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THE MAHABHARATA
स्वसारं धृतराष्ट्राय ददौ परमसत्कृताम् ॥
Then, Sakuni, the son of the king of the
Gandharas (Subala), came and
marriage to Dhritarashtra his most honoured
sister (Gandhari).
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शूरो नाम यदुश्रेष्ठो वसुदेवपिताऽभवत् ।
तस्य कन्या पृथा नाम रूपेणाप्रतिमा भुवि ॥
तस्या विवाहमकरोत्कुन्त्याः पाण्डोर्महीपतिः ॥
There was the chief of the Yadus,
named Sura, the father of Vasudeva. He
had a daughter, Pritha by name, unequalled
in beauty in the world. King (Kuntibhoja,
her adopted father) celebrated the marriage
of Kunti (Pritha) with Pandu.
ततः [शान्तनवो] भीष्मो ययौ मद्रपतेः पुरम् ।
स तां माद्रीमुपादाय प्रविष्टो गजसा
जग्राह विधिवत्पा
Bhishma then went to the city of the
king of the Madras and entered Hastina-
pura, bringing with him Madri, (the Madra
princess ). King Pandu married Madri, in
the manner prescribed.