धृतराष्ट्र

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From धृत (dhṛta, held) +‎ राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra, nation).

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धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) stemm

  1. (Hinduism) King of Hastinapura in the Indian sacred text Bhagavad-gītā and in the in Mahabharata.

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