Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c19.3
Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c19.3
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c19.3
The earliest of these is that Yayāti’s eldest brother Yati married Go, daughter of Kakutstha³ or (better) Kākutstha.⁴ He thus married Kakutstha’s daughter or granddaughter, and Kakutstha can be none other than the early king of Ayodhyā, after whom various descendants were styled Kākutstha. Yayāti therefore should be placed one, or preferably two generations below Kakutstha.