Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c17.s2.t2.22

v1.c17.s2.t2.22

Princes of the Solar Line.—Vyasa gives but fifty-seven princes of the Solar line, from Vaivaswata Manu to Rama; and no list which has come under my observation exhibits more than fifty-eight, for the same period, of the Lunar race. How different from the Egyptian priesthood, who, according to Herodotus, gave a list up to that period of three hundred and thirty¹ sovereigns from their first prince, also the ‘sun-born² Menes!’