Ambalika
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For the Nepalese author, see Ambalika Devi.
Ambalika (Sanskrit: अम्बालिका, romanized: Ambālikā) is the queen of Kuru Kingdom in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. The youngest daughter of Kashya, the King of Kashi and Kausalya,[1] Ambalika is abducted by Bhishma during her svayamvara ceremony, and becomes the wife of Vichitravirya, the King of Hastinapura. She is the mother of Pandu and the grandmother of Pandavas.[2]
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Ambalika | |
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Kuru Queen | |
Spouse | Vichitravirya |
Issue | Pandu |
House | Hastinapura |
Dynasty | Kashi (by birth) Kuruvamsha-Chandravamsha (by marriage) |
Father | Kashya |
Mother | Kausalya |
Religion | Hinduism |
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