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.

    • 9.55.1

      毗舍波耶那说道:于是,阇那弥阇耶啊,一场喧腾的口舌之战骤然兴起;其间,国王持国罗刹多罗被悲痛压倒,如是说道。

    • 9.54.1

      毗舍摩波耶那说道:就这样,那场喧腾激烈的战斗发生了,哦,阇那弥阇耶;其间,国王持国罗刹陀罗被忧苦所压,便如此说道。

    • 8.4.1

      毗舍摩波耶那曰:大王啊,闻此之后,安毗迦之子持国王心为忧悲所乱,遂对御者三阇耶开口。

    • 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。

    • 2.7.7

      随着儿子们被杀,极度悲伤的持国(Dhritarashtra)留在般度族的王国里,备受怖军(Bhima)如箭般言语的折磨。

    • 1.20.1

      (叙述持国等人的出生)众仙人说:“苏卡,这位神圣存在中的佼佼者,已获得至高圆满。在那之后,广博仙人做了什么?请详细告诉我们。”

    • 2.6.2

      持国因广博仙人的精液而生,天生失明,因为那多情的女子在见到仙人时闭上了双眼。

    • 1.1.34.34

      他的莲花足由大蛇王商佉恭敬侍奉;持国亦然——尤以多叉迦为甚——并且莲华与大舍沙也特别前来供奉。

    • 1.2.2.12

      就在方才,毗摩塞那(Bhīmasena)奉持陀罗多罗湿多罗(Dhṛtarāṣṭra)之命,诛杀了折磨俱卢族的维罗伐摩王(Vīravarmā)。

    • 1.2.59.7

      后来依照持国王(Dhṛtarāṣṭra)的裁断,他们在因陀罗城(Indraprastha)安居。其间有一次,般度五子蒙婆苏提婆(Vāsudeva)护佑。

Key chapters

The chapters where 持國 matters most.

  1. Vāg-yuddha and Nimitta-darśana before the Gadāyuddha (Verbal Duel and Omens)

    Mahabharata 9.55 · 15 verses

    Grief-stricken father whose lament interprets Duryodhana’s…

  2. Commencement of the Mace-Duel Proceedings

    Mahabharata 9.54 · 14 verses

    Grief-driven inquirer whose fear for Duryodhana shapes the…

  3. Karṇa-nidhana-śravaṇa, Kṣaya-Varṇana, and Śeṣa-sainika-nirdeśa (Hearing of Karṇa’s Fall, Accounting of Losses, and Naming of Remaining Warriors)

    Mahabharata 8.4 · 47 verses

    Grief-stricken auditor and political father confronting the…

  4. Karṇa’s Pressure on the Pāñcālas; Duryodhana Disabled; Arjuna’s Counter-Advance

    Mahabharata 8.40 · 47 verses

  5. उद्योगपर्व · अध्याय 33: धृतराष्ट्र-विदुर संवादः (विदुरनीतिः)

    Mahabharata 5.33 · 45 verses

    चिन्ताग्रस्त राजा

  6. Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel to Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the Assembly

    Mahabharata 5.93 · 47 verses

    लक्षित श्रोता और निर्णायक सत्ता

  7. Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 34: Vidura’s Counsel on Deliberation, Speech-Discipline, and Dharmic Kingship

    Mahabharata 5.34 · 43 verses

    Anxious sovereign seeking a remedy for looming catastrophe

  8. Timely Counsel, Association, and Kin-Duty

    Mahabharata 5.39 · 41 verses

    Anxious ruler seeking moral and political clarity while feeling…

  9. Arjuna’s Lament on Guru-Dharma and the Opening of the Sātyaki-Karṇa Duel

    Mahabharata 7.122 · 41 verses

    Anxious auditor whose questions frame the aftermath of…

  10. Sabhā-parva Adhyāya 63: Draupadī’s Contested Status, Vidura’s Warning, and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Boons

    Mahabharata 2.63 · 11 verses

    Anxious sovereign seeking containment

Key episodes

  1. The Gita Begins: Arjuna's Despair on the Battlefield

    Bhagavad Gita 1-2

  2. Kurukshetra War

    Mahabharata 6-10

  3. The Game of Dice

    Mahabharata 2.53-2.63

  4. Draupadi Dragged into the Assembly

    Mahabharata 2.60-2.63

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