them. On the second day of war, Dushasana killed Nakula’s bodyguards. An angry Nakula defeated and nearly killed Dushasana in a sword fight. On the 10th day of war, Dushasana attacked and injured Shikhandi in order to save Bhishma. On the 13th day of war, Dushasana was among the powerful warriors who brutally murdered Abhimanyu. Abhimanyu badly injured Dushasana. Later, his son Drumasena killed Abhimanyu. On the 14th day, Dushasana tried to stop Arjuna from reaching to Jayadratha but defeated by him in a small archery duel. During the night war, Dushasana defeated and killed Virata’s bodyguards. On the 16th day of the Kurukshetra War, Dushasana killed Magadha’s minister Vrihanta. Bhima fought with Dushasana in a mace war and beat him. When Dushasana was unable to fight Bhima uprooted both the arms of Dushasana. Then he took out his armour, tore his chest using his bare hands and killed Dushasana. Dushasana’s death was the most brutal death in the entire epic. To fulfill his oath, Bhima drank the blood from Dushasana’s open chest. The soldiers who witnessed this brutal scene fainted, thinking of Bhima as a monster. All the Kaurava supporting warriors were highly disturbed by this scene. Bhima collected Dushasana’s blood and washed Draupadi’s open hair so that she could fulfill her oath of not tying her hair until they are not washed by Dushasana’s blood. References External links Characters in the Mahabharata