Bhagavad Gita · Mahabharata Codex

Yudhishthira

युधिष्ठिर · yudhiṣṭhira

Eldest of the five Pandavas; rightful heir to the Kuru throne

The man who never lied gambled away his kingdom, his brothers and his wife.

Yudhishthira is the first son of Kunti and Pandu, fathered by Dharma, the god of justice. He is known for truthfulness and patience, and the war is fought in his name: he is the king the Pandavas want to restore. His one weakness was dice. Challenged to a game he could not honourably refuse, he lost everything. In the Gita he appears once, blowing his conch Anantavijaya.