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Adhiratha was the foster father of Karna and the charioteer of Bheeshma. He was also the leader of all Sutas and royal charioteers. His wife was Radha.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Adhiratha|url=http://en.krishnakosh.org/krishna/Adhiratha|access-date=2020-08-28|website=en.krishnakosh.org|language=en}}</ref> Shon was their biological son. As the ''[[Bhagavata Purana]]'', Adhiratha descended from [[Yayati]] and therefore was related to [[Krishna]]. He was also the descendant of [[Romapada]],<ref name="Sukhdev Singh Chib">{{cite book|last=Chib|first=Sukhdev Singh|title=Bihar|year=1980|page=4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V8S1AAAAIAAJ&q=Rompad,Angadesh}}</ref> the king of [[Anga]] and brother-in-law of [[Dashratha]]'s descendant Shighra, king of [[Ayodhya]]. | Adhiratha was the foster father of Karna and the charioteer of Bheeshma. He was also the leader of all Sutas and royal charioteers. His wife was Radha.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Adhiratha|url=http://en.krishnakosh.org/krishna/Adhiratha|access-date=2020-08-28|website=en.krishnakosh.org|language=en}}</ref> Shon was their biological son. As the ''[[Bhagavata Purana]]'', Adhiratha descended from [[Yayati]] and therefore was related to [[Krishna]]. He was also the descendant of [[Romapada]],<ref name="Sukhdev Singh Chib">{{cite book|last=Chib|first=Sukhdev Singh|title=Bihar|year=1980|page=4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V8S1AAAAIAAJ&q=Rompad,Angadesh}}</ref> the king of [[Anga]] and brother-in-law of [[Dashratha]]'s descendant Shighra, king of [[Ayodhya]]. | ||
=== | ===Arohi=== | ||
She | In the [[Stri Parva]] of ''[[Mahabharata]]'', '''Aarohi''', '''Arohi''' or '''Aarohi''' was the daughter of the second kaurava [[Dushasana]] and his second queen, [[Shweta (Mahabharata)|Shweta]]. She was the sister of Duryodhan, Sirat, Drumasena and Bharata, sons and daughters of Dushasana. | ||
===Adrika=== | ===Adrika=== | ||
Adrika was an [[apsara]], who was cursed to become a fish and only to be liberated when she gives birth to a human. Adrika, as a fish, lived in the river [[Yamuna]]. Once she came in contact with the semen of [[Uparichara Vasu|Uparichara]] and impregnated herself. After 10 month, some [[Dashraj|fishermen]] caught her, cut open her womb and found two children {{mdash}} [[Matsyagandha]] and [[Matsya Kingdom|Matsya]]. After the incident, Adrika was liberated from her curse and returned to heaven.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Chakravarti|first=Bishnupada|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ivQ6CwAAQBAJ&q=Adrika&pg=PT105|title=Penguin Companion to the Mahabharata|date=2007-11-13|publisher=Penguin UK|isbn=978-93-5214-170-8|language=en}}</ref> | Adrika was an [[apsara]], who was cursed to become a fish and only to be liberated when she gives birth to a human. Adrika, as a fish, lived in the river [[Yamuna]]. Once she came in contact with the semen of [[Uparichara Vasu|Uparichara]] and impregnated herself. After 10 month, some [[Dashraj|fishermen]] caught her, cut open her womb and found two children {{mdash}} [[Matsyagandha]] and [[Matsya Kingdom|Matsya]]. After the incident, Adrika was liberated from her curse and returned to heaven.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Chakravarti|first=Bishnupada|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ivQ6CwAAQBAJ&q=Adrika&pg=PT105|title=Penguin Companion to the Mahabharata|date=2007-11-13|publisher=Penguin UK|isbn=978-93-5214-170-8|language=en}}</ref> | ||