<Tr> <Th> Family </Th> <Td> Pratipa (father) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Ganga and Satyavati </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> Bhishma, Chitrangada and Vichitravirya </Td> </Tr> <P> In the epic Mahabharata, Shantanu was a Kuru king of Hastinapura . He was a descendant of the Bharata race, of the lunar dynasty and great - grandfather of the Pandavas and Kauravas . He was the youngest son of King Pratipa of Hastinapura and had been born in the latter's old age . The eldest son Devapi had leprosy and gave up his inheritance to become a hermit . The middle son Bahlika (or Vahlika) abandoned his paternal kingdom and started living with his maternal uncle in Balkh and inherited the kingdom from him . Shantanu became the king of Hastinapura by default . </P>

Who is the eighth child according to mahabharata