[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1010 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1010 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1010 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1010](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1010) MĀDRĪ. A sister of the king of the Madras, and second wife of Pāṇdu, to whom she bore twin-sons, Nakula and Sahadeva; but the Aswins are alleged to have been their real father. She became a satī on the funeral pile of her husband. - [Previous: c5.1009](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1009) - [Next: c5.1011](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1011) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1010](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1010) · Pramāṇa