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Dhritarashtra

Son of #Ambika and #Vyasa (via niyoga).

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  • #Dusshasana
    • Second son of #Dhritarashtra and #Gandhari

  • #Duryodhana
    • Eldest son of #Dhritarashtra and #Gandhari.

  • #The Kauravas
    • The Kauravas is a collective noun and refers to the sons (and single daughter) of #Dhritarashtra and #Gandhari. Prominent Kauravas are:

  • #Dusshala
    • The youngest child of #Dhritarashtra and #Gandhari. Only daughter in this Kuru generation.

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  • Bheeshma
    • The Grandsire of the Kauravas and the Pandavas. Raised both #Dhritarashtra as well as Pandu and arranged wives for them to marry.

  • Gandhari
    • Daughter of Subala, the king of Gandhara. Married to #Dhritarashtra. Sister to Shakuni.

  • Lecture 2: The Mahakavya of the Mahabharata
    • We know that no one was from the Kuru lineage. #Dhritarashtra and Pandu were born to #Vyasa through niyoga. So the lineage was Kashiraja's blood and Vyasa’s blood.

    • Since this was a patriarchal society, the patriarchy goes to Vichitraveerya and therefore #Dhritarashtra becomes the king, after Pandu. In the case of Yudhishthira, the lineage is one more step removed because of the niyoga of Kunti with Dharma.

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