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| family = {{bulleted list|[[Shantanu]] (father)|[[Satyavati]] (mother)|[[Chitrāngada|Chitrangada]] (brother)|[[Bhishma]] ( | | family = {{bulleted list|[[Shantanu]] (father)|[[Satyavati]] (mother)|[[Chitrāngada|Chitrangada]] (brother)|[[Bhishma]] (Half-brother)}} | ||
| spouse = {{hlist|[[Ambika (Mahabharata)|Ambika]]|[[Ambalika]]}} | | spouse = {{hlist|[[Ambika (Mahabharata)|Ambika]]|[[Ambalika]]}} | ||
| children = {{hlist|[[ | | children = {{hlist|[[Dhritarashtra]]|[[Pandu]]}} | ||
| relatives= [[Kuru dynasty]]-[[Lunar dynasty|Chandravanshi]] | | relatives= [[Kuru dynasty]]-[[Lunar dynasty|Chandravanshi]] | ||
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'''Vichitravirya''' ({{lang-sa|विचित्रवीर्य}}, ''vicitravīrya'') was a [[Kuru Kingdom|Kuru]] king. He features in the Hindu epic, the ''[[Mahabharata]]''. The | '''Vichitravirya''' ({{lang-sa|विचित्रवीर्य}}, ''vicitravīrya'') was a [[Kuru Kingdom|Kuru]] king. He features in the Hindu epic, the ''[[Mahabharata]]''. The name ''Vichitravirya'' actually means 'Marvelous Heroism'.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Monier-Williams|first1=Sir Monier|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zUezTfym7CAC&q=Monier-Williams,+Monier;+Leumann,+Ernst;+Cappeller,+Carl+(1899).+A+Sanskrit-English+Dictionary:+Etymologically+and+Philologically+Arranged+with+Special+Reference+to+Cognate+Indo-European+languages.+Clarendon+Press.&pg=PR14|title=A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Etymologically and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to Cognate Indo-European Languages|last2=Leumann|first2=Ernst|last3=Cappeller|first3=Carl|date=1899|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House|isbn=978-81-208-3105-6|language=en}}</ref> In the Mahabharata, he was the younger son of queen [[Satyavati]] and king [[Shantanu]] and grandfather of the [[Pandava]]s and the [[Kaurava]]s. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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When he had reached manhood, Bhishma married him to [[Ambika (Mahabharata)|Ambika]] and [[Ambalika]], beautiful daughters of the king of [[Kingdom of Kashi|Kasi]] Kashya. Vichitravirya loved his wives very much and was adored by them. But after seven years he fell ill of consumption and could not be healed despite the efforts of his friends and physicians.<ref name=B>{{cite book|title=Myths and Legends from India - Great Women|last=Bhanu|first=Sharada|publisher=Macmillan India Limited|year=1997|location=Chennai|isbn=0-333-93076-2|pages=35–6}}</ref> Like his brother Chitrangada, he died childless. Subsequently, through a [[Niyoga]] relationship with his half-brother [[Vyasa|sage Vyasa]], his wives and a maid gave birth to three children, namely [[Dhritarashtra]], [[Pandu]] and [[Vidura]].<ref>van Buitenen (1973), pp. 230; 235-36</ref> | When he had reached manhood, Bhishma married him to [[Ambika (Mahabharata)|Ambika]] and [[Ambalika]], beautiful daughters of the king of [[Kingdom of Kashi|Kasi]] Kashya. Vichitravirya loved his wives very much and was adored by them. But after seven years he fell ill of consumption and could not be healed despite the efforts of his friends and physicians.<ref name=B>{{cite book|title=Myths and Legends from India - Great Women|last=Bhanu|first=Sharada|publisher=Macmillan India Limited|year=1997|location=Chennai|isbn=0-333-93076-2|pages=35–6}}</ref> Like his brother Chitrangada, he died childless. Subsequently, through a [[Niyoga]] relationship with his half-brother [[Vyasa|sage Vyasa]], his wives and a maid gave birth to three children, namely [[Dhritarashtra]], [[Pandu]] and [[Vidura]].<ref>van Buitenen (1973), pp. 230; 235-36</ref> | ||
== Death == | |||
Due to an sick his body got white and suddenly due to stomach ache he died. Vichitravirya was succedded by [[Pandu]] and later [[Dhritarashtra|Dhritrashtra]]. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||