At the marriageable age, the king of the Kurus at the advice of Shakuni bestowed his daughter Dushala on Jayadratha, the king of the Sindhus.
दुःशलां समये राजन्सिन्धुराजाय कौरवः। जयद्रथाय प्रददौ सौबलानुमते तदा॥