# शर्मिष्ठा (śarmiṣṭhā) Canonical page: https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/sharmishtha शर्मिष्ठा (śarmiṣṭhā) is a Sanskrit word meaning the name of one of the wives of Yayati, the wife of Yayati and daughter of Vrishaparvan, name of a daughter of Vrishaparvan and wife of Yayati, the name of several women, especially the wife of Yayati, a proper name, the wife of Yayati, the daughter of Vrishaparvan and wife of Yayati. Its 9 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them Śarmiṣṭhā, wife of Yayāti and daughter of Vṛṣaparvan, Śarmiṣṭhā as a name for several women, Śarmiṣṭhā, daughter of Svarbhānu. - **SLP1:** `SarmizWA` **IAST:** śarmiṣṭhā **Devanagari:** शर्मिष्ठा - **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharmishtha - **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/sharmishtha/declensions.md ## Meanings by context ### Śarmiṣṭhā, wife of Yayāti and daughter of Vṛṣaparvan (7 definitions) - the name of one of the wives of Yayati *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > (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 ] - The wife of Yayati and daughter of Vrishaparvan *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > 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 ] - Name of a daughter of Vrishaparvan and wife of Yayati. *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > 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 ] - A proper name, the wife of Yayati. *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > शर्मिष्ठा (śarmiṣṭhā) [Printed book page 0937-a ] शर्मिष्ठा (śarmiṣṭhā) śarmiṣṭhā, i. e. superl. of the last, f. A proper name, the wife of Yayāti, Śāk. d. 82; Mālav. 19, 11. [ ID=14514 ] - the wife of Yayati and daughter of Vrishaparvan *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)* > 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 ] - Daughter of the Asura king Vrishaparvan and second wife of Yayati. *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata* > शर्मिष्ठा (śarmiṣṭhā) [Printed book page 196-1 ] Śarmiṣṭhā, daughter of the Asura king Vṛṣaparvan and the second wife of Yayāti. § 143 (Nahuṣa): I, 75, 3159, 3160 (mother of Druhyu, Anu, and Pūru).—§ 146 (Deva- yānī): I, 78, 3284 ( duhitā Vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ ), 3285, (3287), 3290, 3291, 3305 ( duhitrā Vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ ), 3306, 3309, 3310 ( Vārṣaparvaṇī ), 3312, 3313; 80, 3347, 3348, 3349, (3351), (3353), (3355); 81, 3360, 3363, 3365, 3368, 3375, 3393, 3395.—§ 147 (do.): I, 82, 3399, 3402, 3406, 3407, (3408), (3412), (3415), (3417), 3420, 3421, 3422; 83, 3424, 3425, (3426), (3429), 3433, 3438, 3440, (3443), 3451, 3458.—§ 148 (Yayāti): I, 84, 3481 ( °āyāḥ sutaṃ Druhyuṃ ), 3520 ( °āyāḥ Page196-b+ 60 suto Druhyuḥ ).—§ 156 (Pūruvaṃś.): I, 95, ††3761, ††3762 (by Yayāti, mother of Druhyu, Anu, and Pūru).—§ 569 b (Yayāti): V, 149, 5044 ( duhitrā Vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ, mother of Pūru).—§ 595 (Ṣoḍaśarāj., v. Yayāti): VII, 63, 2297. Cf. also the following synonyms:— Asurendrasutā (“daughter of the Asura king”): I, 3369. Asurī : I, 3286. Vārṣaparvaṇī (“daughter of Vṛṣaparvan”): I, 3310, 3393, 3399, 3402, 3411, 3433, ††3762. [ ID=2489 ] - 1. The daughter of Vrishaparvan and wife of Yayati. 2. The mother of Druhya, Anu, and Puru. *The Purana Index* > 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 Page3-391+ 36 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.] [ ID=14182 ] ### Śarmiṣṭhā as a name for several women (1 definition) - The name of several women, especially the wife of Yayati. *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > शर्मिष्ठा (śarmiṣṭhā) [Printed book page 540 ] शर्मिष्ठा (śarmiṣṭhā) f. N. of sev. women, esp. of the wife of Yayāti. [ ID=32030 ] ### Śarmiṣṭhā, daughter of Svarbhānu (1 definition) - a daughter of Svarbhanu *The Purana Index* > [Printed book page 3-391 ] Śarmiṣṭhā (II) — a daughter of Svarbhānu. Vi. I. 21. 7. [ ID=14183 ] ## 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); The Purana Index. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne. The Sanskrit Lexicon app for iPhone, iPad and Mac: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sanskrit-lexicon-dictionary/id6746787546