Madri, Mādrī, Mādri, Madrī: 20 definitions
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Madri means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Mādrī (माद्री):—Second wife of Pāṇḍu (one of the sons of Vyāsa). She gave birth to Nakula and Sahadeva, who were begotten by the two Aśvinī-kumāra brothers named Nāsatya and Dasra, as Pāṇḍu was restrained from sexual life due to a curse. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.22.27-28)
Mādrī (माद्री).—Mādrī who was the second wife of Pāṇḍu was a daughter of the King of Madra. She was the sister of Śalya. Nakula and Sahadeva took birth from Mādrī. Pāṇḍu expired when he embraced his wife Mādrī. It was because of a curse of the hermit Kindama. Mādrī ended her life in the pyre with her husband. (For further details see under the word PĀṆḌU).
1) Mādri (माद्रि).—A Tripravara.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 196. 33.
2a) Mādrī (माद्री).—See Mādravatī.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 22. 28; Matsya-purāṇa 50. 48; Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 243.
2b) One of the wives of Dṛṣṭi; her sons were Yudhājit, Midharāṃsa, Animitra and Śinī.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 18-19.
2c) The second wife of Vṛṣṇi; gave birth to five sons, Yudhājit (Devamiḍhuṣa), Anamitra, etc.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 45. 1-2; Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 17-9.
2d) A queen of Kṛṣṇa; mother of Vṛka and other sons.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 47. 14; Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 234; Viṣṇu-purāṇa V. 32. 4.
2e) The mother of Suhotra by Sahadeva, the Pāṇḍava.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 50. 55.
Mādrī (माद्री) refers to the name of a Lady mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.90.63). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Mādrī) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Mādrī (माद्री).—The co-wife (with Kuntī) of King Pāṇḍu. She conceived Nakula and Sahadeva from the Aśvinī Kumāra demigods. She entered the fire with her husband.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Kavya (poetry)
1) Mādrī (माद्री) is one of the wifes of Pāṇḍu: a king of olden times, and ancestor of Udayana (king of Vatsa), according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 21. Accordingly, when sage Nārada cam to visit Udayana, he related: “Listen, O King; I will tell you a story in a few words. You had an ancestor once, a king of the name of Pāṇḍu; he like you had two noble wives; one wife of the mighty prince was named Kuntī and the other Mādrī. That Pāṇḍu conquered this sea-engirdled earth, and was very prosperous.”
2) Mādrī (माद्री) is the daughter of the king of Madras who married Tārāvaloka, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 113. Accordingly, as Kaśyapa said to Naravāhanadatta: “... then his [Tārāvaloka’s] father, the King Candrāvaloka, brought for that son of his the daughter of the King of the Madras, named Mādrī. And when he was married, his father, pleased with the super-eminence of his virtues, at once appointed him crown prince”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Mādrī, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Madri was the sister of Salya, the king of Madhra. She became the second wife of Pandu, the King of the Kurus. She bore him the twins Nakula and Sahadeva, who were born by the grace of the Ashwini twins.
When her husband died as a result of approaching her with amorous intent (this was due to a curse of a Rishi), she was heartbroken. After entrusting her children to Kunti, Pandu's other wife, she committed suicide on the funeral pyre of her husband.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Madrī (मद्री) is the wife of prince Viśvantara according to a note from the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XX).—“Viśvantara, or Vessantara, was a young prince who had a passion for generosity. He had a white elephant endowed with the magical power of bringing the rains. A neighboring king whose land was afflicted with aridity, asked for the animal. Viśvantara gave it to him; his countrymen were furious and demanded his punishment. The generous prince had to leave in exile, accompanied by his wife Madrī who wanted to share his exile and their two children, Jālin and Kṛṣṇājinā”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Biology (plants and animals)
Madri in the Telugu language is the name of a plant identified with Gliricidia sepium from the Fabaceae (Pea) family having the following synonyms: Gliricidia maculata. For the possible medicinal usage of madri, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Madri in India is the name of a plant defined with Aconitum heterophyllum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aconitum heterophyllum Wall..
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Illustrations of the Botany … of the Himalayan Mountains (1833)
· Numer. List (4722)
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Mādrī (माद्री).—Name of the second wife of Pāṇḍu.
