| Sushama | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Weapon | Bow and Arrow |
| Family | Chirangada (uncle) |
Susharma (Sanskrit: सुशर्मा, romanized: Suśarmā) is the king of Trigarta in the Hindu epic Mahabharata.[1]
During the Kurukshetra War, Susharma attacked Virata, the king of the Matsya Kingdom, but was defeated by Bhima. Susharma was responsible for distracting Arjuna on the thirteenth day of the war. On the thirteenth day, Drona instructed the Kaurava forces to organise in a chakravyuha formation to kill Yudhishthira. Aware that Arjuna and Krishna knew how to break the formation, Susharma distracted them, ensuring that they would be on the other side of the chakravyuha.[2] He was killed by Arjuna on the final day of the war while the rest of his army was retreating.[3]