The Kuru King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (father of Kauravas)

8 definitions

the eldest son of Vyasa by the widow of Vicitravirya, who was the brother of Pandu and Vidura, born blind, husband of Gandhari, and father of Duryodhana and one hundred other sons

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Dhritarashtra, a proper name. 2. A good king. 3. A serpent of the lower regions. 4. A kind of goose.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The name of the blind king of Hastinapura, father of Duryodhana. 2. A good king. 3. A serpent of the lower regions. 4. A kind of goose.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The father of Duryodhana and uncle of the Pandu princes. 2. A proper name.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. An ancient king and older brother of Pandu. 2. His sons in the plural.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Son of Vyasa and Ambika, born blind. 2. Father of Duryodhana and one hundred other sons and a daughter by Gandhārī, and Yuyutsu by a vaishya woman. 3. Reborn Gandharva king Hamsa.

धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) [Printed book page 250-1]
Dhṛtarāṣṭra¹, son of Vyāsa with Ambikā, the widow of

Vicitravīrya. § 4 (Anukram.): I, 1, 95 (all. to § 171),

†108, 135, 136, 140, 217, 218.—§ 7 (do.): I, 1, 245.—§ 10

(Parvasaṅgr.): I, 2, 330.—§ 11 (do.): I, 2, 376, 413, 421,

434, 501, 502, 503, 582, 583, 584, 585, 611.—§ 70 (Ādivaṃ-

śāvatāraṇap.): I, 60, 2213 (son of Vyāsa).—§ 71 (do.):

I, 61, 2247, 2251, 2261.—§ 83 (Ādivaṃśāvatāraṇa): I, 63,

2441 (son of Vyāsa), 2446 (father of 100 sons, of whom eleven

are enumerated).—§ 130 (Aṃśāvat.): I, 67, 2719 (c: The

Gandharva king Haṃsa, son of Ariṣṭā, was reborn as Dh.,

the son of Vyāsa. Dh. became blind in consequence of

a fault of his mother and the wrath of Vyāsa, cf. § 171),

2727 (enumeration of the names of Dh.'s 101 sons and his

daughter).—§ 157 (Pūruvaṃś.): I, 95, ††3808 (son of

Vyāsa), ††3809 (father of 100 sons), ††3810.—§ 158 (do.):

I, 95, ††3822.—§ 171 (Vicitravīryasutotpatti): I, 106,

4301 (Vyāsa begat sons with the widows of Vicitravīrya,

Dhṛtarāṣṭra with Ambikā, Pāṇḍu with Ambalikā. Dh.

was born blind because his mother had closed her eyes

when Vyāsa approached her; afterwards Vyāsa begat Vidura

with the maid of Ambikā).—§ 173 (Pāṇḍurājyābhiṣeka):

I, 109, 4353, 4357, 4361 (on account of Dh.'s blindness

Pāṇḍu became king).—§ 174 (Dhṛtarāṣṭravivāha): I, 110,

4374, 4375, 4378 (married Gāndhārī, the daughter of Subala).

—§ 177 (Pāṇḍudigvijaya): I, 113, 4446.—§ 178 (Pāṇḍu):

I, 114, 4469, 4473, 4479.—§ 180 (Gāndhārīputrotpatti):

I, 115, 4483, 4490, 4493, 4510, 4519, 4520, 4521, 4522

(Dh. begat 100 sons with Gāndhārī and the son Yuyutsu with

a vaiśya woman).—§ 181 (Duḥśalotpatti): I, 116, 4523

(had the daughter Duḥśalā).—§ 182 (Dhṛtarāṣṭraputra-

nāmak.): I, 117, 4540 (°sya putrān, enumeration of Dh.'s

101 sons), 4556 (gave wives to his sons), 4557 (married his

daughter Duḥśalā to the Sindhu king Jayadratha).—§ 184

(Pāṇḍu): I, 119, 4634.—§ 194 (do.): I, 126, 4902 (after

the death of Pāṇḍu the five Pāṇḍavas were brought back to

Hāstinapura), 4913 (°sya dāyādāḥ).—§ 195 (do.): I, 127,

(4932).—§ 208 (Astradarśana): I, 134, 5312 (janeśvaraṃ),

(5315), 5346; 135, 5360, (5363).—§ 210 (Sambhavap.):

