Where does “গান্ধারী” come from?

গান্ধারী (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit गान्धारी, from Sanskrit गन्धार — Gandhara, an ancient kingdom that occupied parts of present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan.

গান্ধারী (Bengali): Gandhari, wife of Dhritarashtra, mother of Kauravas and the sister of Shakuni

Definitions

  1. Gandhari, wife of Dhritarashtra, mother of Kauravas and the sister of Shakuni

Ancestry of “গান্ধারী”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगान्धारीWife of धृतराष्ट्र, mother of कौरव and the sister of शकुनि
2Sanskritगन्धारGandhara, an ancient kingdom that occupied parts of present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan
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