# माद्री (mādrī)

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माद्री (mādrī) is a Sanskrit word meaning a king of the Madras, a species of plant, the second wife of Pandu and mother of Nakula and Sahadeva, the wife of Sahadeva, also called Vijaya, of the wife of Kroshtu, of the wife of Krishna. Its 25 recorded definitions are grouped into 8 contexts, among them Wife of Pāṇḍu, Wife of other Puranic figures, Wife of Sahadeva.

- **Etymology:** E. मद्र a king, अण् patronymic aff — E. madra a king, aṇ patronymic aff
- **SLP1:** `mAdrI`  **IAST:** mādrī  **Devanagari:** माद्री
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madri
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/madri/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** माद्रि (mādri), मद्री (madrī)

## Meanings by context

### Wife of Pāṇḍu (11 definitions)
- the second wife of Pandu and mother of Nakula and Sahadeva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > ‘princess of the Madras’, N. of the second wife of Pāṇḍu and mother of the twins Nakula and Sahadeva (who were really the sons of the Aśvins), MBh.; Hariv. &c. [ ID=162522 ]
- the second wife of Pandu  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > माद्री (mādrī) [Printed book page 0859-a ] माद्री (mādrī) N. of the second wife of Pāṇḍu
- The wife of Pandu and mother of the youngest Pandava princes  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > माद्री (mādrī) [Printed book page 656 ] माद्री (mādrī) f. ( - द्री (-drī) ) The wife of PĀṆḌU, and mother of the youngest of the Pāṇḍava princes. E. मद्र (madra) a king, अण् (aṇ) patronymic aff. [ ID=30164 ]
- The wife of Pandu  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > माद्री (mādrī) [Printed book page 588-b ] माद्री (mādrī) ( द्री ) ((drī)) 3. f. The wife of Pāndu. [ ID=29696 ]
- Name of the second wife of Pandu  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > माद्री (mādrī) [Printed book page 568-03 ] माद्री (mādrī) f. Name of the second wife of Pāṇḍu. [ ID=29895 ]
- The wife of Pandu and mother of the youngest Pandava princes.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > माद्री (mādrī) [Printed book page 563-a ] माद्री (mādrī) f. ( - द्री (-drī) ) The wife of PĀṆḌU, and mother of the youngest of the Pāṇḍava princes. E. मद्र (madra) a king, अण् (aṇ) patronymic aff. [ ID=31243 ]
- The wife of Pandu and mother of the two youngest Pandava princes.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > माद्री (mādrī) [Printed book page 0699-a ] माद्री (mādrī) mādrī, i. e. madra + a + ī, f. The wife of Paṇḍu, and mother of the two youngest Pāṇḍava princes. [ ID=11177 ]
- princess of the Madras and the second wife of Pandu  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > माद्री (mādrī) [Printed book page 406 ] 1 माद्री (mādrī) f. princess of the Madras, E. of the second wife of Pāṇḍu. [ ID=24575 ]
- 1. The second wife of Pandu and mother of Nakula and Sahadeva. 2. The wife of Sahadeva. 3. The wife of Kroshtu. 4. The wife of Krishna. 5. A species of plant.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > माद्री (mādrī) [Printed book page 0769-a ] Mādrī, f. ‘princess of the Madras,’ N. of the second wife of Pāṇḍu and mother of the twins Na- kula and Saha-deva, (they were said to be the two youngest of the sons of Pāṇḍu, q. v., but were really the sons of Mādrī by the Aśvins, cf. nakula, kuntī ); the wife of Saha-deva; wife of Kroṣṭu; wife of Kṛṣṇa; a species of plant (= ati-viṣā). —Mādri- nandana, as, m. ( mādri for mādrī to suit the metre, cf. kunti-nandana ), ‘son of Mādrī,’ epi- thet of either Nakula or Saha-deva. —Mādrī-pati, is, m. ‘husband of Mādrī,’ epithet of Pāṇḍu. —Mādrī-pṛthā-pati, is, m. ‘husband of Mādrī and Pṛthā,’ N. of Pāṇḍu. [ ID=36992 ]
- The wife of Pandu and mother of Nakula and Sahadeva.  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > माद्री (mādrī) [Printed book page 451-2 ] Mādrī 1 (“the daughter of the Madra king”), the wife of Pāṇḍu and mother of Nakula and Sahadeva. § 132 (Aṃśāvat.): I, 67, 2794 (incarnation of the goddess Dhṛti).—§ 157 (Pūruvaṃś.): I, 95, ††3811 (wife of Pāṇḍu), ††3816, Page452-a+ 63 ††3817 (by the Aśvins mother of Nakula and Sahadeva), †3818 (all. to § 192 foll.).—§ 177 (Pāṇḍudigvijaya): I, 113, 4430 (sister of Śalya), 4441, 4442, 4444 (Pāṇḍu married M.).—§ 178 (Pāṇḍu): I, 114, 4474, 4477 (Pāṇḍu went to the wood with his wives).—§ 180 (Gāndhārīputrotpatti): I, 115, 4484.—§ 184 (Pāṇḍu): I, 119, 4613, 4616 (cursed by Kindama, Pāṇḍu retired to the wood with his wives).— § 192 (Pāṇḍavotpatti): I, 124, 4849, 4850 (at the wish of Pāṇḍu M. learnt the mantra from Kuntī and invoked the Aśvins, who on her begat Nakula and Sahadeva), 4859.— § 193 (Pāṇḍu): I, 125, 4870, 4874, 4878, 4880, 4882, 4884, (4887), 4888, (4890) (Pāṇḍu's death).—§ 194 (do.): I, 126, 4922 (by the Aśvins mother of Nakula and Sahadeva), 4926 (had ascended the funeral pyre of Pāṇḍu).—§ 195 (do.): I, 127, 4932, 4933, 4934 (the pretakārya of Pāṇḍu and M. was performed), 4940, 4953.—§ 214 (Hiḍimbavadhap.): I, 156, 6097 ( °yāḥ, sc. putrau, i.e. Nakula and Sahadeva).—§ 305 (Anudyūtap.): II, 79, 2602.—§ 338 (Indralokābhiga- manap.): III, 46, 1862 ( yathā ).—§ 522 (Draupadīharaṇap.): III, 266, †15607 ( °yāḥ putrau, i.e. Nakula and Sahadeva).— § 548 (Āraṇeyap.): III, 313, 17416 (wife of Pāṇḍu), 17417. —§ 611 (Śalyap.): IX, 17, †871 ( °yāś ca putrau, i.e. Nakula and Sahadeva).—§ 618 (Jalapradānikap.): XI, 13, †359 (do., do.).—§ 795 (Svargārohaṇap.): XVIII, 4, 144 (with Pāṇḍu in heaven.). Cf. Madrarājasutā, Mādravatī. [ ID=6675 ]
- see Madravati  
  *The Purana Index*
  > माद्री (mādrī) [Printed book page 2-681 ] Mādrī (I) — see Mādravatī. Bhā. IX. 22. 28; M. 50. 48; Vā. 99. 243. [ ID=10602 ]

