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Name all the one hundred Kauravas (Dhritarashtra's sons) who were born in pots.

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In this chapter of the Adi Parva of the Mahabharata, Vaishampayana tells Arjuna's great-grandson Janamejaya all 101 sons of Dhritarashtra:

Their names, O king, according to the order of birth, are Duryodhana, Yuyutsu, Duhsasana, Duhsaha, Duhsala, Jalasandha, Sama, Saha, Vinda and Anuvinda, Durdharsha, Suvahu, Dushpradharshana, Durmarshana and Durmukha, Dushkarna, and Karna; Vivinsati and Vikarna, Sala, Satwa, Sulochana, Chitra and Upachitra, Chitraksha, Charuchitra, Sarasana, Durmada and Durvigaha, Vivitsu, Vikatanana; Urnanabha and Sunabha, then Nandaka and Upanandaka; Chitravana, Chitravarman, Suvarman, Durvimochana; Ayovahu, Mahavahu, Chitranga, Chitrakundala, Bhimavega, Bhimavala, Balaki, Balavardhana, Ugrayudha; Bhima, Karna, Kanakaya, Dridhayudha, Dridhavarman, Dridhakshatra, Somakitri, Anudara; Dridhasandha, Jarasandha, Satyasandha, Sada, Suvak, Ugrasravas, Ugrasena, Senani, Dushparajaya, Aparajita, Kundasayin, Visalaksha, Duradhara; Dridhahasta, Suhasta, Vatavega, and Suvarchas; Adityaketu, Vahvashin, Nagadatta, Agrayayin; Kavachin, Krathana, Kunda, Kundadhara, Dhanurdhara; the heroes, Ugra and Bhimaratha, Viravahu, Alolupa; Abhaya, and Raudrakarman, and Dridharatha; Anadhrishya, Kundabhedin, Viravi, Dhirghalochana Pramatha, and Pramathi and the powerful Dhirgharoma; Dirghavahu, Mahavahu, Vyudhoru, Kanakadhvaja; Kundasi and Virajas.

And yes, I said 101 sons, not 100, because in addition to the hundred Kauravas, Dhritarashtra had one additional son, Yuyutsu, with a Vaishya woman. As I discuss in this answer about the birth of the Kauravas, Gandhari was pregnant with the Kauravas for two years. Dhritarashtra was worried that Gandhari would never give birth, so as a precaution he decided to have a son with a Vaishya woman, as described in this chapter of the Adi Parva of the Mahabharata. In any case, as I discuss in this answer, Yuyutsu was a virtuous individual who decided to switch to the Pandava side in the Mahabharata war, and he served as a regent when the Pandavas left their kingdom to Arjuna's grandson Parikshit.

And in addition to his 101 sons, Dhritarashtra also had a daughter named Duhsala. She was born the same way as the 100 Kauravas, as I discuss in this answer. And she married Jayadratha, a king who fought on the Kaurava side, infamous for blocking the Pandavas from rescuing Arjuna's son Abhimanyu during the Mahabharata war.

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  • Interesting that 4 of the sons where namesake of "Bhima*" (& "Jarasandha", "Karna" too), including 1 named literally as "Bhima" itself! However such names are not present in @Kedarnath's answer. However I really find strange that, 1 son was named as "Ugrayudha", the same name king actually lusted after Dhritarashtra's grandmother Satyavati and enraged Bhishma by asking Satyavati for marriage immediately after Shantanu's death.
    – iammilind
    Sep 24, 2015 at 10:36
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    @iammilind Actually they are present in Kedarnath's answer, it's just that Wikipedia spells things differently; it says Bheema rather than Bhima, Jaraasandha rather than Jarasandha, etc. In any case, a lot of these names are fairly common Kshatriya names; I know plenty of Vedic kings named Bhima, like Bhima of Vidarbha. And names starting with Ugra, or Chitra, or Satya, and ending with Yudha, or Jaya, or Dhara, or Sena was extremely common for Kshatriyas. So I don't think the fact that someone was named Ugrayudha is any more than a coincidence, like an American naming someone Steve.
    – Keshav Srinivasan ♦
    Sep 24, 2015 at 12:12
  • @Iammilind By the way, the reason I know about Bhima of Vidarbha is that he's one of the kings mentioned in the Aitareya Brahmana of the Rig Veda: see my question here: hinduism.stackexchange.com/q/8007/36
    – Keshav Srinivasan ♦
    Sep 24, 2015 at 12:45
  • While fixing a couple of typos, I also noticed that, preceding the BQ, you said 101 sons but the BQ also includes Duhsala (the daughter). Interesting that Yuyutsu is born after Duryodhana but before Duhsasana which means the Vaishya woman also got pregnant simultaneously as Gandhari or an year after because Gandhari remained pregnant for 2 years but then she waited to deliver Yuyutsu until after Duryodhana is born.
    – Say No To Censorship
    Jan 13, 2016 at 1:17
  • @sv. If you count, you'll find that the block quote contains 102 names, because it includes both Yuyutsu and Duhsala. And yeah, Yuyutsu's mother got pregnant sometime during Gandhari's pregnancy, presumably within the last nine or ten months of Gandhari's pregnancy. It is interesting that Yuyutsu is mentioned as being born between Duryodhana and Dushasana, because my understanding is that the 100 Kauravas were born more or less simultaneously.
    – Keshav Srinivasan ♦
    Jan 13, 2016 at 3:47
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From Wikipedia,

