Pandu

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Pandu is a key figure in the Indian epic Mahabharata, the Kuru king and father of the Pandavas.

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Pandu canonical 17

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu mythological figure
Kuru king
character in the Mahabharata
mythological king
appearsIn Adi Parva narrative of the Kuru lineage
Adi Parva
surface form: Adi Parva of the Mahabharata

Sabha Parva
surface form: Sabha Parva of the Mahabharata
associatedConcept dharma in the Mahabharata
associatedWith Hastinapura
Pandavas
birthBy Niyoga with Vyasa
brother Dhritarashtra
Vidura
causeOfAbdication curse from a sage
culturalContext ancient Indian epic tradition
deathCause consequence of violating the curse
ethnicity Kuru
fatherOf Arjuna
Bhima
Nakula
Sahadeva
Yudhishthira
genreOfWorkAppearedIn Itihasa
grandfatherOf Parikshit
grandsonOf Shantanu
kingdomRuled Kuru Kingdom
knownFor abdication of the throne due to a curse
being father of the Pandavas
languageOfName Sanskrit
memberOf Kuru dynasty
mother Ambalika
nameInDevanagari पाण्डु
nephewOf Bhishma
placeOfRetreat forest
positionHeld King of Hastinapura
relatedGroup Kauravas
relative Dhritarashtra
Vidura
religion Hinduism
roleInNarrative predecessor to the Kurukshetra War generation
sonOf Vichitravirya
spouse Kunti
Madri
stepBrother Dhritarashtra
Vidura
textualSource Mahabharata
title King of the Kurus

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Arjuna father Pandu
Pandavas father Pandu
Vyasa father Pandu
Dhritarashtra brother Pandu
Prativindhya grandfather Pandu
Yudhishthira uncle Pandu
Yudhishthira raisedBy Pandu
Bhima father Pandu
Hastinapura ruledByKing Pandu
Nakula uncle Pandu
Sahadeva sonOf Pandu
Kunti spouse Pandu
Srutakarma grandchildOf Pandu
Pritha spouse Pandu
Gatotkaca grandparent Pandu