### Wife of other Puranic figures (3 definitions)
- of the wife of Kroshtu  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of the wife of Kroṣṭu, Hariv. [ ID=162524 ]
- one of the wives of Drishti  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Mādrī (II) — one of the wives of Dṛṣṭi; her sons were Yudhājit, Midharāmsa, Animitra and Śinī. Br. III. 71. 18-19. [ ID=10603 ]
- the second wife of Vrishni  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Mādrī (III) — the second wife of Vṛṣṇi; gave birth to five sons, Yudhājit (Devamiḍhuṣa), Anamitra, etc. M. 45. 1-2; Vā. 96. 17-9. [ ID=10604 ]

### Wife of Sahadeva (3 definitions)
- the wife of Sahadeva, also called Vijaya  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of the wife of Saha-deva (also called Vijayā), MBh. [ ID=162523 ]
- Vijayā, the wife of Sahadeva  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > [Printed book page 452-1 ] Mādrī 2 (do.) = Vijayā, the wife of Sahadeva: I, ††3832 ( V° ). [ ID=6676 ]
- the mother of Suhotra by Sahadeva  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Mādrī (V) — the mother of Suhotra by Sahadeva, the Pāṇḍava. M. 50. 55. [ ID=10606 ]

### Derivatives, epithets, and related terms (2 definitions)
- a king of the Madras  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 808,2] माद्र (mādra) m. ( fr. मद्र (madra), of which it is also the Vṛddhi form in comp. ) a king of the Madras, Pat. [ ID=162509 ]
- an epithet of Nakula and Sahadeva  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नंदनः (naṃdanaḥ) an epithet of Nakula and Sahadeva

### Name for multiple wives (2 definitions)
- princess of Madra, and name of a wife of Pandu  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > माद्री (mādrī) [Printed book page 225-1 ] माद्री (mādrī) mādr-ī, f. princess of Madra, N. of the wives of Pāṇḍu, Sahadeva, and Kṛṣṇa; -eya, m. of Mādrī, pat. of Sahadeva and Nakula. [ ID=13992 ]
- A princess of the Madras, particularly a wife of Pandu  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > 2 माद्री (mādrī) f. a princess of the Madras, E. of the wives of Pāṇḍu, Kṛṣṇa, etc. [ ID=24576 ]

### Wife of Kṛṣṇa (2 definitions)
- of the wife of Krishna  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of the wife of Kṛṣṇa, ib.; VP. [ ID=162525 ]
- 1. A queen of Krishna. 2. The mother of Vrika and other sons.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Mādrī (IV) — a queen of Kṛṣṇa; mother of Vṛka and other sons. M. 47. 14; Vā. 96. 234; Vi. V. 32. 4. [ ID=10605 ]

### A species of plant (1 definition)
- a species of plant  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 808,2] माद्री (mādrī) b f. a species of plant (= अतिव्ल्षा (ativlṣā) ), L. [ ID=162521 ]

### Referential or meta-definitions (1 definition)
- See below.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1B) [Printed book page 808,2] माद्री (mādrī) a f. See below. [ ID=162510 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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