  1. Duryodhana
  2. Yuyutsu(half-brother, Dhritirashtra and Vysya servant's son)
  3. Dushasana
  4. Vikarna
  5. Vivinsati
  6. Durmukha
  7. Duhsalan
  8. Jalagandha
  9. Sama
  10. Saha
  11. Vindha
  12. Anuvindha
  13. Chitrasena
  14. Durdarsha
  15. Durmarsha
  16. Dussaha
  17. Durmada
  18. Dushkarna
  19. Durdhara
  20. Durmarshana
  21. Durvishaha
  22. Durvimochana
  23. Dushpradharsha
  24. Durjaya
  25. Dushparajaya
  26. Jaitra
  27. Bhurivala
  28. Ravi
  29. Jayatsena
  30. Sujata
  31. Srutavan
  32. Srutanta
  33. Jaya
  34. Chitra
  35. Upachitra
  36. Charuchitra
  37. Chitraksha
  38. Sarasana
  39. Chitrayudha
  40. Chitravarman
  41. Suvarma
  42. Sudarsana
  43. Dhanurgraha
  44. Vivitsu
  45. Subaahu
  46. Nanda
  47. Upananda
  48. Kratha
  49. Vatavega
  50. Nishagin
  51. Kavashin
  52. Paasi
  53. Vikata
  54. Soma
  55. Suvarchasas
  56. Dhanurdhara
  57. Ayobaahu
  58. Mahabaahu
  59. Chithraamga
  60. Chithrakundala
  61. Bheemaratha
  62. Bheemavega
  63. Bheemabela
  64. Ugraayudha
  65. Kundhaadhara
  66. Vrindaaraka
  67. Dridhavarma
  68. Dridhakshathra
  69. Dridhasandha
  70. Jaraasandha
  71. Sathyasandha
  72. Sadaasuvaak
  73. Ugrasravas
  74. Ugrasena
  75. Senaany
  76. Aparaajitha
  77. Kundhasaai
  78. Dridhahastha
  79. Suhastha
  80. Suvarcha
  81. Aadithyakethu
  82. Ugrasaai
  83. Kavachy
  84. Kradhana
  85. Kundhy
  86. Bheemavikra
  87. Alolupa
  88. Abhaya
  89. Dhridhakarmaavu
  90. Dhridharathaasraya
  91. Anaadhrushya
  92. Kundhabhedy
  93. Viraavy
  94. Pradhama
  95. Amapramaadhy
  96. Deerkharoma
  97. Suveeryavaan
  98. Dheerkhabaahu
  99. Kaanchanadhwaja
  100. Kundhaasy
  101. Virajass
  102. Dussala(Daughter)
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1.Duryodhana, 2.Dussaasana, 3.Dussaha, 4.Dussala, 5.Jalasandha, 6.Sama, 7.Saha, 8.Vinda, 9.Anuvinda, 10.Durdarsha, 11.Subaahu, 12.Dushpradarshana, 13.Durmarshana, 14.Durmukha, 15.Dushkarna, 16.Karna, 17.Vivimsata, 18.Vikarna, 19.Sala, 20.Satva, 21SulOchana, 22.Chitra, 23.Upachitra 24.Chitraaksha, 25.Charucitra, 26.Saraasana, 27.Durmada, 28.Durvigaaha, 29.Vivitsa, 30.VikaTaanana, 31.Nornanaabha, 32.Sunaabha, 33.Nanda, 34.Upananda, 35.Chitrabaana, 36.Chitravarma, 37.Suvarma, 38.DurvimOcana, 39.AyObaaha, 40.Mahaabaaha 41.Chitranga, 42.Chitrakundala, 43.Bheemavega, 44.Bheemabalaa, 45.Balaaka, 46.Balavardha, 47.NOgraayudha, 48.SushEna, 49.Kundadhaara, 50.MahOdara, 51.Chitraayudha, 52.Nishanga, 53.Paasa, 54.Brundaaraka, 55.Dhrudhavarma, 56.Dhrudhakshatra, 57.Somakeerthi, 58.Anoodara, 59.Dhrudhasandha, 60.Jaraasandha, 61. Sada, 62.Suvaaga, 63.Ugrasrava, 64.Ugrasena, 65.Senaani, 66.Dushpraaja, 67.Aparaajitha, 68.Kundasaayi, 69.Visaalaksha, 70.Duraadhara, 71.Durjaya, 72.Dhrudhahasta, 73.Suhastha, 74.VaatavEga, 75.Suvarcha, 76.Aaadityaketa, 77.Bahvaasi, 78.Naagadatta, 79.Agrayaayi, 80.Kavacha, 81.Kradhana, 82.Kundina, 83.DhanurdharOgra, 84.Bheemaradha, 85.Veerabaahu, 86.ValOla, 87.Rudrakarma, 88.Dhrudaradhaasrya, 89.Adrushya, 90.KundabhEdi, 91.Viravi, 92.Pramadha, 93.Pramaadhi, 94.DeergharOma, 95.Dheerghabaahu, 96.OoDhOra, 97.Kanakadhvaja, 98.Upaabhaya, 99.Kundaasi 100.Vijarasa. 101.Dusala-Sister of Duryodhana 102.Yuyutsu- Step brother of Duryodhana born from dassi.

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