Description in the Javanese wayang retellings: He often appears in Yogyakarta style stories. He is considered mentally weak and his appearance is used to mock the Kurawa. He often appears as a potential suitor for the women who eventually marry the sons of the Pandawa. He has no skills or special powers. In the Bartayuda war, once Abimanyu is surrounded by the Korawa, Lesmana Mandrakumara attempts to deliver the final blow. However, in a turn of events, Abimanyu ends up killing him with his dying breath.
Notes on the Indian retellings: Lakshmana Kumara is known as the son of Duryodhana. In one of the Indian retellings, he is said to have been the groom who Balarama's daughter Vatsala was supposed to marry. However, in the end Vatsala married Abhimanyu, the son of Arjuna and Subhadra.
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Characters in the same scene (adegan) as Lesmana_Mandrakumara