Character
持國
धृतराष्ट्रDhṛtarāṣṭra
- verses
- 6,797
- books
- 19
- chapters
- 815
- Parent of
- 難敵
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 持國, book by book.
- 10.49.1
舒迦提婆说:阿克鲁罗前往哈斯提那补罗,那城以普罗婆王族的荣耀而著称。在那里他见到持国王、毗湿摩、毗度罗与普丽塔(昆蒂),又见到巴赫利迦及其子苏摩达多;并见到德罗纳阿阇黎、克利帕阿阇黎、迦尔纳、苏约陀那、德罗尼(阿湿瓦塔摩)、般度诸子以及其他亲密友人。
- 1.13.3
见到亲族毗度罗归来,达摩之子由提士提罗与诸弟同在,连同德里达罗湿特罗、尤尤特苏、桑阇耶、克利帕阿阇梨、昆蒂、甘达丽、德劳帕迪、苏跋陀罗、乌塔拉、克利毗以及其他携子女的诸位妇人,皆欢喜奔赴;仿佛久别之后重获清明。
- 3.1.6
圣舒迦提婆说:达利陀罗迦湿陀罗王因不义欲望而迷盲,为养育奸诈之子竟失却正见,遂纵火焚烧漆屋,欲烧死无父的侄儿——般度五子。
- 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 持國 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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