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Kunti

Also called: Pritha

Mother of the Pandavas Yudhishthira, Bhima and Arjuna, and before her marriage of Karna, the Sun's son, whom she set adrift on a river.

Sources: The Mahabharata, tr. Kisari Mohan Ganguli, Book 3, Vana Parva, Kundalaharana Parva (sections 299 to 309), and Adi Parva 111 · see Kunti's web

Relations 1

Kunti parent of

Karna (Mortal) All traditions · The armour Karna cut away (Karna, the Sun's son)
His mother, who set him adrift.

Stories 3

The chariot from Raivataka
From the epics · as who blesses her · 2 tellings
The child born still
From the epics · as who pleads first · 2 tellings
The armour Karna cut away (Karna, the Sun's son)
From the epics · as his mother · 2 tellings

Cited

The Mahabharata, tr. Kisari Mohan Ganguli, Book 3, Vana Parva, Kundalaharana Parva (sections 299 to 309), and Adi Parva 111 Primary text (translation)