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

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Yudhishthira aunt Madri
Nakula mother Madri
Pandavas mother Madri
Sahadeva sonOf Madri
Pandu spouse Madri