Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c25.28

c25.28

Arcanānas was an Ātreya and Śyāvāśva was his son. Both are mentioned in the Rigveda. Many hymns are attributed to Śyāvāśva⁵ and one to his son Andhīgu.⁶ Arcanānas and Śyāvāśva sacrificed for king Rathavīti Dārbhya, and Śyāvāśva married his daughter. Contemporaries then were Taranta and Purumiḍha, both of whom are said to have been sons of Vidadaśva.⁷ In two of those hymns Śyāvāśva mentions Trasadasyu,⁸ who would be the Trasadasyu mentioned in other hymns and whose position has been fixed above (p. 163). This fixes the position of Arcanānas and Śyāvāśva as soon after his time.