अस्त्येको द्रविकोनाम गंधर्वाणां कुलाग्रणीः । तस्याहमस्मि तनया नाम्ना चांशुमती स्मृता
astyeko dravikonāma gaṃdharvāṇāṃ kulāgraṇīḥ | tasyāhamasmi tanayā nāmnā cāṃśumatī smṛtā
‘ಗಂಧರ್ವರಲ್ಲಿ ದ್ರವಿಕ ಎಂಬ ಒಬ್ಬ ಕುಲಾಗ್ರಣಿ ಇದ್ದಾನೆ. ನಾನು ಅವನ ಪುತ್ರಿ; ಅಂಶುಮತಿ ಎಂಬ ನಾಮದಿಂದ ಸ್ಮರಿಸಲ್ಪಡುತ್ತೇನೆ.’
Aṃśumatī (a Gandharva maiden)
Scene: A celestial maiden steps forward and introduces herself: Aṃśumatī, daughter of Dravika, leader among Gandharvas; her posture is poised, ornaments gleam, and the forest seems subtly illumined around her.
Purāṇic narratives often establish identity and lineage to frame dharma-based alliances, vows, or future boons.
None; it is character and lineage identification.
None.