Kaurava

Kaurava is a Sanskrit term which refers to descendants of Kuru, a legendary king of India who is the ancestor of many of the characters of the epic Mahabharata.

When referring to these children, a more specific term is also used – Dhārtarāṣṭra (Sanskrit: धार्तराष्ट्र), a derivative of Dhritarashtra.

[citation needed] After Gandhari was married to Dhritarashtra, she wrapped a cloth over her eyes and vowed to share the darkness that her husband lived in.

Dwaipayan Vyasa granted her the boon and in due course of time, Gandhari found herself to be pregnant.

After two years of pregnancy, Gandhari gave birth to a hard piece of lifeless flesh that was not a baby at all.

She was about to throw away the piece of flesh while Rishi Vyasa appeared and told her that his blessings could not have been in vain and asked Gandhari to arrange for one hundred jars to be filled with ghee.

Vyasa agreed, cut the piece of flesh into one hundred and one-pieces, and placed them each into a jar.

[dubious – discuss] According to the epic, Gandhari wanted a hundred sons and Vyasa granted her a boon that she would have these.

Another version says that she was unable to have any children for a long time and she eventually became pregnant but did not deliver for two years, after which she gave birth to a lump of flesh.