Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c19.s1.26

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³ *Cf. Dvirāja* in the *Atharva Veda* (V. 20, 9); *Dvairājya* in the Kauṭilīya *Arthaśāstra*, p. 325; *Dorajja* of the *Āyāraṅga Sutta*; the classical account of Patalene, p. 259 *ante*; the case of Dhṛitarāshṭra and Duryodhana in the Great Epic; of Eukratides and his son in Justin's work; of Strato I and Strato II; of Azes and Azilises, etc., etc. The *Mahāvastu* (III. 432) refers to the conjoint rule of three brothers:—"*Kaliṅgeshu Siṁhapuram nāma nagaraṁ tatra trayo bhrātaro ekamātṛikā rajyaṁ kārayamti.*" See also IA, 6, 29. *Cf.* Nilkanta Sastri, *Pandyan Kingdom*, 120, 122, 180.