Jayadratha in spite of learning her identity went to Draupadi and proposed to marry her. Kotikasya went over to her and after learning about her identity, informed Jayadratha that she was Draupadi, the wife of the Pandavas. On that day, Jayadratha saw Draupadi and sent his minister Kotikasya to inquire as to who she was. They left Draupadi alone at the ashram and requested Sage Trunabindu and Dhaumya to watch over her. One day, during the time the Pandavas were in exile, the Pandavas went hunting to gather food. Jayadratha is indirectly mentioned as rebirth of Jambha in Drona Parva of the epic. Mahabharata, Drona Parva, Section LXXXI Indeed, their joy was as great as that of Indra and Vishnu when those two gods, desirous of slaying Jambha, obtained the permission of Bhava that slayer of great Asuras. Saindhava (सैन्धव) - Chief of Sindhus / (king) of Sindhu Kingdom. Sindhuraja (सिन्धुराज) - King of Sindhu Rivers.Thus the word Jayadratha means, 'victorious because of dharma’. The word Jayadratha is derived from two Sanskrit words, jayat meaning 'victorious' and ratha meaning 'law or dharma'. The son of the king Vriddhakshatra, he is killed by Arjuna. He was married to Dushala, the only sister of the hundred Kaurava brothers. Jayadratha ( Sanskrit: जयद्रथ, romanized: Jayadratha) is the king of the Sindhu kingdom featured in the Mahabharata. Jaydratha tries to kidnap Draupadi, painting by Raja Ravi Varma.ĭushala, Mandakini (Gandhara Princess), Kumudvati (Kambhoja Princess)
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