was Sini 19, and their descendants called Gárgyas and Śainyas, although Kshatriyas by birth, became Brahmans 20. The son of Mahávíryya was Urukshaya 21, who had three sons, Trayyáruńa, Pushkarin, and Kapi 22; the last of whom became a Brahman. The son of Vrihatkshatra was Suhotra 23, whose son was Hastin, who founded the city of

[paragraph continues] Hastinápur 24. The sons of Hastin were Ajamíd́ha 25, Dwimíd́ha, and Purumíd́ha. One son of Ajamíd́ha was Kańwa, whose son was Medhátithi 26; his other son was Vrihadishu, whose son was Vrihadvasu 27; his son was Vrihatkarman 28; his son was Jayadratha 29; his son was Viśwajit 30; his son was Senajit, whose sons were Ruchiráśwa, Káśya, Drid́hadhanush, and Vasahanu 31. The son of Ruchiráśwa was Prithusena; his son was Pára; his son was Nípa; he had a hundred sons, of whom Samara, the principal, was the ruler of Kámpilya 32. Samara had three sons, Pára, Sampára, Sadaśwa. The son of Pára was Prithu; his son was Sukriti; his son was Vibhrátra 33; his son was Anuha, who married Kritwí, the daughter of Śuka (the son of Vyása), and had by her Brahmadatta 34;

his son was Viśwaksena; his son was Udaksena 35; and his son was Bhallát́a 36.

The son of Dwimíd́ha 37 was Yavínara; his son was Dhritimat 38; his son was Satyadhriti; his son was Drid́hanemi; his son was Supárśwa 39; his son was Sumati; his son was Sannatimat; his son was Krita, to whom Hirańyanábha taught the philosophy of the Yoga, and he compiled twenty-four Sanhitás (or compendia) for the use of the eastern Brahmans, who study the Sáma-veda 40. The son of Krita was Ugráyudha, by whose prowess the Nípa race of Kshatriyas was destroyed 41; his son was Kshemya; his son was Suvíra; his son was Nripanjaya 42; his son was Bahuratha. These were all called Pauravas.

Ajamíd́ha had a wife called Níliní, and by her he had a son named Níla; his son was Śánti; his son was Śuśánti; his son was Purujánu 43; his son was Chakshu 44; his son was Haryyaśwa 45, who had five sons,

[paragraph continues] Mudgala, Śrinjaya 46, Vrihadishu, Pravíra 47, and Kámpilya 48. Their father said, "These my five (pancha) sons are able (alam) to protect the countries;" and hence they were termed the Pánchálas 49. From Mudgala descended the Maudgalya Brahmans 50: he had also a son named Bahwaśwa 51, who had two children, twins, a son and daughter, Divodása and Ahalyá. The son of Śaradwat or Gautama by Ahalyá was Śatánanda 52; his son was Satyadhriti, who was a proficient in military science. Being enamoured of the nymph Urvaśí, Satyadhriti was the parent of two children, a boy and a girl. Śántanu, a Raja, whilst hunting, found these children exposed in a clump of long Śara grass; and, compassionating their condition, took them, and brought them up. As they were nurtured through pity (kripá), they were called Kripa and Kripí. The latter became the wife of Drońa, and the mother of Aswattháman.