Description in the Javanese wayang retellings: Banowati marries Duryudana but is in love with Arjuna. She often conveys sensitive information about the Kurawa faction to the Pandawas. She marries Arjuna after the Baratayuda war is over. This leads to her assassination by [Aswatama].
Notes on the Indian retellings: Known as Banumathi, wife of Duryodhana. In the Indian Mahabharata she is depicted as a chaste wife. There is a story where Karna and Banumathi play chess and Banumathi leaves halfway through the game. While Karna tries to reach out his hand to make her continue the game, he accidentally pulls her waist chain and the pearls scatter onto the floor. Duryodhana appears at this scene, and Karna and Banumati feel embarrassed. Instead of suspecting his friend and wife, Duryodhana chooses to trust them and this trust is depicted through his act of picking up the pearls from Banumati's waist chain.
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