I, 139, 5517 (installed Yudhiṣṭhira as yuvarāja).—§ 211

(do.): I, 139, 5541 (became afraid of the prowess of the

Pāṇḍavas).—§ 212 (Kaṇikavākya): I, 140, 5543 (mahīpālaḥ),

5544, (5545), (5566), 5634 (Kauravyaḥ, his discourse with

Kaṇika).—§ 213 (Jatugṛhap.): I, 141, 5636 (Kauravyaṃ),

5640, 5649, 5659, 5662, 5664; 142, 5673, 5675, 5676,

(5677), (5687); 143, 5697, 5699, (5702), 5706, 5710

(persuades the Pāṇḍavas to set out for Vāraṇāvata); 144,

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5720; 145, 5735 (rājñaḥ), 5740 (Kauravyaḥ), 5742, 5745;

148, 5833; 150, 5861, 5864, 5865, 5870 (Ambikāsutaḥ,

offered oblations of water to the Pāṇḍavas, who were thought

to have been burnt to death); 151, 5917.—§ 235 (Svayaṃ-

varap.): I, 191, †7154 (°sya putraḥ, i.e. Duryodhana).—

§ 237 (Vaivāhikap.): I, 195, 7233 (nareśvaraṃ).—§ 241

(Vidurāgamanap.): I, 200, 7371 (Kauravaṃ), 7381, (7387),

7391; 201, (7396); 202, 7437, 7440; 203, 7441, 7442;

204, 7460.—§ 243 (do.): I, 206, (7518), 7524, 7529, 7533,

7537, 7543 (consents to give the Pāṇḍavas the half of the

kingdom).—§ 244 (Rājyalābhap.): I, 207, 7556, 7565, 7566,

7567, (7568).—§ 245 (do.): I, 208, 7600.—§ 254 (Khāṇḍa-

vadahanap.): I, 222, 8050 (rājñaḥ).—§ 286 (Rājasūyikap.):

II, 33, 1259.—§ 287 (do.): II, 34, 1260, 1264 (came to

the rājasūya of Yudhiṣṭhira).—§ 288 (do.): II, 35, 1293.

—§ 292 (do.): II, 45α, 1607 (accompanied by Bhīmasena).

—§ 294 (Dyūtap.): II, 47, 1681 (°sya putraḥ, i.e. Duryo-

dhana), 1701; 48, 1724 (Kurumukhyāya); 49, 1727

(janādhipaṃ), (1730), 1766, (1768), 1772, 1775, 1777,

(1780); 50, 1790 (Ambikāsutaḥ, sends Vidura to invite

Yudhiṣṭhira to the gambling, but then advises Duryodhana to

desist from the gambling).—§ 297 (do.): II, 54, (1934).—§ 298

(do.): II, 56, (1970), (1975), (†1979), †1981, †1985; 57,

1987, (†1990) (sends Vidura to Yudhiṣṭhira); 58, †1992,

†1995, †2000, †2006, 2012, 2018, 2024 (snuṣās tā Dh°sya);

60, 2051; 63, †2111 (°sya putraḥ, i.e. Duryodhana); 65,

2183.—§ 299 (do.): II, 66, †2190 (°sya putraḥ, i.e. Duryo-

dhana), †2195 (do.), †2196 (do.); 67, †2198 (do.), †2201;

68, 2263, 2306.—§ 301 (do.): II, 70, †2362 (°sya putraḥ,

i.e. Duryodhana); 71, †2401, (†2404), †2405, (2406), (2410),

(2412); 72, 2432; 73, 2434 (when Yudhiṣṭhira had lost

his brothers and himself at dice, Dh. granted Draupadī their

liberty).—§ 302 (Anudyūtap.): II, 74, 2453, 2457 (Vaicitra-

vīryaṃ), (2475), 2478 (summoned again Yudhiṣṭhira to

come to gamble).—§ 303 (do.): II, 75, 2479; 76, 2491.—

§ 304 (do.): II, 77, †2527 (°sya putraḥ, i.e. Duḥśāsana),

2559.—§ 305 (do.): II, 78, 2561; 79, 2617, 2619.—

§ 306 (do.): II, 80, 2620 (Ambikāsutaḥ), (2621), (2628),

2651, 2670 (discourse with Vidura, etc.).—§ 307 (do.):

II, 81, 2672, 2673, (2675), (2689) (discourse with Sañjaya).

