Vichitravirya

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proper noun

Kuru king of Hastinapura, younger son of Shantanu and Satyavati, husband of Ambika and Ambalika, and the father of Dhritarashtra and Pandu in the Mahabharata.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. HinduismKuru king of Hastinapura, younger son of Shantanu and Satyavati, husband of Ambika and Ambalika, and the father of Dhritarashtra and Pandu in the Mahabharata.

Origin

  1. Sanskritविचित्रवीर्य
  2. EnglishVichitravirya

Borrowed from Sanskrit विचित्रवीर्य (vicitravīrya).

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Translations

Hindi विचित्रवीर्य
  • विचित्रवीर्य (vicitravīrya)father of Pandu and Dhritarashtra in Mahabharata
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