Madri

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Madri is a princess from the Mahabharata epic, known as the second wife of King Pandu and the mother of the twins Nakula and Sahadeva.

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Madri canonical 13

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mythological character
princess
queen
appearsIn Mahabharata
associatedWith Ashvins
Madra kingdom
Pandavas
causeOfChildren boon of Kunti shared with her
characterTrait devoted to Pandu
self-sacrificing
childrenByDivineIntervention Nakula
Sahadeva
coWife Kunti
culture Ancient Indian
deathManner self-immolation
deathRite sati
diedWith Pandu
ethnicity Madra
father King of Madra
gender female
house Kuru (by marriage)
husband Pandu
invokedDeityForChildren Ashvins
languageOfSourceTexts Sanskrit
literarySource Critical Edition of the Mahabharata
maritalStatus second wife of Pandu
motherOf Nakula
Sahadeva
mythologicalTradition Indian mythology
narrativeFunction to complete the lineage of the five Pandavas
notableEvent accompanied Pandu into forest exile
gave birth to Nakula and Sahadeva in the forest
origin Madra kingdom
placeInNarrative mother of the youngest Pandavas
religion Hinduism
role mother of twins
queen consort of Hastinapura
sister Shalya
spouse Pandu
stepMotherOf Arjuna
Bhima
Yudhishthira
stepSonsCollective Pandavas
textualTradition Itihasa

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pandavas mother Madri
Yudhishthira aunt Madri
Nakula mother Madri
Sahadeva sonOf Madri
Pandu spouse Madri
House of Kuru hasMember Madri
Dushala aunt Madri
Shalya sibling Madri
Sutasoma hasGrandmother Madri
Madra relatedFigure Madri
Satanika grandmother Madri