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Sukanya

Daughter of King Sharyati, given to the aged Chyavana to make peace. She refuses the Ashvins, wins her husband's youth from them, and in the later tellings picks him out from three identical young men.

Sources: The Satapatha-Brahmana, tr. Julius Eggeling (Sacred Books of the East 12, 41); The Mahabharata, tr. K. M. Ganguli (1883-96), sections read for the Vedic layer · see Sukanya's web

Relations 3

Sukanya child of

Sharyati (King)
Sukanya is Sharyati's daughter.

Sukanya consort of

Chyavana (Sage) · Chyavana made young again
Sharyati gives his daughter to the sage.

Sukanya tested by

The Ashvins (God) · Chyavana made young again
They urge her to leave her husband and, in the epic, make her choose among three identical youths.

Stories 1

Chyavana made young again
Legend · as his young wife · 7 tellings

Cited

The Satapatha-Brahmana, tr. Julius Eggeling (Sacred Books of the East 12, 41) § 4.1.5.6-12 Primary text (translation)
The Mahabharata, tr. K. M. Ganguli (1883-96), sections read for the Vedic layer § vana.122-123 Primary text (translation)