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Rh bamed Bhumauyu, And Bhumanyu married Vijaya, the daughter of Dasarha. And he begat upon her a son Subotra who married Suvarna, the daughter of Ikshaku. To her was born a son named Hasti who founded this city, which has, therefore, been called Hastinapura. And Hasti married Yasodhara, the princess of Trigarta. And of her was born a son named Vikunthana who took for a wife Sudeva, the princess of Dasarha. And by her was born a son named Ajamida. And Ajamida had four wives named Raikeyi. Gandhari. Visala and Riksha. And he begat on them two thousand and four hundred sons. But amongst them all, Samvarna became the perpetuator of the dynasty. And Samvarna took for his wife Tapati, the daughter of Vivaswat. And of her was born Kuru, who married Subhangi, che princess of Dasarha. And he begat on her a son named Viduratha, who took to wife Supriya, the daughter of the Madhavas. And he begat upon her a son named Anaswan. And Anaswan married Amrita, the daughter of the Madhavas. And of her was born a son named Parikshit, who took for his wife Suvasa, the daughter of the Vabudas, and begat upon ber a son named Bhimsena. And Bhimsena married Kumari, the princess of Kekaya and begat upon her Partisravas whose son was Pratipa. And Pratipa married Sunanda, the daughter of Sivi, and begat upon her three sons, viz.. Devapi, Santanu and Valhika. And Devapi while still a boy, entered the woods as a hermit. And Santanu became king. Here occurs a sloka in respect of Santanu.

'Those old men that were touched by this monarch not only felt an indescribeable sensation of pleasure but also became restored to youth. Therefore, this monarch was called Santanu.

"And Santanu married Ganga, who bore bita a son Devavrata who was afterwards called Bhishma. And Bhishma, moved by the desire of doing good to his father, got him married to Satyavati who was also called Gandhakali. And in her maidenhood she had a son by Parasara, named Dwaipayana. And upon her Santanu begat two other sons vamed Chittrangada and Vichittravirya. And Before they attained to majority, Chittrangada had been slain by the Gandharvas. But Vichittravirya became king, and married the two daughters of the king of Kasi, named Amvika and Amvalika. But Vichittravirya died childless. Then Satyavati began to think as to how the dynasty of Dushmanta might be perpetuated. Then she recollected the Rishi Dwaipayana. The latter coming before her, asked-'What are thy commands?' She said, 'Thy brother Vichittrvirya hath gone to heaven childless! Beget virtuous children for him !' Dwaipayana, consenting to this, begat three children-viz. Dhritarashtra. Pandu, and Vidura. King Dhritarashtra had a hundred sons by his wife Gandhari in consequence of the