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Chapter 22: The Descendants of Ajamīḍha

Verse 26 of 36
SB 9.22.26

गान्धार्यां धृतराष्ट्रस्य जज्ञे पुत्रशतं नृप तत्र दुर्योधनो ज्येष्ठो दुःशला चापि कन्यका

gāndhāryāṁ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya jajñe putra-śataṁ nṛpa tatra duryodhano jyeṣṭho duḥśalā cāpi kanyakā

Synonyms

gāndhāryām—in the womb of Gāndhārī; dhṛtarāṣṭrasya—of Dhṛtarāṣṭra; jajñe—were born; putra-śatam—one hundred sons; nṛpa—O King Parīkṣit; tatra—among the sons; duryodhanaḥ—the son named Duryodhana; jyeṣṭhaḥ—the eldest; duḥśalā—Duḥśalā; ca api—also; kanyakā—one daughter..

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra's wife, Gāndhārī, gave birth to one hundred sons and one daughter, O King. The oldest of the sons was Duryodhana, and the daughter's name was Duḥśalā.

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