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Satyavati asks her elder son Vyasa to father children with Ambika and Ambalika, the widows of her dead son Vichitravirya. Ambika gives birth to a blind child, named Dritharashtra and her sister Ambalika to a pale skinned child Pandu.
Dritharashtra, because of his blindness, becomes ineligible to take the throne, and his step brother Pandu becomes the king. Pandu has a curse on him that he would die when he has a sexual relationship.
Pandu’s first wife Kunti holds a particular boon to bear children and gives birth to the virtuous Yudhishthira, the enormously strong Bhima, and the great warrior Arjuna. Before getting married to Pandu, Kunti tries to test her boon, and gives birth to Karna. She abandons him in the fear of ignominy.
Madri, Pandu’s second wife, borrows Kunti’s secret and gives birth to the twins Nakula and Sahadev.
These five brothers are the Pandavas and the heroes of the story. They share a common wife Draupadi.
King Pandu dies after mating with his second wife, and his brother Dritharashtra becomes the king.
Dritharashtra and his wife Gandhari have a hundred children, the Kauravas. Duryodhana is the eldest of them.
Both the Pandavas and Kauravas grow up with dislike towards each other. The Pandavas, with their physical strength, positive attitude and good deeds, become popular among the subjects of the country. On the other hand, the Kauravas are seen to be jealous and wicked.
The eldest Kaurava, Duryodhana, teams up with h