Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c18.46

c18.46

This synchronism may be combined with another. There were two kings named Marutta, one son of Avīkṣit and grandson of Karandhama of the Vaiśāla dynasty (p. 39), and the other, son of Karandhama of Turvasu's lineage; and they must be carefully distinguished. The latter had no son and adopted Duṣyanta the Paurava.³ Duṣyanta afterwards recovered the Paurava kingdom, revived the dynasty, and so is styled its vaṃśa-kara.⁴ The adoption could only have taken place before he gained that position, and this corroborates the conclusion that that kingdom was in abeyance, so that Duṣyanta, as the heir in exile, might naturally accept such adoption. He could only have restored the Paurava dynasty after the Haihaya power had been destroyed by Sagara and Sagara's empire had ended, so that he would be one or two generations later than this Marutta, and two later than Sagara. We have then these synchronisms:—