Dhrita-rashtra

After his death Dhrita-rashtra continued to rule the kingdom; but on account of their claim to the throne, he invited the Pandavas and their mother to his court, where they were trained, together with his sons, in every knightly exercise.

National Epics Kate Milner Rabb 1901

Its historical basis is the strife between the Aryan invaders of India and the original inhabitants, illustrated in the strife between the sons of the Raja Pandu and the blind Raja, Dhrita-rashtra, which forms the main story of the poem.

National Epics Kate Milner Rabb 1901

After several years the unhappy Dhrita-rashtra retired with his wife to a jungle on the banks of the Ganges, leaving Yudhi-sthira in possession of the kingdom.

National Epics Kate Milner Rabb 1901

The army of the Kauravas was under the command of the terrible Bhishma, the uncle of Pandu and Dhrita-rashtra, who had governed the country during the minority of Pandu.

National Epics Kate Milner Rabb 1901

After Yudhi-sthira had been appointed Yuva-Raja, a step Dhrita-rashtra was compelled by the people of Hastinapur to take, the Kauravas declared that they could no longer remain in the same city with their cousins.

National Epics Kate Milner Rabb 1901

Dhrita-rashtra to cede to his nephews a tract of land in the farthest part of his kingdom, on the river Jumna, where they set about founding a most splendid city, Indra-prastha.

National Epics Kate Milner Rabb 1901

At this point, when the excitement was intense, the brutal Dhusasana commanded Draupadi to be brought into the hall, and insulted her in every way, to the great rage of the helpless Pandavas, until Dhrita-rashtra, affrighted by the evil omens by which the gods signified their disapproval, rebuked Dhusasana for his conduct, and giving Draupadi her wish, released her husbands and herself and sent them back to their kingdom.

National Epics Kate Milner Rabb 1901

Dhrita-rashtra, that he might spend his time in hunting in the forests on the slopes of the Himalayas.

National Epics Kate Milner Rabb 1901

Kuru's undivided kingdom Dhrita-rashtra rules alone,

Maha-bharata The Epic of Ancient India Condensed into English Verse Romesh Dutt 1878

At last Dhrita-rashtra and Gandhari and Pritha are burnt to death in a forest conflagration, death by fire being considered holy.

Maha-bharata The Epic of Ancient India Condensed into English Verse Romesh Dutt 1878