Dhritarashtra
Blind ruler of Kuru kingdom in Indian epic Mahabharata / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the figure in the Hindu epic Mahābhārata. For the figure in Buddhist mythology, see Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
Dhritarashtra (Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र, IAST: Dhr̥tarāṣṭra) was a Kuru king, and the father of the Kauravas in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. He was the King of the Kuru Kingdom, with its capital at Hastinapura. He was born to Vichitravirya's first wife, Ambika.
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Affiliation | Kuru dynasty |
Weapon | Gada (mace) |
Family | Parents:
Half - Brother Half-Brother
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Spouse | Gandhari |
Children | Sons from Gandhari 100 sons including Daughter from Gandhari Son from Gandhari's maid |
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Dhritarashtra was born blind.[1] He fathered one hundred sons and one daughter, Dushala, by his wife, Gandhari and a son, Yuyutsu, by his wife's maid. These children, including the eldest son Duryodhana, but not including Yuyutsu and Dushala, came to be known as the Kauravas.