By Jit Majumdar
- pertaining to Dhŗtarāşţra
- the offsprings of Dhŗtarāşţra
- the collective patronymic for the 100 sons of Dhŗtarāşţra by his queen Gāndhāri and other queens or concubines. (fem: dhārtarāşţrī): the patronymic for the only daughter of Dhŗtarāşţra, Duhśalā (M. Bh.)