[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [Ancient Indian Historical Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922) › c6.31 # Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c6.31 Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c6.31 - **Language:** English ### [c6.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c6.31) Śaśabindu and Arjuna Kārtavīrya among Yādavas; Duṣyanta, Bharata, Ajamīḍha, Kuru and Santanu among Pauravas; Jahnu and Gādhi of Kānyakubja; Divodāsa and Pratardana of Kāśi; Vasu Caidya of Cedi and Magadha; Marutta Āvikṣita and Tṛṇabindu of the Vaiśāla kingdom; and Uśīnara and Śivi of the Panjab Ānavas.¹ All were great monarchs, some of them great conquerors, and many (it is said) great sacrificers. The Rigvedic canon was not closed till after their times, because it contains a hymn by Devāpi, brother (or cousin) of king Śantanu; yet none of those kings are mentioned in the hymns except Bharata,² Śantanu,³ apparently Ajamīḍha⁴ and Māndhātṛ,⁵ and possibly Rāma,⁶ while x, 134 is attributed to Māndhātṛ, and in x, 179, verse 1 is assigned to Śivi and verse 2 to Pratardana. - [Previous: c6.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c6.30) - [Next: c6.32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c6.32) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c6) ## Cites (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg.10.134) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c6.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c6.31) · Pramāṇa