सुशर्मा

{ suśarmā }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

SUŚARMĀ I   King of Trigarta deśa. The following information about him is gathered from Mahābhārata.
(i) Suśarman, son of Vṛddhakṣema attended Draupadī's wedding. [Ādi Parva, Chapter 185, Verse 9] .
(ii) Once he incited Duryodhana to attack Matsya, the Virāṭa King. Accordingly Duryodhana attacked the Virāṭa city and Suśarman aided him in the battle. [Virāṭa Parva, Chapter 30] .
(iii) In the battle that followed the lifting of the cows of the Virāṭa King by the Kauravas, Suśarman took the Virāṭa King as captive. [Virāṭa Parva, Chapter 33, Verse 7] .
(iv) In the battle that followed the above incident Bhīma caught Suśarman as prisoner. [Virāṭa Parva, Chapter 33, Verse 25] .
(v) At the instance of Yudhiṣṭhira Bhīma set Suśarman free. [Virāṭa Parva, Chapter 33, Verse 58]
(vi) Suśarman fought against the Pāṇḍavas and on the first day of the great war he fought a duel with Cekitāna. [Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 45, Verse 60] .
(vii) Arjuna defeated Suśarman. [Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 82, Verse 1] .
(viii) He fought with Arjuna, Bhīma and Dhṛṣṭadyumna. [Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 114] ; [Droṇa Parva, Chapter 14] .
(ix) He vowed that he would kill Arjuna. [Droṇa Parva, Chapter 17, Verse 11] .
(x) When Droṇācārya was killed, he ran away from the battle-field. [Droṇa Parva, Chapter 193, Verse 18] .
(xi) Arjuna killed Suśarman. [Śalya Parva, Chapter 27, Verse 45] .
(xii) Names like Prasthalādhipa, Rukmaratha, Traigarta and Trigarta are used as synonyms of Suśārman.