Madreya Explained

The Madreya 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.

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: www.wisdomlib.org . 2017-11-29 . Madreya, Mādreya: 7 definitions . 2022-12-11 . www.wisdomlib.org . en.