Ambalika

Amba
Mahabharata character
Information
GenderFemale
PositionKuru Queen
FamilyParents
  • Kashya (Father)
  • Kausalya (Mother)
Sisters Brother
  • Senabindu
SpouseVichitravirya
ChildrenPandu
HomeKashi

Ambalika (Sanskrit: अम्बालिका, romanizedAmbālikā) 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]

  1. ^ www.wisdomlib.org (28 January 2019). "Story of Ambālikā". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  2. ^ www.wisdomlib.org (28 February 2012). "Ambalika, Ambālikā: 14 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

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