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Uttarā () is a character in the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata. She was the princess of Matsya, and the daughter of King Virata and Queen Sudeshna, at whose court the Pandavas—the central figures of the epic—spent a year in concealment during their exile. During this period, she learned music and dance from Arjuna, the third Pandava, and later married his son, Abhimanyu. Uttarā was widowed at a young age during the Kurukshetra War. Following the Pandavas' victory in the war, she and her unborn son were attacked by Ashwatthama, and were saved by the divine intervention of Krishna. Her son Parik

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Character.info hdr
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Character.name
Uttarā
Character.image
File:Uttara crying for her husband.jpg
Character.alt
Uttara
Character.caption
Abhimanyu consoles Uttarā before leaving for the war, illustration by S.N. Das
Character.family
Virata (father)Sudeshna (mother)Uttara (brother) Shankha (brother)
Character.spouse
Abhimanyu
Character.children
Parikshit
Character.origin
Matsya Kingdom

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Wikidata facts

Gender
female
Spouse
Abhimanyu
Father
Virāṭa
Mother
Sudeshna
Sibling
Uttara
Image
Uttara crying for her husband.jpg
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Mahabharata
Commons category
Uttarā
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