Sanjaya
![The blind king [[Dhritarashtra]] listens as the visionary narrator Sanjaya relates the events of the battle between the [[Kaurava]] and the [[Pandava]] clans.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/The_blind_king_Dhrtarastra_listens_as_the_visionary_narrator_Sanjaya_relates_the_events_of_the_battle_between_the_Kaurava_and_the_Pandava_clans.jpg)
Sanjaya (
Sanskrit: सञ्जय, meaning "victory") or
Sanjaya Gavalgana is a figure from the ancient Indian
Hindu epic ''
Mahābhārata''. Sanjaya is the advisor of the blind king
Dhritarashtra, the ruler of the
Kuru kingdom and the father of the
Kauravas, as well as serving as his charioteer. Sanjaya is a disciple of Sage
Vyasa. He is stated to have the gift of ''divya drishti'' (divine vision), the ability to observe distant events within his mind, granted by Vyasa. He narrates to Dhritarashtra the events of the
Kurukshetra War, including the ones described in the ''
Bhagavad Gita''.
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