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Template:Infobox character/Wikidata In the epic Mahabharata, Ambika (Sanskrit: अम्बिका, ambikā) is the daughter of Kashya, the King of Kashi, and wife of Vichitravirya, the king of Hastinapura.^[1] She was also the mother of Dhritarashtra, aunt of Pandu and grandmother to the Kauravas.

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^ Law, B.C. (1973). Tribes in Ancient India, Poona: Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, p.105

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-In the epic [[Mahabharata]], '''Ambika''' ([[Sanskrit]]: अम्बिका, ''ambikā'') is the daughter of Kashya, the King of [[Varanasi|Kashi]], and wife of [[Vichitravirya]], the king of [[Hastinapura]].<ref>Law, B.C. (1973). Tribes in Ancient India, Poona: Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, p.105</ref> She was also the mother of [[Dhritarashtra]], step-mother of [[Pandu]] and grandmother to [[Kauravas]] and [[Pandavas]].
+In the epic [[Mahabharata]], '''Ambika''' ([[Sanskrit]]: अम्बिका, ''ambikā'') is the daughter of Kashya, the King of [[Varanasi|Kashi]], and wife of [[Vichitravirya]], the king of [[Hastinapura]].<ref>Law, B.C. (1973). Tribes in Ancient India, Poona: Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, p.105</ref> She was also the mother of [[Dhritarashtra]], aunt of [[Pandu]] and grandmother to the [[Kauravas]].
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