Sharmishtha

Character in Mahabharata

Sharmishtha (Sanskrit: शर्मिष्ठा, romanized: Śarmiṣṭhā) is a princess appearing in Hindu scriptures. She is described to be the daughter of the daitya king Vrishaparvan. She becomes the second wife of Yayati, due to which she becomes an ancestor of the Pandavas and the Kauravas.