The Mahabharata/Book 1: Adi Parva/Section 117
Section CXVII. ( *Sambhava Parva continued.* )
Section CXVII. ( Sambhava Parva continued. )
Janamejaya said, "Recite, O Brahmana, the names of Dhrita-rashtra's sons according to the order of their births."
Vaisampayana said, "Their names, O king, according to the order of birth, are Duryodhana, Yuyutshu, and Dush-shashana: Dush-saha, Dush-shala, Jalasandha, Sama, Saha; Vinda, and Anuvinda; Dud-dharsha, Suvahu, Dushpradharshana, Durmarshana, and Durmukha; Dushkarna, and Karna; Vivingsati, and Vikarna, Shala, Satwa, Sulochana, Chittra, and Upachittra, Chitraksha, Charuchitra, Sarasana; Durmada, and Durvigaha, Vivitshu, Vikatanana; Urna-nava, and Sunava, then Nandaka, and Upanandaka; Chitra-vana, Chitravarma, Suvarma, Durvilochana; Ayovāhu, Mahavahu, Chitranga, Chittra-kundala; Bhima-vega, Bhima-vala, Balaki, Bala-vardhana, Ugrayudha; Bhima, Karna, Kānakaya, Drida-yudha, Dhrida-varma, Dhrida-kshatra, Soma-kirti, Anudara; Dhrida-sandha, Jarasandha, Satya-sandha, Sada, Suvak, Ugra-srava, Ugra-sena, Senani, Dush-parajaya; Aparajita, Kunda-shayi, Vishalaksha, Duradhara; Dhrida-hasta, Suhasta, Vata-vega, and Suvarchas; Aditya-ketu, Vahvashi, Naga-datta, Agra-yayi; Kavachi, Krathana, Kundi, Kunda-dhara, Dhanurdhara; the heroes Ugra, and Bhima-ratha, Viravahn, Alolupa; Abhaya, and Raudra-karma, and then he called Dhrida-ratha; Anadhrishya, Kunda-bhedi, Viravi, Dhirgha-lochana; Pramatha, and Pramathi, and the powerful Dhirgha-roma; Dhirgha-vahu, Mahavahu, Vyudoru, Kanakadhaja; Kundashi, and Virajas. Besides these hundred sons, there was a daughter named Dush-shala. All were heroes and Ati-rathas, and were well-skilled in war. All were learned in the Vedas, and all kinds of weapons. And, O king, worthy wives were in time selected for all of them by Dhrita-rashtra after proper examination. And king Dhrita-rashtra, O monarch, also bestowed Dush-shala, in proper time and with proper rites, upon Jayadratha (the king of Sindhu)."
Thus ends the hundred and seventeenth Section in the Sambhava of the Adi Parva.
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