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Name the grandson of Arjuna who ruled Hastinapur after the Pandavas, but was done to death by a snake bite, which was cursed on him by a rishi?

  1. parikshit

  2. abhimanyu

  3. nakula

  4. jarakruta
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Parikshit was Arjuna's grandson (son of Abhimanyu) who inherited the Hastinapur throne after the Pandavas retired to the Himalayas. He was cursed by sage Uttanka to die from snakebite for disrespecting a sage. Takshaka, the snake king, eventually bit him, fulfilling the curse. Abhimanyu was Parikshit's father, Nakula was one of the Pandavas, and Jarakruta was Takshaka's son.

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