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INDEX
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and gives birth to Chitrangada who dies
early and Vichitravirya who succeeds him
on the throne.
SARASVATI. A river. The Kamyaka forest
is said to be on its banks.
SATANIKA. Son of Nakula and Draupadi.
SATAYUPA. A Rajarshi, a king who had
retired and taken to ascetic life; living near
Vyasasrama; Dhritarashtra, Gandhari, Kunti,
Vidura and Sanjaya, who retire into the
forests, stay for some time there and get
initiated into ascetic life.
SATVATAS.-A clan of people who were
kinsmen of Krishna; hence is Krishna
called Satvata, and Subhadra, Satvati.
SATYABHAMA.-A wife of Krishna.
SATYAVATI.-Daughter
of
Uparichara
Vasu; foster-daughter of the chief of the
fishermen; mother of Vyasa as a maiden ;
later married to Santanu; mother of
Chitrangada and Vichitravirya. Referred
to also as Daseyi (fisherman's daughter).
SAUBHAPATI.--King Salva, whom Amba,
the eldest daughter of the Kasi king, wants
to marry; Saubha is the name of his
capital which, it is said, was a huge
Vimana which he could move at will.
SIKHANDIN.-Eldest son of Drupada; he
was originally a girl and then there was
a sex-transformation in her;
he led
a squadron of forces for the Pandavas
and was employed to kill Bhishma; for
Bhishma was vowed not to fight eunuchs,
women or such as had been women once.
489
and gives birth to Chitrangada who dies
early and Vichitravirya who succeeds him
on the throne.
SARASVATI. A river. The Kamyaka forest
is said to be on its banks.
SATANIKA. Son of Nakula and Draupadi.
SATAYUPA. A Rajarshi, a king who had
retired and taken to ascetic life; living near
Vyasasrama; Dhritarashtra, Gandhari, Kunti,
Vidura and Sanjaya, who retire into the
forests, stay for some time there and get
initiated into ascetic life.
SATVATAS.-A clan of people who were
kinsmen of Krishna; hence is Krishna
called Satvata, and Subhadra, Satvati.
SATYABHAMA.-A wife of Krishna.
SATYAVATI.-Daughter
of
Uparichara
Vasu; foster-daughter of the chief of the
fishermen; mother of Vyasa as a maiden ;
later married to Santanu; mother of
Chitrangada and Vichitravirya. Referred
to also as Daseyi (fisherman's daughter).
SAUBHAPATI.--King Salva, whom Amba,
the eldest daughter of the Kasi king, wants
to marry; Saubha is the name of his
capital which, it is said, was a huge
Vimana which he could move at will.
SIKHANDIN.-Eldest son of Drupada; he
was originally a girl and then there was
a sex-transformation in her;
he led
a squadron of forces for the Pandavas
and was employed to kill Bhishma; for
Bhishma was vowed not to fight eunuchs,
women or such as had been women once.