In the Mahābhārata Dhritarashtra (Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र, hritarāshtra) was the son born to Vichitravirya's first wife Ambika. He was fathered by Vyasa. This blind king of Hastinapura was father to a hundred children by his wife Gandhari. These children came to be known as the Kauravas. Duryodhana and Dushasana were the first two sons.