Tribes in Ancient India c8.12

c8.12

Several of the Pañcāla kings are mentioned in the Vedic literature. For instance, Durmukha was a great and powerful king of the Pañcālas, who, according to the *Aitareya Brāhmaṇa* (VIII, 23) made extensive conquests in every direction. Another powerful Pañcāla king who performed the horse sacrifice was Śona Sātrāsāha, about whom several gāthās are quoted in the *Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa*.⁶