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Pāṇḍu
पाण्डुः sa पाण्डु hi பாண்டு ta
Father of the Pandavas in the epic Mahabharata
Overview
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Family tree
As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
The family as a list · 13
Kinship in an account 10
- child of (mother) Ambalika character from Indian epic Mahabharata
- child of (father) Vyasa Legendary ancient Indian sage, compiler of the Vedas, and author of the Mahabharata
- parent of (father) Arjuna central character of Indian epic Mahabharata
- parent of (father) Bhīma Great Kshatriya(Rajput) warrior of Mahabharata
- parent of (child) Nakula character of Indian epic Mahabharata
- parent of (child) Pāṇḍava main characters of the Mahabharata
- parent of (child) Sahadeva character of Indian epic Mahabharata
- parent of (child) Yudhiṣṭhira character from Indian epic Mahabharata
- partner of (spouse) Kuntī character from Indian epic Mahabharata
- partner of (spouse) Mādrī character from Indian epic Mahabharata
Family 3
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