Madri
Madhuri माद्री | |
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Mahabharata character | |
In-universe information | |
Spouse | Pandu |
Children | Nakula and Sahadeva with Ashvin named Nasatya |
Relatives | Shalya (brother) |
In the Mahabharata epic, Madri (Sanskrit: माद्री; IAST: Mādrī; IPA/Sanskrit: [mɑːd̪riː] ) was a princess of the Madra Kingdom (IAST: Mādra; [mɑːd̪rə]) and the second wife of King Pāṇḍu. She gave birth to Nakula and Sahadeva using Kunti's boon.
Etymology
The word Mādrī means 'she who is the princess of Madra kingdom (Mādra)'.