अस्त्येको द्रविकोनाम गंधर्वाणां कुलाग्रणीः । तस्याहमस्मि तनया नाम्ना चांशुमती स्मृता
astyeko dravikonāma gaṃdharvāṇāṃ kulāgraṇīḥ | tasyāhamasmi tanayā nāmnā cāṃśumatī smṛtā
‘گندھروؤں میں ایک دروِک نامی ہے جو ان کے کُل کا پیشوا ہے۔ میں اسی کی بیٹی ہوں، اور میرا نام اَمشومتی کے طور پر یاد کیا جاتا ہے۔’
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.