Vichitravirya
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Vichitravirya () is a figure in the Mahabharata, where he is featured as a Kuru king.
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- male
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- Ambika
- Father
- Śāntanu
- Mother
- Satyavatī
- Sibling
- Chitrāngada
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Vichitravirya () is a figure in the Mahabharata, where he is featured as a Kuru king.
According to the Hindu epic, he is the youngest son of Queen Satyavati and King Shantanu, and the de jure grandfather of the Pandavas and the Kauravas. He is also the half-brother of Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa and Bhishma.
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