O foremost of men, hear of the other sons of Ajāmida. He begat Sushanti
on his wife Nilini (63). From Sushanti was born Purujāti from whom again
was Vāhyāshwa. The latter had five sons resembling the immortals (64).
They were Mudgala, the king Srinjaya, Vrihadishu, Yavanira and the
powerful Krimitāshwa (65). We have heard that the five of them were
capable of protecting their country—and they were the lords of the
Panchāla Province consisting of prosperous villages (66). Because the
five of them were capable of protecting their land therefore it is
called Panchala. Mudgala’s sons were the highly illustrious Moudgalyas
(67). They were all noble, twice-born and abided by the duties of
Kshatriyas. The descendants of Kanwa and Mudgala took the side of
Angiras (68). Mudgala’s eldest son was the highly illustrious Brāhmana
saint Indrasena from whom was born Badhyashwa (69). He begat twins on
Menakā; such we have heard. One of them was the royal saint Livodāsa and
the other was the illustrious Ahalyā (70). Sharadvāna begat on Ahalyā
the foremost of Rishis Shatanada. His son the highly illustrious
Satyadhriti was a master of the science of archery. Seeing a nymph
before him he was possessed by desire, the out-come of which was a twin.
Going out a-hunting the king Shāntanu, out of mercy, took them up.
Accordingly the son was named Kripa and the daughter Kripi, they are
called Shāradwatas and known as Goutamas (71–74).
I shall now describe the progeny of Divodāsa. The saintly king Mitreyu
was Divodāsa’s son (75). From him branched off the Matrayani line and
after him were named the Matreyas. These descendants of Bhrigu took the
side of Kshetropota (76). The high-souled Srinjaya had a son by name
Panchajana, whose son was the king Somadatta. His son was the highly
illustrious Sahadwa whose son was the king Somaka (77–78). When the
family was verging on extinction Somaka was again born of the twins of
Ajamida. His son was Jantu who had a hundred sons (79). Of them the
youngest was Prishata who was Drupada’s father. Drupada’s son was
Dhaistadyumna whose son was Dhristaketu (80). These high-souled Somakās
are known as Ajamidas. And the sons of the high-souled Ajamida became
known by the name of Somakas (81).
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