Yayati : son of Nahūsha, 5th king of the Chandravamsha. He had two wives, Devayāni & Sharmishthā (q.v.). The former gave birth to Yadu & the latter to Puru.
... Budha (for Ilā), (10) Pururavas (11) Ayu, (12) Nahusha, (13) Yayati, (14) Pūru. But Pūru, the 14th successor, is not the only son of Yayati: we have named him alone because through him we arrive ultimately at the Magadhan line. Pusalker,' drawing upon the Purānas and the MahaBhārata, tells us, as also does Pargiter by his Tables: "Yayati had five sons. Devayānī bore two, Yadu and Turvasu, and Śarmishthā... Chyavana 82. Manasyu 60. Suhotra 83.Pravīra 61. Sudhanvan 84. Prachinvant 62. Kuru 85. Janamejaya I 63. Sarhvarana 86.Pūru 64. Rksha 87. Yayati 65. Ajamidha 88. Nahusha 66. Hastin 89. Āyu 67. Suhotra 90.Purūravas 68. Brihatshatra 91. Budha 69. Bhuvamanyu 92. Manu Beyond Vaivasvata ...
... red wine of life and death, while on the marble floor at his feet are strewn like flowers the images of the same stars that shone on the pride of Nahusha, the tapasya of Dhruv and the splendours of Yayati, that saw Tiglath-Pileser, Sennacherib and the Egyptian Pharaohs, Pompey's head hewn off on the sands of Egypt and Caesar bleeding at Pompey's sculptured feet, Napoleon's mighty legions thundering ...
... in sacred knowledge, fair in mind and fair in face?" "Free in gifts like Rantideva," so the holy rishi said, "Versed in lore like monarch Sivi who all ancient monarchs led. Like Yayati open-hearted and like Chandra in his grace, Like the handsome heavenly Asvins fair and radiant in his face, Meek and graced with patient virtue he controls his noble mind, Modest in ...
... Painter of Horses, Chitrashwa. Narad further says that Satyavan is bright like the sun, has a sharp intellect like that of Brihaspati, is munificent like Rantideva, the son of Sanskrit, and like Yayati is exceedingly bounteous; in the manner of Shibi, the son of Ushinar, he is respectful to the learned and always speaks the truth; he is handsome like the moon and people often wonder whether he is ...
... Rantideva, the son of Sankriti, he is munificent within the means at his disposal; and like Shibi, the son of Ushinar, he is a counsellor of truth and is established in Brahmanhood. Like Yayati he is exceedingly bounteous, and is beautiful like the moon; this son of Dyumatsena, strong in build, is as handsome, as if he were one of the Ashwinikumars. He has subdued his passions ...
... implies, the truthful; handsome as great Vivasvan, Brihaspati's compeer in his mind, Indra's equal in prowess, long suffering as the Earth (Vasudeva); generous in giving, respectful to teachers, noble as Yayati, fair as the moon; another Asvin in form and dignity of bearing; gentle, self-controlled, steadfast, modest, free from envy, and entirely righteous. Pressed by Aswapati to name Satyavan's faults (dos ...
... in sacred knowledge, fair in mind and fair in face?" "Free in gifts like Rantideva," so the holy rishi said, "Versed in lore like monarch Sivi who all ancient monarchs led, Like Yayati open-hearted and like Chandra in his grace, Like the handsome heavenly Asvins fair and radiant in his face, Meek and graced with patient virtue he controls his noble mind, Modest in ...
... sacred knowledge, fair in mind and fair in face?" "Free in gifts like Rantideva," so the holy rishi said, "Versed in lore like monarch Sivi Who all ancient monarchs led. Like Yayati openhearted and like CHANDRA in his grace, Like the handsome heavenly ASVINS fair and radiant in his face, Meek and graced with patient virtue he controls his noble mind, Modest in ...
... head .. face, countenance form, splendour edge, point. अनीकवत् Vd अनीकशः in rows, columns अनीकिनी army, lotus. अनिल wind .. Vishnu आनिल अनुः a man son of Yayati. आनवः men, people—foreign people human.. kind to men? अनुक (अनुकन् Gr.) greedy, lustful sloping. अनु after, behind, along, with according to — by reason of ...
... between whom and the Hindu Olympians there was ever warfare. Yet their hostility did not preclude occasional unions. Sachi herself, the Queen of Heaven, was a Titaness, daughter of the Asura, Puloman; Yayati, ally of the Gods, took to himself a Daitya maiden Surmishtha, child of imperial Vrishopurvan (for the Asuras or Daityas, on the [terrestrial] 3 plane, signified the adversaries of Page 135 ...
... 'yavanāni ('yavana script'), 248, 249,250,253,325-30,343-5,385 Yavanas (see also Yonas), 141, 232,247,257,259-60,459,521-3, 530,592-4,597,601 Yavnan or Yunan, 258 Yayati, 98 yojana, 351 'yona' 59 Yona-country, 307 'yona-kamboja', 234 yonakambojagandharanam, 311 'yonakambojesu' 254, 311 Yonas (see also Yavanas), 247, 256-60 ...
... all of them descendants of Nahusa of the Lunar dynasty. The defeated kings scattered, some going east, some going west, some north. The king who was driven west was Druhyu, one of the five sons of Yayati. So, thought I, is it not possible that he and his descendants were the original Druids? 3 My flight of fancy, I suppose! At any rate, as Ellis says, "Much 1 P. 28-29. 8 Such ...
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