Jatasura
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Jatāsura (जटासुर) was a Rakshasa who disguised himself as a Brahman and carried Yudhishthira, Sahadeva, Nakula, and Draupadi. He was overtaken and killed by Bhima.
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- Dowson's Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology
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