Sānumātā untranslated

Sānumātā. The name given to the Yakkhinī who had been the mother of Sānu (q.v.) in a previous birth. When the Yakkhas assembled to hear Sānu preach the Dhamma, they paid her great respect, owing to her kinship with him. SN­a.i.236; Dhp­a.iv.19.