—§ 311 (Āraṇyakap.): III, 4, (†220), (†235), †239 (dis-

misses Vidura).—§ 312 (do.): III, 5, †250, †251, †252,

†255, †256, †257.—§ 313 (do.): III, 6, 262, 277 (Aṃbikā-

sutaḥ), 280, 286 (calls Vidura back); 7, 289 (mantrī Dh°sya);

8, 311; 9, (323).—§ 315 (Maitreyaśāpa): III, 10, (346),

353 (Ambikāsutaḥ), 380.—§ 316 (Kirmīravadhap.): III, 11,

(385).—§ 317 (Arjunābhigamanap.): III, 12, 525 (°sya

…snuṣā, i.e. Draupadī).—§ 327 (Draupadīparitāp.): III,

34, †1356 (°sya putrāt, i.e. Duryodhana), †1360 (°sya

putraḥ = do.), †1361 (do.); 35, 1405.—§ 330 (Indradarśana):

III, 37, 1461 (°sya putreṇa, i.e. Duryodhana).—§ 340

(Indralokābhigamanap.): III, 48, 1914, (1916); 49, (1945).

—§ 341 (do.): III, 50, 1955.—§ 342 (do.): III, 51, 1968

(Ambikāsutaḥ), (2011).—§ 377 (Dhaumyatīrthak.): III, 86,

8283 (°sya putreṇa, i.e. Duryodhana).—§ 378 (Tīrthayātrāp.):

III, 92, 8453.—§ 446 (Nivātakavacayuddhap.): III, 174,

12287 (°sya putrān).—§ 450 (Ājagarap.): III, 179, 12429

(°sya putraṃ, i.e. Duryodhana).—§ 512 (Ghoṣayātrāp.):

III, 237, 14772; 238, 14798; 239, 14820, 14821, 14822,

(14825), 14841 (permitted Duryodhana, etc., to undertake

the ghoṣayātrā); 242, 14942 (°sya putrāṇāṃ).—§ 515

(Karṇadigvijaya): III, 254, 15264, 15270, 15271.—§ 516

(Duryodhanayajña): III, 255, 15286; 256, 15302, 15318.—

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§ 547 (Karṇa): III, 309, 17153 (°sya sakhā, i.e. Adhi-

ratha).—§ 554 (Sainyodyogap.): V, 1, †16 (°sya putraiḥ);

3, 60 (°sya putraṃ, i.e. Duryodhana), 62; 4, 65, 88, 89;

5, 95; 6, 113, 116, 122.—§ 556 (Sañjayayānap.): V, 20,

603, 606, 607 (°sya ye putrāḥ); 21, 641; 22, (†645), †682

(sends Sañjaya to the Pāṇḍavas); 23, 685, †688, †693, †700,

†702, †704, †712 (°sya putraṃ, i.e. Duryodhana); 24, †715,

†722; 25, †723, †726; 26, †743, †748, †749, †750, †752,

†753, †756, †757; 29, †809, †811, †840 (°sya putraḥ,

i.e. Duryodhana), †841 (°sya putre = do.), †846, †860, †862,

†865; 30, †875, †883 (jyeṣṭhaḥ putro Dh°sya), †906; 31,

919; 32, 939, 941, (†944), (†948), (†970) (Sañjaya's return).

—§ 557 (Prajāgarap.): V, 33, 971, 972, (975), 977, (979),

(985), 986, 1071; 34, (1094), 1178.—§ 558 (do.): V, 35,

1181.—§ 559 (Prajāgarap.): V, 36, (†1281), (†1308), 1319,

1320; 37, (1342); 39, (1446), 1453, (1454), 1529; 40,

(1562) (discourse with Vidura).—§ 560 (Sanatsujātap.):

V, 41, (1565), 1566, (1568), (1571), 1574; 42, 1577,

(1578), (†1592), (†1594), (†1597), (†1601); 43, (†1621),

(†1623), (†1626), (†1631), (1634), (1661); 44, (†1684),

(†1686), (†1688), (†1708) (discourse with Sanatsujāta).

