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How was Gandhari born?
Dwaipayan Vyasa granted her the boon and in due course of time, Gandhari found herself to be pregnant. But two years passed and still, the baby was not born. Meanwhile, Kunti received a son from god Dharma whom she called Yudhishthira.
What was the name of Afghanistan during Mahabharata?
Gandhara
One of the Asian countries, Afghanistan used to be known as Gandhara during the time of Mahabharata. And, one of the facts proving it is that one of the cities in the country is still known as Kandhar, a word that originated from Gandhara, literally meaning ‘the land of fragrances’.
Who is gandhar Naresh?
Gandhara prince Shakuni was the root of all the conspiracies of Duryodhana against the Pandavas, which finally resulted in the Kurukshetra War. Shakuni’s sister was the wife of the Kuru king Dhritarashtra and was known as Gandhari after the area of Gandhāra (which is in modern Afghanistan and Pakistan).
Who is Gandhari in Mahabharata?
Gandhari ( Sanskrit: गांधारी, lit. ‘A girl from Gandhara ‘) is a prominent character in the Indian epic the Mahabharata. She was a princess of Gandhara and the wife of Dhritrashtra, the blind king of Hastinapura, and the mother of a hundred sons, the Kauravas, and a daughter. Gandhari was born to Subala, the king of Gandhara.
What is the history of Gandhāra?
Gāndhārī is the modern name, coined by scholar Harold Walter Bailey (in 1946), for a Prakrit language found mainly in texts dated between the 3rd century BCE and 4th century CE in the northwestern region of Gandhāra.
Why did Gandhari choose to remain blindfolded?
Gandhari was a dutybound wife who chose to remain blindfolded all her life. She didn’t want to reap the fruits of vision that her husband was deprived of, since the beginning. Gandhari gave birth to a hundred sons, and they were the only source of all her joy.
What happened to Gandhari’s pregnancy?
Raging with jealousy that Kunti’s son would now be the heir to the throne, Gandhari beat her pregnant belly which resulted in a strange miscarriage. When she finally delivered, it was just a lump of flesh. Apparently, Vyasa cut hundred pieces of the flesh, immersed them in a pot of ghee and kept them under buried.