How many children does Dhritarashtra had?

one hundred sons
Dhritarashtra was born blind. He fathered one hundred sons and one daughter, Dushala, by his wife, Gandhari and a son, Yuyutsu, by his wife’s maid. These children, including the eldest son Duryodhana, but not including Yuyutsu and Dushala, came to be known as the Kauravas.

Did Gandhari actually gave birth to 100 sons?

After two years of pregnancy, Gandhari gave birth to a hard piece of lifeless flesh that was not a baby at all. Gandhari was devastated as she had expected a hundred sons according to the blessing of Rishi Vyasa. Vyasa agreed, cut the piece of flesh into one hundred and one-pieces, and placed them each into a jar.

How many children did Dhritarashtra have in total?

Gandhari’s children are thus born in these jars over a period of time. Actually, Dhritarashtra had 101 children .One hundred sons and a daughter called **Dushala** from Gandhari, also he had another son **Yuyutsu** from a Vaishya servant Sukhada. So total he had 102 children.

Why did Gandhari and Dhritarashtra abandon the Mahabharata?

Vidura, an adviser to Dhritarashtra, said it was an evil omen and asked Gandhari and Dhritarashtra to abandon it. But that was not to be and the rest as they say is history or rather Mahabharata. (Duryodhana’s real name was Suyodhana and he changed it to Duryodhana which means unconqurable)

Who married Jayadratha in Mahabharata?

After 100 sons, Gandhari took out Duhshala, a baby girl, from the 101st jar. Check out the Adi Parva (The book of the beginning) in the Mahabharata which deals with the birth of the Pandavas, Kauravas and other related aspects Duhshala married Jayadratha who was killed by the Pandavas during the Mahabharata war.

Why did Gandhari pounds her womb?

Later she was married to King Dhritarashtra and after a while, she became pregnant but carries it unusually for a very long time. she pounds her stomach after hearing that Kunti, wife of Pandu who is a younger brother of Dhritarashtra, gave birth to their first child. In grief, Gandhari pounds her womb and it breaks and falls into pieces.