—§ 561 (Yānasandhip.): V, 47, 1793 (°mukhāḥ), (α), 1798,

1808; 48, (†1809), †1861 (°sya putraḥ, i.e. Duryodhana);

49, 1949, 1951, 1961; 50, (1967), (1975), (1979),

1980; 51, (2018); 52, (2085); 53, (2106); 55, 2151,

2158; 57, (2232), (2257), (2274); 58, (2295), (2313);

59, (2324), 2345; 64, 2468, 2481; 65, (2482); 66,

2498, (εε), 2501; 67, (†2516), 2522; 69, (2538), (2542),

(2544), (2546), 2549, 2544; 70, (2560); 71, (2574)

(Dh. wishes to keep peace with the Pāṇḍavas).—§ 562

(Bhagavadyānap.): V, 72, 2586, 2587, 2589, 2590, 2591,

2655; 73, 2708; 77, 2796; 78, 2803; 80, 2860; 82,

2875 (°sya putreṇa, i.e. Duryodhana), 2900; 83, 2924,

2965 (Kauravyaḥ); 85, 3022, 3032, 3038; 86, (3040);

88, 3093, 3094, 3096; 89, 3111, 3115, 3118, 3119

(°purohitāḥ), 3121; 90ρ, 3180; 91, 3250 (sambandhī dayitaś

cāsi Dh°sya, Mādhava, i.e. Kṛṣṇa); 92, †3300 (°sya putraḥ,

i.e. Duryodhana); 94, 3337, 3364, 3366, 3367; 95, 3385.

—§ 567 (do.): V, 124, (4121), (β), 4137, 4183; 125, 4190,

4208; 126, 4214; 127, 4255; 128, 4284; 129, 4309,

4314, (4315), 4319, 4322, 4325; 130, 4367, 4372, 4376,

4381, 4387, 4393, 4396, 4403; 131, (4434), 4436, 4437,

4438, 4448, (π), 4453, 4455, (ρ), 4457.—§ 569 (do.): V,

140, (4726); 141, 4767 (°kule), 4805; 146, 4946 (°sya

putrānāṃ); 147, 4963; 148, 5005, 5008, 5009, 5012,

5024, 5027, †5034, †5039; 149, 5040; 150, 5077, 5083,

5091.—§ 570 (Sainyaniryāṇap.): V, 159, 5392 (Sañjaya

relates the events of the battle to Dhṛtarāṣṭra from here to

X, 9, incl.).—§ 571 (Ulūkadūtāgamanap.): V, 162, 5610,

5611.—§ 572 (Rathātirathasaṅkhyānap.): V, 165, 5714.—

§ 573 (Ambopākhyānap.): V, 196, 7634 (°sya putrāṇāṃ).—

§ 574 (Jambūkh.): VI, 2, (42), 49; 3, 115, 118, 127, (128),

(132); 4, 155; 5, (176); 6, (194); 7, (253); 8, (287),

305; 9, (309); 10, (385) (Sañjaya describes to Dh. the

earth, etc.).—§ 575 (Bhūmip.): VI, 11, (401), (413), (421);

12, (480) (continuation).—§ 576 (Bhagavadgītāp.): VI, 13,

496; 14, (508); 19, (695), 717 (°sya dāyādāḥ); 20, (†741);

24, (822); 25, (830); 35, †1272 (°sya putrāḥ).—§ 577

(Bhīṣmavadhap.): VI, 43, 1626 (trayi—i.e. in Yuyutsu—

tantuś ca piṇḍaś ca Dh°sya dṛśyate).—§ 578 (do.): VI, 44,

(1638); 48, (1868); 49, (1985).—§ 579 (do.): VI, 52,

(2121); 53, (2194); 54, (2235); 59, (2508).—§ 580

(do.): VI, 62, (2716); 65, (2898).—§ 583 (do.): VI, 76,

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(3314).—§ 584 (do.): VI, 83, (3639).—§ 585 (do.): VI,

