Duryodhana's thigh: Maitreya's curse and the Danava armour

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Three separate explanations exist for one broken thigh: an oath, a curse, and a mother's gaze.

In the dice-hall Duryodhana bares his thigh to Draupadi; Bhima swears to break it. Earlier the sage Maitreya had cursed Duryodhana that Bhima would shatter the thigh he slapped in arrogance. In the mace-duel Krishna slaps his own thigh as a reminder and Bhima strikes the illegal blow. Wikipedia adds that the danavas had made his body above the waist invulnerable.

Who: Duryodhana, Bhima, Maitreya, Krishna

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Gandhari's blindfold, and the gaze that almost made Duryodhana invulnerable same-story-other-version

The tournament of arms at Hastināpura mirror

Duryodhana is humiliated in Maya's palace mirror

Bhīma's oaths and Dhṛtarāṣṭra's boons to Draupadī mirror

Bhīma Kills Duḥśāsana origin

The Mace Duel: Duryodhana's Thighs Broken curse

Yudhiṣṭhira's Visit to Hell mirror

Places: Kurukshetra

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