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Roshanak (Roxana)

human hero Origin / Domain: Persia Allegiance: iran

Epic Lore & Biography

Persian princess and daughter of King Dara (Darius III), given in marriage to Sekandar according to her father's dying wish to unite Rum and Persia. Upon Sekandar's death, Roshanak wept bitterly over his coffin, lamenting the transience of worldly rule and recounting how even the greatest conquerors inevitably fall to the earth.

Shahnameh Distichs Featuring this Entity (8)

کجا مادرش روشنک نام کرد / جهان را بدو شاد و پدرام کرد
“Whom her mother named Roshanak, she who filled the world with joy and gladness for her father.”
Dara • The Death of King Dara and Sekandar's Vengeance on the Traitors بیت #28955
که او روشنک را به من داد و گفت / که چون او بباید ترا در نهفت
“"That he bestowed Roshanak upon me and said: 'She must be your spouse in the royal quarters.'"”
Eskandar • Alexander's Letters to Roshanak and Her Mother: Dara's Decree and the Royal Betrothal بیت #29063
سوی روشنک همچنین نامه‌ای / ز شاه جهاندار خودکامه‌ای
“Likewise, a letter was penned to Roshanak from the sovereign, self-willed monarch of the world.”
Eskandar • Alexander's Letters to Roshanak and Her Mother: Dara's Decree and the Royal Betrothal بیت #29070
دگر آنک از روشنک یاد کرد / دل ما بدان آرزو شاد کرد
“'Furthermore, regarding what you mentioned of Roshanak, it gladdened our heart with that wish.'”
Eskandar • Delaray's Letter to Iskandar: Mourning Dara, Accepting Sovereignty, and the Ascension to the Kianian Throne بیت #29100
به پرده درون روشنک را ببین / چو دیدی ز ما کن برو آفرین
“'Behold Roshanak within her royal quarters, and when you see her, offer blessings upon her from me.'”
Eskandar • The Sending of Sekandar's Mother to Isfahan and the Royal Wedding with Roshanak بیت #29112
یکی مهد با چتر و با خادمان / نشست اندرو روشنک شادمان
“In one litter, adorned with a canopy and attended by servants, joyful Roshanak took her seat.”
Eskandar • The Sending of Sekandar's Mother to Isfahan and the Royal Wedding with Roshanak بیت #29131
گر آید یکی روشنک را پسر / بود بی‌گمان زنده نام پدر
“'If Roshanak gives birth to a son, without doubt he shall keep alive his father's name.'”
Eskandar • Alexander's Illness in Babylon: His Final Testament, Letter to His Mother, and the Golden Coffin بیت #30814
ازان پس بشد روشنک پر ز درد / چنین گفت کای شاه آزادمرد
“Then Roshanak stepped forward full of grief and spoke: 'O noble king!'”
Eskandar • The Mourning of Sekandar's Mother and Roshanak, the Burial, and Reflection on Transience بیت #30922
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