माण्डवी

{ māṇḍavī }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

MĀṆḌAVĪ   Wife of Bharata. Rāma married Sītā; Bharata, Māṇḍavī; Lakṣmaṇa, Ūrmilā and Śatrughna, Śrutakīrti [Sarga 73, Bālakāṇḍa, Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa] . Māṇḍavī, Ūrmilā and Śrutakīrti were the daughters of Kuśadhvaja, brother of Janaka. [Bāla Kāṇḍa, Kamba Rāmāyaṇa] . Bharata got two sons of Māṇḍavī named Subāhu and Śūrasena. Both of them defeated the Gandharvas and established cities one on each side of the river Sindhu. [Uttara Rāmāyaṇa] .

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

माण्डवी  f.  f. fr. ओव्य N. of दाक्षायणी in माण्डव्य, [Cat.]
वात्सी.माण्डवी-पुत्र   of a daughter of कुश-ध्वज and wife of भरत, [R.] ( cf.).

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वात्सी.माण्डवी पुत्र