 Satyavati is known by numerous names in the Mahabharata , among them <unk> , <unk> , Gandhavati , Kali , <unk> , Satya , Vasavi and Yojanagandha . The name " <unk> " – a term often used by her stepson Bhishma used to address her – means one of the <unk> ( slaves ) , or a Dasa aboriginal princess . Vasavi means " daughter of king Vasu " . Her birth name , Kali ( the dark one ) , indicates her dark complexion . Her other birth name , Satyavati , means " truthful " ; satya means " veracity " . As noted above , she was also known as Matsyagandha or <unk> in her earlier life – and <unk> ( " fragrant dark one " ) , Gandhavati and Yojanagandha in later life . 
