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2. Padmavati, 3. Mrugavati, 4. Shiva, 5. Jyeshtha, 6. Sujyeshtha, and 7. Chellana. Of these seven daughters, Sujyeshtha became a Jaina nun. Prince Vardhamana's six sisters' husbands were – 1. Udayana, 2. Dadhivahana, 3. Shatanika, 4. Pradyota, 5. Nandivardhana, and 6. Shrenika. This shows that Mahavira's elder brother Nandivardhana was married to Chetaka's daughter. Her name was Jyeshtha.
The name of Vardhamana's elder brother Nandivardhana's wife was Jyeshtha. His elder sister's name was Sudarshana who had a son named Jamali. Vardhamana married his daughter Anavadya (Priyadarshana) to Jamali. Thus Jamali was the husband of Vardhamana's daughter. Vardhamana's father Siddhartha was the son of Vardhamana's maternal aunt. We can understand Vardhamana's relations easily from the following chart :
Siddhartha
(Father)
Trishala (Mother)
Chetaka (Brother of Trishala)
Suparhsava (Brother of
King Siddhartha)
Sudarhshana
Nandivardhana
(Husband of Jyeshtha who was a daughter of Chetaka)
Vardhamana (Husband of
Yashoda)
Jamali
Priyandarshana (Wife of Jamali)
Sheshavati
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Padmavati
Prabhavati
Mrugavati
Shiva
Jyeshtha
Chellana
Sujyeshtha
Konika
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