Character
ドゥリタラシュートラ
धृतराष्ट्रDhṛtarāṣṭra
- verses
- 6,797
- books
- 19
- chapters
- 815
- Parent of
- ドゥルヨーダナ
What the texts say
In the Mahabharata, Dhritarashtra is the blind Kuru king, born to the sage Vyasa, and father of a hundred sons beginning with Duryodhana. Mahabharata (Gita Press) 1.67.85Mahabharata 1.57.99 Because of his blindness, his younger brother Pandu became king. Mahabharata 5.145.36Mahabharata (Gita Press) 1.109.24 His wife Gandhari bound her own eyes, resolving not to see more than her husband. Mahabharata 1.103.13 The Bhagavad Gita opens with his question about what his sons and the sons of Pandu did on Kurukshetra. Bhagavad Gita 1.1 Narada tells Yudhishthira, Kunti's son, that Dhritarashtra, Gandhari and Kunti entered the fire of their own accord. Mahabharata (Gita Press) 15.36.383
Where to read
Every verse that names ドゥリタラシュートラ, book by book.
- 10.49.1
シュカデーヴァは語った。アクルーラは、パウラヴァ王家の栄光に彩られた都ハスティナープラへ赴いた。そこで彼は、ドリタラーシュトラ、ビーシュマ、ヴィドゥラ、そしてプリター(クンティー)を見、さらにバーリカとその子ソーマダッタにも会った。また、ドローナ・アーチャーリヤ、クリパ・アーチャーリヤ、カルナ、スヨーダナ、ドラウニ(アシュヴァッターマー)、パーンダヴァたち、その他の親しい友人をも見た。
- 1.13.3
親族ヴィドゥラの帰還を見て、ダルマの子ユディシュティラは弟たちと共に、ドリタラーシュトラ、ユユツ、サンジャヤ、クリパーチャールヤ、クンティー、ガーンダーリー、ドラウパディー、スバドラー、ウッタラー、クリピー、さらに子を伴う多くの婦人たち—皆が大いなる歓喜に駆られて彼のもとへ駆け寄った。まるで長い時を経て意識を取り戻したかのようであった。
- 3.1.6
シュリー・シュカデーヴァは語った。不浄な欲望に支配され、よこしまな息子たちを養ううちにダルタラーシュトラ王は正しい見識を失い、父なき甥たちパーンダヴァを漆の館に入れて焼き払った。
- 10.49.1
Also named in
- Mudgala Purana16 verses
- Padma Purana9 verses
- Bhagavad Gita8 verses
- Garuda Purana8 verses
- Agni Purana7 verses
- Matsya Purana7 verses
- Brahma Purana4 verses
- Brahmanda Purana4 verses
- Linga Purana3 verses
- Shiva Purana2 verses
- Vishnu Purana2 verses
- Varaha Purana1 verse
- Kurma Purana1 verse
- Samba Purana1 verse
- Siva Dharma Purana1 verse
Key chapters
The chapters where ドゥリタラシュートラ matters most.
Vāg-yuddha and Nimitta-darśana before the Gadāyuddha (Verbal Duel and Omens)
Grief-stricken father whose lament interprets Duryodhana’s…
Commencement of the Mace-Duel Proceedings
Grief-driven inquirer whose fear for Duryodhana shapes the…
Karṇa-nidhana-śravaṇa, Kṣaya-Varṇana, and Śeṣa-sainika-nirdeśa (Hearing of Karṇa’s Fall, Accounting of Losses, and Naming of Remaining Warriors)
Grief-stricken auditor and political father confronting the…
Karṇa’s Pressure on the Pāñcālas; Duryodhana Disabled; Arjuna’s Counter-Advance
उद्योगपर्व · अध्याय 33: धृतराष्ट्र-विदुर संवादः (विदुरनीतिः)
चिन्ताग्रस्त राजा
Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel to Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the Assembly
लक्षित श्रोता और निर्णायक सत्ता
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 34: Vidura’s Counsel on Deliberation, Speech-Discipline, and Dharmic Kingship
Anxious sovereign seeking a remedy for looming catastrophe
Timely Counsel, Association, and Kin-Duty
Anxious ruler seeking moral and political clarity while feeling…
Arjuna’s Lament on Guru-Dharma and the Opening of the Sātyaki-Karṇa Duel
Anxious auditor whose questions frame the aftermath of…
Sabhā-parva Adhyāya 63: Draupadī’s Contested Status, Vidura’s Warning, and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Boons
Anxious sovereign seeking containment
Key episodes
The Gita Begins: Arjuna's Despair on the Battlefield
Bhagavad Gita 1-2
Kurukshetra War
Mahabharata 6-10
The Game of Dice
Mahabharata 2.53-2.63
Draupadi Dragged into the Assembly
Mahabharata 2.60-2.63
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