The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.76.7

1.76.7

yayātiruvāca |
dvābhyāṃ kanyāsahasrābhyāṃ dve kanye parivārite |
gotre ca nāmanī caiva dvayoḥ pṛcchāmi vāmaham || 7 ||

"And Yayati seeing all this, said, 'O amiable ones, I would ask you both your names and parentage. It seems that these two thousand maids wait on you two.' 'Hearing the monarch, Devayani then answered, 'Listen to me, O best of men. Know that I am the daughter of Sukra, the spiritual guide of the Asuras. This my companion is my waiting-maid. She attendeth on me wherever I go. She is Sarmishtha, the daughter of the Asura king Vrishaparvan.'