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1. Duryodhan in Childhood
2. Duryodhan and Paandav
3. Duryodhan and Raajaa Yudhishtir
4. Duryodhan During and After the Agyaatvaas
5. Duryodhan Goes to krishn
6. Duryodhan in War

Duryodhan's Cheating During Agyaatvaas

Fortunately Paandav completed 12 years of their exile and started their one year of Agyaatvaas at Viraat Nagar. Duryodhan was very sad that his secret agents have not been able to find about Paandav's whereabouts. When Keechak insulted Draupadee, and Bheem killed him, then the news of Keechak's killing spread all over. It reached to Hastinaapur also. Hearing that Karn said - "Friend, This is a good news for you. Do you know that only six people can kill Keechak? You, Bheeshm, Drone, Bheem, Daaoo and me, so it is certain that only Bheem has killed him. So now you leave worrying and do what do you want to do."

He consulted his Maamaa Shakuni, Shakuni said - "You should attack Viraat Nagar, because if Paandav are there, they will not sit silent at this attack. They will also come out and we will recognize them. Tell you father that after the death of Keechak, Matsya Desh has no Raajaa so we want to attack it."  Duryodhan liked the idea. Dhritraashtra permitted him so they went. In the meantime Trigadh's king Susharmaa drove some cows from the border of Viraat Desh. Raajaa Viraat went to that side and Kaurav army attcked Viraat Nagar.

Since Raajaa Viraat was gone to fight with Susharmaa, so Uttar had to face them. He was very excited and was boasting himself. Seeing him going alone, Draupadee suggested that he should take Brihannalaa (Arjun) along at least as his Saarathee. Uttar made a mockery of him as "he was only a eunuch, how could he drive my chariot and protect me in the battle". But still Draupadee insisted to take him along, so Uttar did.

When Uttar saw Kaurav's army - Dronaachaarya, Bheeshm, Kripaachaarya, Duryodhan, Shakuni, Karn etc, he got scared and said to Brihannalaa to take his chariot back to Viraat Nagar. But Arjun said clearly that they were not going back to Viraat Nagar. He encouraged Uttar to fight and went to the Shamee tree where Paandav hid their weapons. He took out his own weapons and invoked his chariot and said to Uttar "Is it all right now that I will help you, I am Arjun." Uttar didn't believe him and to make sure he asked his 10 names, which Arjun immediately told him. Now Uttar felt very honored that Arjun was with him, but he could not tolerate that he be his Saarathee, so he said - "I will drive the chariot and you fight." 

Fortunately Paandav'a Agyaatvaas was over by that day, so Arjun fought bravely and pushed Kaurav army back. He alone was enough for it. They recognized Arjun and then said that they had recognized Paandav in Agyaatvaas, and thus their Agyaatvaas was broken. Duryodhan was very happy at this.  Arjun made Uttar promise that he wouldn't open this secret on anybody. They themselves will tell their own secret to everybody. So when Uttar came back after winning the battle, everybody got very happy to hear that Uttar won Paandav army and welcomed him and congratulated him.

Now Duryodhan said - "Paandav have been recognized in Agyaatvaas so they will have to go to Van for 13 years again." But other people calmed him down and insisted that they had successfully completed their term. You are wrong."

Duryodhan After the Agyaatvaas

After the Agyaatvaas, Paandav did not go to Hastinaapur, rather they stayed back in Viraat Nagar. They sent Krishn as their Peace Messenger (Shaanti Doot) with the message for Dhritraashtra that what were the orders for them? Krishn went with the message that if Raajaa gave them even five villages to Paandav, Paandav are ready to make peace agreement. But as they expected, Duryodhan replied Krishn's peace message on behalf of Dhritraashtra, that he was not ready to give them any land equal to even tip of a needle, leave alone five villages. And the war should be started.

All tried to explain Duryodhan prone and cons of war but he did not move from his intention.

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