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Shantanu

Shantanu (Sanskrit: शंतनु, शन्तनु, IAST: Śaṃtanu, Śantanu) is a character in the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata. He was the King of the Kuru kingdom with his capital at Hastinapura. He was a descendant of the Bharata race, a forebearer of the lineage of the Chandravamsha, the father of Bhishma and the great-grandfather of the Pandavas and the Kauravas.

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Brahma's curse and the birth of Shantanu

Ikshvaku dynastyAshvamedhaRajasuyaYagnasBrahma
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Overview

SanskritIASTMahabharataKuru kingdomHastinapura
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Marriage with Ganga

GangaVasusVasishthaPrabhasa
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Etymology

NiruktiAdi ParvaSukha
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Children
Bhishma (from Ganga) · Chitrangada · Vichitravirya
Dynasty
Chandravamsh
Family
Pratipa (father) · Sunanda (mother) · Devapi (brother) · Bahlika (brother)
Home
Kuru Kingdom
Religion
Hinduism
Spouses
Ganga · Satyavati

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Etymology

Brahma's curse and the birth of Shantanu

Marriage with Ganga

Reunion with his son

Marriage with Satyavati

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Shantanu

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Triples64
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Shantanu

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related to Marriage with Ganga · 18
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related to Marriage with Satyavati · 17
Shantanu → After Shantanu's, Bhishma, Chitrangada, Chitrāngada, Devavrata, Eventually Shantanu, Four, Hastinapura, King Shantanu, Later, Satyavati, Satyavati's, To, Upon, Vichitravirya, While, Yamuna
related to Reunion with his son · 15
Shantanu → After, All, Brahmacharya, By, Devavrata, Emperor, Ganga, Hastinapura, Instead, One, Parshurama, The, Upon, Vasishtha, While
Children · 4
Shantanu → .mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output…, Bhishma (from Ganga), Chitrangada, Vichitravirya
Family · 4
Shantanu → Bahlika (brother), Devapi (brother), Pratipa (father), Sunanda (mother)
Spouses · 2
Shantanu → Ganga, Satyavati
Dynasty · 1
Shantanu → Chandravamsh
Home · 1
Shantanu → Kuru Kingdom
Religion · 1
Shantanu → Hinduism
Title · 1
Shantanu → King of Kuru Kingdom

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ganga son king hastinapura satyavati pratipa born devavrata father upon would kingdom also throne birth mahabharata one bhishma brahma bahlika

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ShantanuChildrenBhishma (from Ganga)1.00infobox
ShantanuChildren.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output…1.00infobox
ShantanuChildrenChitrangada1.00infobox
ShantanuChildrenVichitravirya1.00infobox
ShantanuDynastyChandravamsh1.00infobox
ShantanuFamilyPratipa (father)1.00infobox
ShantanuFamilySunanda (mother)1.00infobox
ShantanuFamilyDevapi (brother)1.00infobox
ShantanuFamilyBahlika (brother)1.00infobox
ShantanuHomeKuru Kingdom1.00infobox
ShantanuReligionHinduism1.00infobox
ShantanuSpousesGanga1.00infobox
ShantanuSpousesSatyavati1.00infobox
ShantanuTitleKing of Kuru Kingdom1.00infobox

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