Madrī (मद्री).—(= Pali Maddī), name of the wife of Viśvaṃtara (or Sudaṃṣṭra): Jātakamālā 56.22 ff.; Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchā 22.17 (verse; m.c. Madri).
Mādrī (माद्री).—f. (-drī) The wife of Pandu, and mother of the youngest of the Pandava princes. E. madra a king, aṇ patronymic aff.
Mādrī (माद्री).—i. e. madra + a + ī, f. The wife of Paṇḍu, and mother of the two youngest Pāṇḍava princes.
Mādrī (माद्री).—1. [feminine] princess of the Madras, [Epithet] of the second wife of Pāṇḍu.
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Mādrī (माद्री).—2. [feminine] a princess of the Madras, [Epithet] of the wives of Pāṇḍu, Kṛṣṇa, etc.
1) Madrī (मद्री):—[from madra > mad] f. a princess of Madra, [Pāṇini 4-1, 177. [Scholiast or Commentator]]
2) Mādrī (माद्री):—[from mādra] a f. See below.
3) Mādri (माद्रि):—[from mādra] m. [case] for mādrī in [compound]
4) Mādrī (माद्री):—[from mādra] b f. a species of plant (= ativlṣā), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] ‘princess of the Madras’, Name of the second wife of Pāṇḍu and mother of the twins Nakula and Sahadeva (who were really the sons of the Aśvins), [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa] etc.
6) [v.s. ...] of the wife of Saha-deva (also called Vijayā), [Mahābhārata]
7) [v.s. ...] of the wife of Kroṣṭu, [Harivaṃśa]
8) [v.s. ...] of the wife of Kṛṣṇa, [ib.; Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
Mādrī (माद्री):—(drī) 3. f. The wife of Pāndu.
Mādrī (माद्री):—f.
1) eine Prinzessin der Madra: a) Gattin Pāṇḍu’s und Mutter Sahadeva's und Nakula's [Mahābhārata 1, 2794. 3811. 3816. fgg. 4430. 2, 1163. 3, 11907. 15607.] [Harivaṃśa 3011. 4057.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 21, 21.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 437. 459.] pati = pāṇḍu [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 8, 13.] — b) Gattin Sahadeva's (vijayā mit Namen) [Mahābhārata 1, 3832.] — c) Gattin Kroṣṭu’s [Harivaṃśa 1906. fgg. 2040. fg.] — d) Gattin Kṛṣṇa’s [Harivaṃśa 9180.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 578.] —
2) eine best. Pflanze, = ativiṣā [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma]
Mādrī (माद्री) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Maddī.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Mādri (ಮಾದ್ರಿ):—[noun] a nun who is the head of a christian institution or monastery.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Madriado, Madricacao, Madriette, Madrik, Madrika, Madrikabharya, Madrikakalpa, Madrikamanin, Madrikay, Madrikaya, Madriksha, Madrinandana, Madripati, Madriprithapati, Madrish, Madrisha.
Full-text (+55): Madrinandana, Madripati, Raktamadri, Sahadeva, Nakula, Shalya, Madravati, Pandu, Madriprithapati, Madreya, Pandava, Yudhajit, Anamitra, Madrasuta, Mattiri, Madra, Kunti Madri, Mash, Vrishni, Yukkumattiri.
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Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 6 - On the birth of the Pāṇḍavas < [Book 2]
Chapter 22 - On the Part Incarnations of the Several Devas < [Book 4]
Chapter 25 - On the cause of Moha of Vyāsa Deva asked before Nārada < [Book 6]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 4.4.12 < [Part 4 - Compassion (karuṇa-rasa)]
Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology (by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri)
Vessantara Jātaka < [Chapter 3 - Amarāvatī and the Formative Stage of the Buddhist Art]
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 13 - Origin of the Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas
Chapter 275 - Description of the dynasty of Yadu (yaduvaṃśa)
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Prostitution in the Matsya Purāṇa < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Puru dynasty < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Lineages of Aṅgirā < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 69 - Śrīkṛṣṇa, his birth and life (somavaṃśa-anukīrtana) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]