In the title compound C 21H 17N 5O 4·C 2H 6OS, the central six-membered ring derived from 1,4-dihydropyridine adopts a distorted boat conformation with a small puckering amplitude of 0.127 (3) Å. The sums of bond angles around the pyridine N atom [358.7 (2)°] and the other imidazolidine N atom [60 (2)°] indicate that these atoms are in sp 2 hybridization, leading to an essentially planar imidazolidine ring. The last heterocycle, an oxindole moiety, is also nearly planar with an r.m.s. deviation of 0.0185 (1) Å. The amine NH 2 group forms an intramolecular hydrogen bond with the benzoyl group, giving a S(6) motif. In the crystal, N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds lead to the formation of chains along the c-axis direction. Within the chains there are further N—H⋯O and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds enclosing R 2 2(14) ring motifs. The chains are linked via N—H⋯O and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds involving the dimethyl sulfoxide solvent molecule which acts as both an acceptor and a donor..