The History and Culture of the Indian People v1.c19.s2.8

v1.c19.s2.8

Among the tribes who were hostile to Sudās, the Druhyus, Turvaśas, and Anus lived between the Asiknī and Parushṇī. The names Yadu and Turvaśa normally occur together in the *Ṛigveda*. These two closely allied tribes lived in the southern Punjab and probably further south. Hopkins regards Turvaśa as the name of the Yadu king;¹⁶ but the evidence for this is not conclusive. Zimmer identifies Turvaśas with Vṛichīvants, but the passages merely show that they were allies. The name Turvaśa disappears from later Vedic literature, possibly because they became merged in the Pañchāla people.