Women in Mahabharata - Sujata
She is Uddalaka Aruni's daughter and Shvetaketu's sister. She is married to Uddalaka's favourite student Kahoda.
It is noted that Shvetaketu is young enough that he and Sujata's son Ashtavakra are closer in age.
When Ashtavakra is very young, he is injured in some altercation with Kahoda over a minor disagreement. Later, when Kahoda is imprisoned by Janaka and Vandi at Mithila, Shvetaketu takes Ashtavakra there to try and free his father.
Ashtavakra and Vandi have a very interesting debate, exceeding the limits of pure philosophical debate and eventually ending up at sankhya-based brain teasers, where Ashtavakra is able to defeat Vandi.
Pleased with his son, Kahoda finally helps him find medical help, near the river Madhubila (later renamed to Samaangi).