89, (3931); 91, (4064); 96, 4325.—§ 586 (do.): VI, 101,

(4584); 102, (4643); 103, 4721.—§ 587 (do.): VI, 108,

(4994), (5017); 109, (5055); 115, (5335); 120, (5689).—

§ 589 (Droṇābhiṣekap.): VII, 1, 3, 6, 8, (10), 47, (48);

9, (261); 10, 306, (312); 11, (382).—§ 590 (do.): VII,

15, (582).—§ 592 (Saṃśaptakavadhap.): VII, 22, (920);

23, (950); 24, (1046); 26, (1129); 29, (1256); 31,

(1344).—§ 593 (Abhimanyuvadhap.): VII, 33, (1475);

34, (1492); 38, (1623); 39, (1646); 40, 1679; 42,

(1741), (1749); 46, (1833); 47, 1861.—§ 596 (Pratijñāp.):

VII, 79, 2789 (°sya putreṇa, i.e. Duryodhana).—§ 598

(Jayadrathavadhap.): VII, 85, (3010).—§ 599 (do.): VII,

90, (3183); 98, (3609); 100, 3751; 105, (3926); 106,

(3965); 110, (4134); 114, (4440); 121, (4806); 124,

(4972), (4995); 129, (5272); 131, (5357); 132, (5413);

133, (5455); 135, (5535); 138, (5667); 140, (5817);

144, (6025); 145, (6055); 147, (6297), (6334), (6375);

148, (6388); 151, (6529), 6547.—§ 600 (Ghaṭotkaca-

vadhap.): VII, 154, (6641); 155, (6682); 159, (7090);

163, (7287); 164, (7327); 175, (7890); 179, (8134);

182, (†8247), 8260, (8263); 183, (8294), (8303).—§ 601

(Droṇavadhap.): VII, 185, 8451.—§ 603 (Nārāyaṇāstra-

mokṣ.): VII, 194, (8964); 196, (9035), 9074; 198,

(9126); 200, (9289); 201, (9398); 202, (9494).—§ 604

(Karṇap.): VIII, 1, 17; 2, 26, (34), (50); 4, 73 (Ambikā-

sutaḥ); 5, 90 (do.); 6, (151); 7, 190, (†213), 214, 216;

8, 224, 226, (227); 9, (252), 282, (283).—§ 605 (do.):

VIII, 11, (400); 16, (610); 20, (770); 21, (821); 29,

(1169); 31, (1249), (1265).—§ 607 (do.): VIII, 40, 1868;

44, 2026, 2027 (°niveśane).—§ 608 (do.): VIII, 46, (2126);

47, (2210); 48, (2234); 51, (2440); 60, 2991 (°sya

putraiḥ); 61, (3067); 66, 3334 (saputreṇa); 73, 3718;

74ϕϕϕ, 3759, 3760, 3770, 3782; 75, (†3804); 78, (3910);

83, 4256; 93, (4834); 96, 5035 (Ambikāsutaḥ).—§ 609

(Śalyap.): IX, 1ε, 40, 44, 51; 2, 57 (Ambikāsutaḥ), (59),

109 (Ambikāsutaḥ), (111).—§ 610 (do.): IX, 4, 235.—

§ 611 (do.): IX, 8, (380), (402); 19δδ, 1011.—§ 612

(Hradapraveśap.): IX, 29, (1586); 30, (1673).—§ 613

(Gadāyuddhap.): IX, 32, (1817); 33ι, 1923, 1930.—§ 615

(do.): IX, 35, 1973, 1974; 55, 3077, (3078); 56, 3129,

3154; 59σ, 3319 (°sya putrāḥ), 3339 (snuṣāś ca prasnuṣāś

caiva Dh°sya); 60, (3342); 61, (3388); 63, 3537, 3539,

3541, 3560, 3572, 3576, 3578 (after the slaughter of Duryo-

dhana, Dh. was comforted by Kṛṣṇa and Vyāsa); 64,

(3582).—§ 616 (Sauptikap.): X, 1, (7); 2, 101; 6, (216);

