The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c17.18

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Not less famous was the father or grandfather of Sudās, Divodāsa, 'the servant of heaven,' Atithigva, 'the slayer of kine for guests'.¹ There are records of his conflicts with the Turvaça, Yadu, and Pūru tribes; but his greatest foe was the Dāsa, Çambara, with whom he waged constant war. He had to contend also with the Paṇis, the Pārāvatas, and Bṛisaya. He seems to have been the patron of the priestly family of the Bhāradvājas, the authors of the sixth book of the Rigveda; and there is little doubt that his kingdom covered much the same area as that of Sudās, since he warred, on the one hand, against the tribes of the Punjab, and, on the other, against the Pārāvatas who are located in the period of the Brāhmaṇas on the Jumna. The Dāsas and the Paṇis were probably aboriginal foes, whom, like every Āryan prince, he had to fight.