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'''Vichitravirya''' ({{lang-sa|विचित्रवीर्य}}, ''vicitravīrya'') was a [[Kuru Kingdom|Kuru]] king. He features in the Hindu epic, the ''[[Mahabharata]]''. The word ''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.
'''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==

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Vichitravirya (Sanskrit: विचित्रवीर्य, vicitravīrya) was a Kuru king. He features in the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. The name Vichitravirya actually means 'Marvelous Heroism'.[1] In the Mahabharata, he was the younger son of queen Satyavati and king Shantanu and grandfather of the Pandavas and the Kauravas.

History[edit | edit source]

A historical Kuru King named Dhritarashtra, son of Vichitravirya is mentioned in the Kathaka Samhita of the Yajurveda (c. 1200–900 BCE) as a descendant of the Rigvedic-era King Sudas of the Bharatas. However, this Vedic mention does not provide corroboration for the accuracy of the Mahabharata's account of his reign.[2][3]

Role in the Mahabharata[edit | edit source]

Vichitravirya had an elder brother named Chitrāngada, whom his half-brother Bhishma placed on the throne of the kingdom of the Kurus after Shantanu's death; he was a mighty warrior but the king of the Gandharvas defeated and killed him at the end of a long battle. Thereafter, Bhishma consecrated Vichitravirya, who was still a child, to the kingdom.[4]

When he had reached manhood, Bhishma married him to Ambika and Ambalika, beautiful daughters of the king of 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.[5] Like his brother Chitrangada, he died childless. Subsequently, through a Niyoga relationship with his half-brother sage Vyasa, his wives and a maid gave birth to three children, namely Dhritarashtra, Pandu and Vidura.[6]

Death[edit | edit source]

Due to an sick his body got white and suddenly due to stomach ache he died. Vichitravirya was succedded by Pandu and later Dhritrashtra.

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Monier-Williams, Sir Monier; Leumann, Ernst; Cappeller, Carl (1899). A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Etymologically and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to Cognate Indo-European Languages. Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-208-3105-6.
  2. ↑ Witzel, Michael (1995). "Early Sanskritization: Origin and Development of the Kuru state" (PDF). EJVS. 1 (4): 17, footnote 115. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2007.
  3. ↑ Michael Witzel (1990), "On Indian Historical Writing", p.9 of PDF
  4. ↑ van Buitenen (1973), p. 227
  5. ↑ Bhanu, Sharada (1997). Myths and Legends from India - Great Women. Chennai: Macmillan India Limited. pp. 35–6. ISBN 0-333-93076-2.
  6. ↑ van Buitenen (1973), pp. 230; 235-36

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

  • Vicitravirya in: M.M.S. Shastri Chitrao, Bharatavarshiya Prachin Charitrakosh (Dictionary of Ancient Indian Biography, in Hindi), Pune 1964, p. 841
  • J.A.B. van Buitenen, Mahabharat, vol. 1, Chicago 1973

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