Character

达马扬蒂

दमयन्तीDamayantī

verses
664
books
9
chapters
60
Consort of
那拉

What the texts say

In the Mahabharata, Damayanti is the daughter of Bhima, king of Vidarbha. Mahabharata 3.66.1, 3.61.72 Hearing a swan's words about Nala, king of Nishadha, she grew restless in mind for him. Mahabharata 3.51.1, 3.54.25 At her svayamvara, the choosing of a husband, she chose him in accordance with dharma. Mahabharata 3.54.25 She then sent Sudeva, a brahmin, to King Rituparna of Ayodhya with word of another svayamvara, since it was not known whether Nala was alive or dead. Mahabharata 3.65.6, 3.68.21, 3.68.23 Nala and she had two children, a son Indrasena and a daughter. Mahabharata (Gita Press) 3.57.46

Where to read

Every verse that names 达马扬蒂, book by book.

    • 3.61.12

      达摩延蒂说:噢,胸如雄狮、臂力无双的国王,尼沙陀族之主——君王啊,你去了何处,竟将我独自遗弃在这荒寂的森林中?

    • 3.60.1

      布里哈达湿婆说:那罗离去之后,王啊,达摩延提疲惫已消,便醒转过来;那高贵的女子在孤寂的林中惊惧不已。

    • 3.65.2

      毗摩又嘱咐他们,并赐予丰厚资财:“你们去寻那罗,也去寻达摩延提——我的女儿。”

    • 6.1.111.28

      在住于苏提尔塔修院的诸大牟尼之中,有一位名闻遐迩的女子,名为达摩延蒂,容颜皎美如满月之轮。

    • 3.1.36.185

      那拉,达摩衍蒂之夫,依摩诃拉雅仪轨,度过大难,重获此大地。

    • 3.3.2.29

      那位最上之王有一位贤德的爱妻,名为摩达衍蒂(Madayantī),声名远播,宛如那罗(Nala)之妻达摩衍蒂(Damayantī)。

    • 6.27.1

      那罗陀与幻象达摩延蒂的婚礼描述。那罗陀说:国王通过乳母听到女儿的话后,便对站在身旁、双目明媚的妻子凯基依(Kaikeyi)说道。

    • 6.26.1

      广博仙人说:听了我的话,了悟至高真理的那罗陀微笑着对我说话,当时我正询问关于痴迷的原因。

    • 9.1.130

      著名的伐楼拿尼、跋利之妻频陀婆利、美丽的达摩衍蒂、耶输陀以及提婆吉。

  1. Shiva Purana

    6 verses · 3 chapters

    • 3.28.30

      无垢者啊,你将在毗陀婆(Vidarbha)城成为毗摩王(Bhīma)的女儿;并将以“达摩延蒂”(Damayantī)之名闻名,具足高贵德行。

    • 4.10.2

      那位国王有一位吉祥可亲的王后,名摩达延蒂(Madayantī),最为坚守正法;她以贞洁高贵的贤妇之名闻世,犹如那罗之妻达摩延蒂。

    • 4.37.54

      凭借那积聚功德之力,那位毗罗(Bhilla)遂成那罗(Nala)。他曾一度为毗罗之身,继而成为转轮圣王(cakravartin)、伟大的君王;达摩延提亦再度成为他的挚爱。

Key chapters

The chapters where 达马扬蒂 matters most.

  1. Damayantī’s Passage through the Wilderness

    Mahabharata 3.61 · 103 verses

    Central agent and sufferer

  2. Damayantī’s Lament, Serpent-Seizure, Rescue by the Hunter, and the Curse

    Mahabharata 3.60 · 36 verses

    Central agent of pathos and moral force

  3. Sudeva Identifies Damayantī in Cedi (सुदेवेन दमयन्ती-परिचयः)

    Mahabharata 3.65 · 36 verses

    The recognized heroine whose suffering, fidelity, and dignity…

  4. दमयन्त्या वणिजां सार्थगमनम्, हस्तियूथविप्लवः, चेदिराजपुरप्रवेशश्च (Damayantī joins a caravan; elephant-herd catastrophe; entry into Cedi)

    Mahabharata 3.62 · 33 verses

    Central agent of fidelity and endurance

  5. Damayantī’s Recognition by the Piplū Mark and Her Return to Vidarbha

    Mahabharata 3.66 · 26 verses

    Suffering heroine whose identity, dignity, and agency are…

  6. Damayantī’s Svayaṃvara: Divine Disguises, Truth-Vow, and Choosing Nala

    Mahabharata 3.54 · 25 verses

    Agent of choice whose discernment and satya become the decisive…

  7. Damayantī’s Dialogue with Bāhuka; Recognition and Disclosure

    Mahabharata 3.74 · 24 verses

    Moral interrogator and wounded spouse who converts private…

  8. Adhyāya 73: Damayantī’s Investigation of Bāhuka (Keśinī’s Observations)

    Mahabharata 3.73 · 22 verses

    Investigator and suffering spouse who converts grief into…

  9. Damayantī’s Message and the Dispatch of Brahmin Envoys

    Mahabharata 3.67 · 21 verses

    Strategist and moral petitioner

  10. Parṇāda’s Report; Bāhuka’s Counsel; Damayantī’s Strategic Svayaṃvara Message (अध्याय ६८)

    Mahabharata 3.68 · 21 verses

    Strategist-heroine who converts grief into controlled action to…

Key episodes

  1. Nala and Damayanti

    Mahabharata 3.50-3.78

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