Madra kingdom
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Madra kingdom was a kingdom grouped among the western kingdoms in the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata. Its capital was Sagala in the Madra region. The Kuru king Pandu's second wife was from Madra king
"Madraka" in the Allahabad Pillar inscription of Samudragupta (350-375 CE)
Madri
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Madri, also known as Madravati, is a legendary character in the Mahabharata, an ancient Sanskrit epic poem. She is the princess from the Madra Kingdom and becomes the second wife of Pandu, the king of
Madra kingdom
…Indian epic Mahabharata. Its capital was Sagala in the Madra region. The Kuru king Pandu's (Pāṇḍu) second wife was from Madra kingdom and was called Madri (Sanskrit: माद्री; IAST: Mādrī; IPA/Sanskrit: ). The Pandava twins, Nakula and Sahadeva, were her sons. Madri's brother Shalya was the king of Madra…
A print of Madri by Raja Ravi Varma (1848 – 1906)
Due to Pandu's curse, each of the five Pandavas is fathered through the practice of niyoga which allows a reputed man to father children on behalf of the husband, with the children being acknowledged as the husband's alone. Madri's twins are fathered by the twin gods, the Ashvins (pictured).
A folio from the Razmnama (16th century Persian translation of the Mahabharata) depicting scenes of Pandu's life. At the bottom right, Madri is depicted jumping into his funeral pyre.