Madreya

The Madreya (Sanskrit: माद्रेय, romanized: Mādreya) are the sons of Madri featured in the Mahabharata.^[1] They are the youngest among the five Pandavas. The Madreya are born to Madri when she chants a mantra to invoke the Ashvin twins, though they are legally regarded to be the sons of Pandu.

The Madreya are:

• Nakula - Nakula is the son of Madri and the Ashvin named Nasatya.
• Sahadeva - Sahadeva is the son of Madri and the Ashvin named Dasra.

References

1. www.wisdomlib.org (2017-11-29). "Madreya, Mādreya: 7 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2022-12-11.

External links

• The Mahābhārata of Vyasa, translated from Sanskrit into English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli and published online at sacred-texts.com.