Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c18.139

c18.139

² About Śantanu’s time may be placed Duṣṭarītu Paumsāyana, since he was a contemporary of Balhika Prātipīya (Śatapatha Brāhm xii, 9, 3, 1-3 and 13). He was king of the Sṛñjayas (Vedic Index ii, 371), i. e. of N. Pañcāla, and would fall in the gap between Jantu and Prṣata. Bālhika or Vāhlika, Prātipeya or Prātipīya son (descendant) of this Pratīpa, is often mentioned in the MBh; e. g. i, 95, 3797: v, 22, 693: vii, 157, 6932-4: xi, 22, 621.