Ambika (Mahabharata)

Ambika
Kuru Queen
SpouseVichitravirya
IssueDhritarashtra
HouseHastinapura
DynastyKashi (by birth)
Kuruvamsha-Chandravamsha (by marriage)
FatherKashya
MotherKausalya
ReligionHinduism
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Ambika (Sanskrit: अम्बिका, romanizedAmbikā) is the queen of Kuru Kingdom in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. The second daughter of Kashya, the King of Kashi and Kausalya, she is abducted by Bhishma during her svayamvara, and becomes the wife of Vichitravirya, the King of Hastinapura. Ambika is the mother of Dhritarashtra and the grandmother of Kauravas.[1]

  1. ^ www.wisdomlib.org (28 February 2012). "Ambika, Aṃbikā, Ambikā: 29 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

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