the eldest of the five Pandava brothers, noted for his truthfulness and righteousnessl.

The eldest of the five Pandava brothers. He was also known as Dharma (Righteousness), due to his great virtues.

In the great Hindu epic Mahabharata, Yudhisthira (Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर, yudhiṣṭhira) was the eldest son of King Pandu and Queen Kunti, king of Hastinapura and Indraprastha, and World Emperor. He was the principal protagonist of the Kurukshetra War, and for his unblemished piety, known as Dharmaraja (Most pious one). Some sources describe him to be an adept warrior with the Spear.