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Sapinudسپینود

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Daughter of Shangul, king of Hind, whom Bahram Goor marries and carries off to Iran.

In the poem
First at D10.32, Shangul Gives His Daughter to Bahram; last at D10.37, Shangul and Seven Kings Visit Bahram
Named
11 times, in 5 sections
Main stories
D10 The Bahram Goor Cycle: Justice, Foreign Adventures, and End of a Reign (11)

In the poem’s own words

The 5 sections that name Sapinud most often, with the summary from the Notes and the couplets that name Sapinud. Tap a couplet number to read it in the full poem.
D10.32

Shangul Gives His Daughter to Bahram

Shangul asks his council how to have the envoy killed; a sage forbids it. Instead he offers his daughter and command of his troops. Bahram, seeing a lion caught in a fox’s net, consents, chooses Sapinud from the three princesses, and a week of feasting follows.

  • D10.32.34
    He chose one radiant as spring renewed,The maiden known at court as Sapinud.
  • D10.32.43
    With Shah Bahram, fair Sapinud shone bright,Like wine that fills a crystal cup with light.
Sapinud named 2 times here · read the section in the full poem · notes
D10.34

Bahram’s Flight from Hind to Iran

Sapinud has learned who her husband is. Bahram tells her he means to flee; she times the escape by her father’s forest festival and excuses him from it as sick. They ride out at night, and Bahram swears a caravan of Iranian merchants who recognize him to silence.

  • D10.34.27
    When King Shangul prepared to take the road,Fair Sapinud approached his high abode:
  • D10.34.33
    Then helped Sapinud mount and breathed a prayer,God’s name a murmur on the midnight air.
  • D10.34.53
    He loosed the skiff upon the rolling tide,And placed fair Sapinud secure inside.
Sapinud named 3 times here · read the section in the full poem · notes
D10.35

Shangul Learns Bahram’s Identity

A rider brings Shangul word; he gallops from the feast, crosses the water and abuses his daughter. Bahram warns him what thirty Iranians would do, then promises him honor and his daughter a queen’s rank. Shangul lays down his turban, embraces him, and the two feast.

  • D10.35.4
    He saw fair Sapinud the Shah beside;Grief turned his heart to wrath he could not hide.
Sapinud named 1 time here · read the section in the full poem · notes
D10.36

Shangul and Bahram Return to Their Realms

The two kings swear to keep faith and part. Bahram is met by his son Yazdegard, by Narsi and the Mobad, and resumes his throne with a speech on justice and the fear of God. At Azargashasp he gives to the poor, and Sapinud is received into the faith.

  • D10.36.56
    The Shah brought Sapinud to learn the creed;The priest then taught the faith in word and deed.
Sapinud named 1 time here · read the section in the full poem · notes
D10.37

Shangul and Seven Kings Visit Bahram

Hearing from Sapinud of the Iranian court, Shangul obtains a fresh treaty and comes with seven Indian kings, elephants and tribute. Bahram meets him at Nahravan and feasts him; Shangul sees his daughter enthroned, hunts a month with the Shah, and deeds Ghanooj to him after his death.

  • D10.37.1
    From Sapinud, Shangul received reportOf Shah Bahram and life within his court.
  • D10.37.2
    He longed to journey to Iran, and gazeOn Sapinud, the Shah’s queen, crowned with praise.
  • D10.37.66
    “I gave my daughter Sapinud as wifeTo Shah Bahram; may kingship bless his life.
Sapinud named 4 times here · read the section in the full poem · notes

Where the name appears

Named mentions by book, from the Universe Registry, the index behind this site. Titles and epithets are not counted.
D10The Bahram Goor Cycle: Justice, Foreign Adventures, and End of a Reign11

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