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  2. Dhritarashtra - Wikipedia

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    Dhritarashtra (Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र, romanized: Dhr̥tarāṣṭra) was a ruler of the ancient Kuru kingdom, featured as a central character in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. He is also attested in the Yajurveda , where he is acknowledged as the son of King Vichitravirya .

  3. Dhritarashtra (book) - Wikipedia

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    Dhritarashtra (Nepali: धृतराष्ट्र) is a poetry book by Ghanshyam Kandel. It was published in 2016 by Airawati Prakashan. [1] It is a short epic in verse and retells the story of the Mahabharat through the eyes of the blind king of Hastinapur, Dhritarashtra. It won the prestigious Madan Puraskar, 2073 B.S. [2] [3]

  4. Mahabharata - Wikipedia

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    When the princes grow up, Dhritarashtra is about to be crowned king by Bhishma when Vidura intervenes and uses his knowledge of politics to assert that a blind person cannot be king. This is because a blind man cannot control and protect his subjects. The throne is then given to Pandu because of Dhritarashtra's blindness.

  5. Sanjaya - Wikipedia

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    Sanjaya is the advisor of the blind king Dhritarashtra, the ruler of the Kuru kingdom and the father of the Kauravas, as well as serving as his charioteer. Sanjaya is a disciple of Sage Vyasa . He is stated to have the gift of divya drishti (divine vision), the ability to observe distant events within his mind, granted by Vyasa.

  6. Bhishma Parva - Wikipedia

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    Bhishma Parva also includes Bhagavad Gita, the dialogue between Arjuna and Krishna on why and when war must be fought, dharma, and the paths to liberation. [1] [2] The Bhishma Parva (Sanskrit: भीष्म पर्व), or the Book of Bhishma, is the sixth of eighteen books of the Indian epic Mahabharata. It has 4 sub-books and 124 chapters.

  7. Vidura - Wikipedia

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    King Vichitravirya was also the adopted father of Dhritarashtra and Pandu. [2] After Krishna , Vidura was the most respected as an adviser by the Pandavas, whom he forewarned on various occasions of Duryodhana 's plots to exterminate them, such as Duryodhana's plan to burn them alive in the house of lac or lacquer .

  8. Gandhari (Mahabharata) - Wikipedia

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    After becoming aware of the divine boon bestowed upon Gandhari, Bhishma, the patriarch of the Kuru dynasty, proposes her marriage to Dhritarashtra, his eldest nephew who is born blind. Subala initially hesitates due to Dhritarashtra's blindness but later agrees to the marriage, prioritizing the prestige of an alliance with the Kuru dynasty.

  9. Stri Parva - Wikipedia

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    Dhritarashtra and the royal women lamenting the casualties of the Kurukshetra War, a scene from the Stri Parva illustrated by Evelyn Stuart Hardy. The Stri Parva (Sanskrit: स्त्री पर्व), or the "Book of the Women," is the eleventh of eighteen books of the Indian epic Mahabharata. It traditionally has 4 parts and 27 chapters ...