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SB 9.22.26

Devanāgarī

गान्धार्यां धृतराष्ट्रस्य जज्ञे पुत्रशतं नृप । तत्र दुर्योधनो ज्येष्ठो दु:शला चापि कन्यका ॥ २६ ॥

Text

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;caapi—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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