| Ambalika | |
|---|---|
| Kuru Queen | |
| Spouse | Vichitravirya |
| Issue | Pandu |
| House | Hastinapura |
| Dynasty | Kashi (by birth) Kuruvamsha-Chandravamsha (by marriage) |
| Father | Kashya |
| Mother | Kausalya |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Ambalika (Sanskrit: अम्बालिका, romanized: Ambālikā) is the queen of Kuru Kingdom in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. The youngest daughter of Kashya, the King of Kashi and Kausalya,[1] Ambalika is abducted by Bhishma during her svayamvara ceremony, and becomes the wife of Vichitravirya, the King of Hastinapura. She is the mother of Pandu and the grandmother of Pandavas.[2]