Table IV - puru dynasty dynasty
prAchIna-vAn anti-sAra puru or prAchi-Isha or, mati-sAra
sumati dhruva aprati-ratha
duSyanta kaNva medhatithi
bharata bhu-manya or, huta-manya
gArgeya-s bRihat-kshatra mahA-vIrya nara garga his offsring became his offspring became brAhmaNa-s brAhamaNa-s hasti ranti-deva
ajA-mIDha dvi-mIDha puru-mIDha progenitor of 3 dynasties from here pauravA-s
bRihad-iSa nIla from him bArhiSada-s from here pAnchAla-s RikSha from here kaurava-s
bhallAda bharmya-ashva karNa eliminated him in final war or, harya-ashva samvaraNa
kuru
mudgala yavanA-viira bRihad-iSha kAmpilya sRinjaya ancestor of pAnchAla kings
parIkshit sudhanu jahnu divo-das ahalya pratIpa pRiShada wife of gautama (uparichara) vasu bhUri drupada chedi-Isha bhUri-shrava bRihad-ratha devApi bAhlIka soma-datta pratyugra shalya matsya ganga shantanu satyavati
jarA-sandha kusha-agra kushumbha bhIShma chitrAngad from here bArhad-rathA-s who later ruled magadha ambika vichitra-vIrya ambAlika
gAndhAri dhRita-rAShTra
kunti pAnDu mAdri bhAnu-mati suyodhana
lakshmaNa
99 younger brothers yudhiSthira bhIma nakula saha-deva of suyodhana arjuna draupadi draupadi draupadi draupadi draupadi
jayadratha princess prati-vindya suta-soma shata-Aniika shruta-karma or, saindhava shruta-kiiti dussala
devika jalandhara kareNu-mati vijaya of saibya or, balandhara subhadra of chedi of madra of kAshi of yadu-s ¯ : NOT indicating immediate descendant; some unsung hierarchy skipped - for e.g. Ilina begat on his yaudheya nir-amitra su-hotra abhimanyu wife Rathantari five sons, of whom Dushyanta was the sarva-ga eldest … etc; ilIna [or raibhya]=rathantari et al not shown uttara hiDimba - - - - - : partially belongs to dynasty asura maid parIkshit = : by marriage; madravati © : by gAndharva vivAha, love marriage ghaTotkacha dark brown : ladies an asura janamejaya some characters like vyAsa, a vidura et al are skipped, as they do not fit in line of kaurava, technically. chitrAngada babhru-vAhana d/o CitravAhana of MaNalUra-pura source : purANa nAma chandrika, Y. Venataramayya, 1879, Telugu prepared by : desiraju hanumanta rao irAvanta. ulUpi dt : Sept-07 nAga princess