Vichitravirya

Vichitravirya Vichitravirya (Sanskrit: विचित्रवीर्य, vicitravīrya) was the son of Shantanu, the king of Hastinapur and Satyavati. He was the grandfather of the Pandavas and Kauravas. 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…

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