8, (319), (470) (end of Sañjaya's narrative).—§ 618 (Jala-

pradānikap.): XI, 1, 1, 4, (11) (comforted by Sañjaya);

3, (84); 4, (104); 5, (125); 6, (149); 7, (163) (discourse

with Vidura); 8, 196, 203, 205, (ζ), 218 (°sya putrāṇāṃ

yas tu jyeṣṭhaḥ śatasya vai), 242, 245 (comforted by Vyāsa);

9, 246, 249; 11, 307; 12, 335 (broke the iron statue of

Bhīmasena); 13, 354; 14, 360, 374.—§ 619 (Strīvilāpap.):

XI, 16, 435, 483; 17, 495.—§ 620 (Śrāddhap.): XI, 26,

762, (766), (773), (776), 799.—§ 621 (Rājadh.): XII, 7, 178

(°sya putreṣu), 182, 190.—§ 635 (do.): XII, 37, 1373.—

§ 637 (do.): XII, 40, 1447 (Kauravaḥ), 1448, 1458; 41,

1470, 1472; 42, 1487, 1494; 44, 1522; 45, 1542—

§ 640 (do.): XII, 54α, 1929.—§ 641 (do.): XII, 124,

4552, 4555, (4556), (4562), (4567), (4615), (4620), 4621

(discourses to Duryodhana about behaviour (śīla)).—§ 760

(Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 111, 5403 (°purogamaḥ).—§ 768

(do.): XIII, 148, 6932 (°ādayo nṛpāḥ).—§ 776 (do.): XIII,

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167, 7704.—§ 777 (Svargārohaṇikaṃ p.): XIII, 168, 7714,

7726, 7734, 7741, 7754; 169, 7772, 7776 (°mukhāḥ).—

§ 778 (Aśvamedhikap.): XIV, 1, 1, 6.—§ 780 (do.): XIV,

14, 369, 370.—§ 783 (Anugītāp.): XIV, 52, 1502, (γ),

1503, 1504, 1506, 1509.—§ 784b (Uttaṅka): XIV, 53,

1547 (°syātmajāḥ).—§ 785 (Anugītāp.): XIV, 63ζ, 1893;

66, 1941; 71π, 2059, 2060; 72, 2109; 78, 2294; 84,

2508; 87ν, 2597; 88, 2608.—§ 787 (Āśramavāsap.): XV,

1, 1, 4, 5, 11, 15, 19, 20, 28; 2, 32, 39, 44 (Ambikāsutaḥ),

47, 56, 58; 3, 62, 65, 74, (76), (116), 118 (Ambikāsutaḥ),

(129), 135, 139, 146, 147; 4, 148; 5, 170; 6, (214);

7, (235); 8, (265), 272, 282; 9, (283); 10, 303, 309,

310, 353; 11, 356 (Ambikāsutaḥ), 358, 366, 376; 12, 382

(rājarṣiḥ); 13, 395, 409; 14, 410, 423; 15, 428, 436;

16, 445, 446; 18, 498 (Ambikāsutaḥ), 506, 510; 19, 533;

20, 541, 559, 562, 568, 570, 575 (Dh. retires into the forest

together with Gāndhārī; Nārada prophesies that after death

they will go to the world of Kubera).—§ 788 (do.): XV,

22, 599, 610; 23, 622, 634; 24, 638; 26, (675), 691;

27, 718, 720, (δ), 730, 738; 28ε, 742 (the Pāṇḍavas visit

Dh. in the forest).—§ 789 (Putradarśanap.): XV, 29, 766,

775, 804; 31η, 850 (was an incarnation of the Gandharva

king of the same name, cf. § 130c), 863; 32, 869, 884, 888

(sees his dead sons, etc.).—§ 790 (do.): XV, 35, 941.—

§ 791 (do.): XV, 36, 957, 959, 961, 962 (Kauravanandana).

—§ 792 (Nāradāgamanap.): XV, 37, 1016, 1050 (Dh. and

Gāndhārī and Kuntī died in a forest conflagration); 39,

1094, 1102 (the funeral rites in honour of Dh., etc.).—§ 795

(Svargārohaṇap.): XVIII, 2, 71 (°sya putraḥ Suyodhanaḥ);

5λ, 148, 160 (attained to the world of Dhaneśvara, i.e. Kubera).

