In the
Hindu epic Mahabharata,
Vikarna (
Sanskrit-विकर्ण) (
Tamil: விகர்ணன்) is a
Kaurava, a son of
Dhritarashtra and
Gandhari and a brother to the
crown prince Duryodhana. Vikarna is universally referred to as the third-most reputable of Kauravas. Usually, he is also indicated as the third-oldest son, but in other sources, the "third-strongest" reputation remained and it is implied that Vikarna is just one of Gandhari's 98 children (after
Duryodhana and
Dussasana). Vikarna was the only Kaurava who questioned the humiliation of
Draupadi, the wife of his cousin
Pandavas, after they lost her in a game of dice to Duryodhana.