Dhritarashtra

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.

This article is about the figure in the Hindu epic Mahābhārata. For the figure in Buddhist mythology, see Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

Dhritarashtra
The blind king Dhritarashtra listens as the visionary narrator Sanjaya relates the events of the battle between the Kaurava and the Pandava clans.
Personal Information
AffiliationKuru dynasty
WeaponGada (mace)
FamilyParents:
Half - Brother
Half-Brother
  • Vidura by Parishrami
SpouseGandhari
ChildrenSons from Gandhari
100 sons including Daughter from Gandhari Son from Gandhari's maid
  • Yuyutsu

Dhritarashtra was born blind. 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.

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