Cf. also the following synonyms:—

Ājamīḍha, q.v.

Ambikāsuta (“son of Ambikā”): I, 420, 2248, 5701,

5870 (Dh°); II, 1790 (do.), 2620 (do.); III, 277 (do.),

606, 1915, 8456; VI, 127 (Dh°); VIII, 18, 73 (Dh°), 90

(do.), 214 (do.), 217 (do.), 226 (do.), 5035 (do.); IX, 57

(do.), 109 (do.), 3500; XV, 18, 29, 44 (Dh°), 55, 118 (Dh°),

176, 356 (Dh°), 427, 428 (Dh°), 498.

Āmbikeya (do.): III, †219, †250 (Dh°), †253, 598;

V, †688 (Dh°), †1092, †1397; VII, 8 (Dh°).

Bhārata, Bharataśārdūla, Bharataśreṣṭha,

Bharatarṣabha, Bharatasattama, q.v.

Kaurava, Kauravaśreṣṭha, Kauravarāja,

Kauravendra, Kauravya, q.v.

Kuruśārdūla, Kuruśreṣṭha, Kurūdvaha,

Kurukulaśreṣṭha, Kurukulodvaha, Kuru-

mukhya, Kurunandana, Kurupravīra, Kuru-

puṅgava, Kururāja, Kurusattama, Kuru-

vaṃśavivardhana, Kuruvīra, Kuruvṛddha,

Kuruvṛddhavarya, q.v.

Vaicitravīrya (“son of Vicitravīrya”): I, 500, 7382;

II, †2139, 2457 (Dh°); III, 326, 600, †14744, †14747;

V, †31, †38, †693 (Dh°), †945, 1334, 1353, †2411, †2428

(°sya sutaḥ, i.e. Duryodhana), 2551, 3084, 3112; VI, 38,

131; VIII, †1732 (°sya sutaḥ, i.e. Duryodhana); IX, 233;

XI, 46, 93; XV, 46, †431, 709, 1058, 1078.

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— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

an ancient king

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

1. A son of Vichitravirya and father of Duryodhana and ninety-nine other sons.

— The Purana Index

Dhṛtarāṣṭra, a Nāga or Serpent King

4 definitions

an epithet of a Naga also called Airavata

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a serpent king

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

an eminent Naga of Patala

— The Purana Index

the name of a snake demon

— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

Other Kings Named Dhṛtarāṣṭra

4 definitions

of a king of Kashi

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Janamejaya

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a king, son of the elder Janamejaya

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a king

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Dhṛtarāṣṭra, a Daitya or Dānava

3 definitions

of a son of the Daitya Bali

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Bali and a Danava

— The Purana Index

one of Danu's sons

— The Purana Index

Dhṛtarāṣṭra, a Gandharva

3 definitions

1. A Deva-gandharva sometimes identified with King Dharma. 2. A king of the Gandharvas and one of the four Maharahas or Lokapalas in Buddhism.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a Gandharva

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

A Gandharva presiding over the month of Isha, and with the sun in the months of Magha and Phalguna.

— The Purana Index

Dhṛtarāṣṭra/Dhṛtarāṣṭrī (Bird/Geese related)

3 definitions

a king of the geese

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

bird

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the mother of geese and other water birds

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Epithet 'Powerful/Good King' or Common Name

2 definitions

whose empire is firm or a powerful king

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A good king or a proper name. 2. A goose.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Multiple Beings Named Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Plural)

1 definition

1. A proper name. 2. A class of beings in the palace of Yama.

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Sons of King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Kauravas)

1 definition

the hundred sons of King Dhritarashtra

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

धृतराष्ट्रdhṛtarāṣṭra

Meanings by context

The Kuru King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (father of Kauravas)

Dhṛtarāṣṭra, a Nāga or Serpent King

Other Kings Named Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Dhṛtarāṣṭra, a Daitya or Dānava

Dhṛtarāṣṭra, a Gandharva

Epithet 'Powerful/Good King' or Common Name

Multiple Beings Named Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Plural)

Sons of King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Kauravas)

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