शर्मिष्ठाśarmiṣṭhā

(H2) [Printed book page 1058,3]
शर्मिष्ठा (śarmiṣṭhā) f. ‘most fortunate’, N. of one of the wives of Yayāti (she was the daughter of Vṛṣaparvan and mother of Druhyu, Anu, and Puru; cf. under ययाति (yayāti) and देव-यानी (deva-yānī)), Mahābhārata (Title) ; Kāvya literature (Literary category)  &c. [ID=214035]

शर्मिष्ठा (śarmiṣṭhā) [Printed book page 1036-b]
शर्मिष्ठा (śarmiṣṭhā) N. of one of the wives of Yayāti and daughter of Vṛshaparvan, the king of the Daityas; cf. देवयानी (devayānī) and ययाति (yayāti).                  [ID=27687]

शर्मिष्ठा (śarmiṣṭhā) [Printed book page 309-3]
शर्मिष्ठा (śarmiṣṭhā) śarm-iṣṭhā, f. spv. (of śarman) N.
of a daughter of Vṛṣaparvan and wife of
Yayāti. [ID=17614]

शर्मिष्ठा (śarmiṣṭhā) [Printed book page 0937-a]
शर्मिष्ठा (śarmiṣṭhā) śarmiṣṭhā, i. e. superl. of [ID=14514]

शर्मिष्ठा (śarmiṣṭhā) [Printed book page 0995-c]
Śarmiṣṭhā, f. ‘most fortunate,’ N. of one of the wives of Yayāti, (she was daughter of Vṛṣa- parvan and mother of Puru.) —Śarmiṣṭhā-yayāti, N. of a drama. [ID=46237]

शर्मिष्ठा (śarmiṣṭhā) [Printed book page 196-1]
Śarmiṣṭhā, daughter of the Asura king Vṛṣaparvan and
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शर्मिष्ठा (śarmiṣṭhā) [Printed book page 3-390]
Śarmiṣṭhā (I) — a daughter of Vṛṣaparvan (hence Vārṣaparvaṇi-Vi. P.) and wife of Yayāti. She once went with her attendants and Devayānī, and became engaged in water sports. Śiva and Pārvatī passed them when they put on their dress. In doing so Śarmiṣṭhā put on Devayānī's dress by mistake and was taken to task by Devayānī who called
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her a slave, arrogating superiority as a Brahmana girl. Śarmiṣṭhā grew angry and stripping her of her clothes threw her into a well and returned home;¹ Śukra resented the action of the princess and left the palace though the king begged his pardon. Śukra agreed to stay on condition that Śarmiṣṭhā would follow Devayānī wherever she went. It was agreed. She was given to Yayāti when Devayānī was married to him. Yayāti advised not to share his bed with Śarmiṣṭhā. One day after her monthly period Śarmiṣṭhā requested him to embrace her, which he did. She became mother of three sons — Druhya, Anu and Pūru.²
[Footnote: 1) Bhā. VI. 6. 32; Br. III. 6. 23; 68. 15; M. 6. 22; 24. 52;

Chh. 27-30; Vi. IV. 10, 4.] 

[Footnote: 2) Bhā. IX. 18. 6-33; M. Chh. 31-32; Vā.

68. 23; 93. 16.] 
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शर्मिष्ठा (śarmiṣṭhā) [Printed book page 540]
शर्मिष्ठा (śarmiṣṭhā) f. N. of sev. women, esp. of the wife of Yayāti. [ID=32030]

[Printed book page 3-391]
Śarmiṣṭhā (II) — a daughter of Svarbhānu. Vi. I. 21. 7. [ID=14183]