Blind king of Hastinapura and father of the Kauravas brother of Pandu.

In the Mahabharata Dhritarashtra (Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र, dhritarāshtra) was the son born to Vichitravirya's first wife Ambika. He was fathered by Vyasa. This blind king of Hastinapura was father to a hundred children by his wife Gandhari.

the uncle of the Pandavas. His attempt to usurp their kingdom resulted in the Kurukshetra war.