Damayanti
Damayanti (Sanskrit: दमयन्ती, romanized: Damayantī) is a figure in a love story found in the Vana Parva book of the Mahabharata. She is the daughter of Bhima (not the Pandava) and a princess of the Vidarbha Kingdom, who marries King Nala of the Nishadha kingdom. The figure is also found in other Hindu texts by many authors in numerous Indian languages. She, along with Nala, are the central figures in the 12th century text Nishadha Charita, one of the five mahakavyas (great epic poems) in the canon of Sanskrit literature,: 136 written by Sriharsha.
| Damayanti | |
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Damayanti talking to the celestial swan about Nala. Painting by Raja Ravi Varma | |
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| Family | Bhima of Vidarbha (father) |
| Spouse | Nala |
| Children | Indrasena (son) Indrasenā (daughter) |
| Home | Vidarbha kingdom |
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