The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c17.114

v1.c17.114

In the texts the Kuru-Pañchālas pass as the models of good form: the sacrifices are perfectly performed in their country: speech is best spoken there and, as it seems, among the northern Kurus; and the Kaushītaki Brāhmaṇa tells of people going to the north for the sake of its pure speech. The Kuru-Pañchāla kings are the example for other kings: they perform the Rājasūya, the sacrifice of the royal consecration: they march forth in the dewy season for their raids and return in the hot season. Their Brāhmans are famous in the literature of the Upanishads for their knowledge;