The History and Culture of the Indian People v1.c19.s2.6

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Closely allied with the Tṛitsus was the tribe of the Sṛiñjayas who lived in their neighbourhood, probably in Pañchāla. Hillebrandt locates the Sṛiñjayas to the west of the Indus, and Zimmer, on the upper Indus. As their allies the Tṛitsus were in the Madhyadeśa, the authors of the Vedic *Index* rightly suggest that the Sṛiñjayas may well have been a good deal further east than the Indus. Daivavāta, a king of the Sṛiñjayas, is celebrated as victorious over the Turvaśas and the Vṛichīvants. Daivavāta's sacrificial fire is referred to, and Sāhadevya Somaka is mentioned in this connection. Prastoka, a Sṛiñjaya, has been lauded along with Divodāsa. Turvaśas were the common enemies of the Sṛiñjayas and Bharatas.