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  1. Dhritarashtra

    Dhritarashtra (Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र, ISO-15919: Dhr̥tarāṣṭra) was a Kuru king, and the father of the Kauravas in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. He was the King of the Kuru Kingdom, with its capital at Hastinapura. He was born to Vichitravirya's first wife, Ambika. Dhritarashtra was born blind. He fathered one hundred sons and one daughter, Dushala, by his wife, Gandhari and a son, Yuyutsu, by his wife's maid. These children, including the eldest son Duryodhana, but not including Yuyutsu and Dushala, came to be known as the Kauravas.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dhritarashtra in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dhritarashtra in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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