संस्‍कृतशब्‍दकोशः

धृतराष्ट्र

कौरवों का पिता

name of the father of kauravas, who had steady sway over his dominion

Monier–Williams

धृतराष्ट्र — {rāṣṭra} m. whose empire is firm, a powerful king##N. of a Nāga also called Airāvata &c##of a Deva-gandharva sometimes identified with King DhṭDharma (below) (with Buddhists, N. of a king of the Gandharvas and one of the 4 Mahārājas [] or Lokapālas {cf. Dharmas. vii} 206)##of a son of the Daitya Bali##of a king of Kāśī (with the patr. {vaicitraviirya} )##of the eldest son of Vyāsa by the widow of Vicitra-viirya (brother of Pāṇḍu and Vidura and born blind, husband of Gāndhāri and father of 100 sons of whom the eldest was Dur-yodhana##sometimes identified with Dhṛita-rāshṭra and Haṃsa, 2 chiefs of the Gandharvas)##of a son of Janam-ejaya##of a king of the geese (cf. Haṃsa, above)##partic. bird##pl. the 100 sons of King Dhṛita-rāshṭra (enumerated i, 4540)##({ī}), f. N. of a daughter of Tāmrā (mother of geese and other water-birds)##{tra-ja} m. son of Dhṛita-rāshṭra, N. of Dur-yodhana &c., Pracaṇḍ##{trânuja} m. younger brother of Dhṛita-rāshṭra, N. of Pāṇḍu