Pāṇḍu

father of the Pandavas in the epic Mahabharata
Person mythical_character Q857071
Pāṇḍu
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Pāṇḍu

Summary

Pāṇḍu is a mythical character[1]. He ranks in the top 7% of mythical_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (366 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pāṇḍu's father was Vyāsa[3].
  • Pāṇḍu's mother was Ambalika[4].
  • Among Pāṇḍu's spouses was Kuntī[5].
  • Among Pāṇḍu's spouses was Mādrī[6].
  • A child of Pāṇḍu was Arjuna[7].
  • A child of Pāṇḍu was Yudhiṣṭhira[8].
  • A child of Pāṇḍu was Bhīma[9].
  • A child of Pāṇḍu was Nakula[10].
  • A child of Pāṇḍu was Sahadeva[11].
  • A child of Pāṇḍu was Pāṇḍava[12].
  • Pāṇḍu's image is recorded as Raja Pandu and Matakunti LACMA M.69.13.6.jpg[13].
  • Pāṇḍu is recorded as male[14].
  • Pāṇḍu's instance of is recorded as mythical character[15].
  • Pāṇḍu's Commons category is recorded as Pandu[16].
  • Pāṇḍu's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q9610 (ben)-Titodutta-পাণ্ডু.wav[17].
  • Pāṇḍu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/046ty8[18].
  • Pāṇḍu's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0048819[19].
  • Pāṇḍu's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Pandu[20].
  • Pāṇḍu's present in work is recorded as Mahabharata[21].
  • Pāṇḍu's different from is recorded as Pandu[22].
  • Pāṇḍu's stepparent is recorded as Vichitravirya[23].
  • Pāṇḍu's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as pandu[24].

Body

Origins and Family

Pāṇḍu's father was Vyāsa[3]. His mother was Ambalika[4].

Personal Life

Spouses include Kuntī[5], a mythical character[25] and Mādrī[6], a character in the Mahabharata[26]. Children include Arjuna[7], a human whose existence is disputed[27]; Yudhiṣṭhira[8], a human whose existence is disputed[28]; Bhīma[9], a legendary figure[29]; Nakula[10], a human whose existence is disputed[30]; Sahadeva[11], a human whose existence is disputed[31]; and Pāṇḍava[12], a sibling group[32].

Why It Matters

Pāṇḍu ranks in the top 7% of mythical_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (366 views/month).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Who were Pāṇḍu's parents?

Pāṇḍu's father was Vyāsa[3]. Pāṇḍu's mother was Ambalika[4].

Who was Pāṇḍu married to?

Pāṇḍu's spouses include Kuntī[5] and Mādrī[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . lingualibre.org. lingualibre.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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