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Sahanjaya

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Sahanjaya appears alongside Menaka and Rambha as companions of Urvashi. Together, the apsaras report Urvashi's abduction to the hero, King Pururavas.

When

First attested
300 CE
Attested period
300 – 300
Historical notes
Appears in Kalidasa's 4th-century CE play Vikramorvashiyam.

Relationships

co occurs with
Kadaligarbha, Shakuntala
allied with
Menaka, Rambha, Urvaśī

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (1)
  1. Menaka

Source passages

“In Kalidasa's another play, Vikramorvashiyam, Menaka appears alongside Rambha and Sahanjaya as companions of Urvashi, the foremost apsara and heroine of the play. Together, the apsaras report Urvashi's abduction to the hero, King Pururavas.”

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