Ancient Indians – Satya Samhita

Reference : Mahabharata : Sambhava Parva : Section 95 : Translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguli :  

• Daksha : He named the fixed stars!
  
• Aditi, daughter of Daksha married Kasyapa, the son of Marichi,
• Vivaswat (Surya, Aditya)
• Vaivaswatha Manu
• Ha (I have read that this was Sudyumna/Ila in the Vishnu Puranam. Ha may be another name).
• Pururavas (who married Urvasi, daughter of Rishi NaraNarayana in Badrinath.)
• Ayus
• Nahusha (he is the one who took Indra’s place for a while and kicked Durvasa who cursed him to be a sarpa (Naga or snake).
• Yayati (who married Sukra’s daughter Devayani as well as Vrishaparva’s daughter Sarmishta).
• Yadu and Turvasu ; Druhyu, Anu, and Puru

In the centre is Adi Sakthi, at the back are Dharmaraya and Sri Krishna, to the sides are Draupadi and Arjuna and in the front are Bhima and Nakula - Sahadeva : Photo Credit : Satya Sarada Kandula : All Rights reserved

From this point The Mahabharata and Padma Purana give different accounts. I first give the Mahabharata account  and then the Padma  Purana account. My research supports the Padma Purana account.

Mahabharata Version : 

• And the descendants of Yadu are the Yadavas and of Puru are the Pauravas.
• And Puru had a wife of the name of Kausalya, on whom he begat a son named Janamejaya who performed three horse-sacrifices and a sacrifice called Viswajit. And then he entered into the woods.
• And Janamejaya had married Ananta, the daughter of Madhava, and begat upon her a son called Prachinwat. And the prince was so called because he had conquered all the eastern countries up to the very confines of the region where the Sun rises.
•  And Prachinwat married Asmaki, a daughter of the Yadavas and begat upon her a son named Sanyati.
• And Sanyati married Varangi, the daughter of Drishadwata and begat upon her a son named Ahayanti.
• And Ahayanti married Bhanumati, the daughter of Kritavirya and begat upon her a son named Sarvabhauma.
• And Sarvabhauma married Sunanda, the daughter of the Kekaya prince, having obtained her by force. And he begat upon her a son named Jayatsena,
• who married Susrava, the daughter of the Vidarbha king and begat upon her Avachina,
• And Avachina also married another princess of Vidarbha, Maryada by name.
• And he begat on her a son named Arihan.
• And Arihan married Angi and begat on her Mahabhauma.
• And Mahabhauma married Suyajna, the daughter of Prasenajit. And of her was born Ayutanayi. And he was so called because he had performed a sacrifice at which the fat of an Ayuta (ten thousands) of male beings was required.
• And Ayutanayi took for a wife Kama, the daughter of Prithusravas. And by her was born a son named Akrodhana,
• who took to wife Karambha, the daughter of the king of Kalinga. And of her was born Devatithi, and
• Devatithi took for his wife Maryada, the princess of Videha. And of her was born a son named Arihan.
• And Arihan took to wife Sudeva, the princess of Anga, and upon her he begat a son named Riksha.
• And Riksha married Jwala, the daughter of Takshaka, and he begat upon her a son of the name of Matinara, who performed on the bank of Saraswati the twelve years’ sacrifice said to be so efficacious. On conclusion of the sacrifice, Saraswati appeared in person before the king and chose him for husband. And he begat upon her a son named Tansu.
• Here occurs a sloka descriptive of Tansu’s descendants. Tansu was born of Saraswati by Matinara.
• And Tansu himself begat a son named Ilina on his wife, the princess Kalingi.
• Ilina begat on his wife Rathantari five sons, of whom Dushmanta was the eldest.
• And Dushmanta took to wife Sakuntala, the daughter of Viswamitra. And he begat on her a son named Bharata. Here occurs two slokas about (Dushmanta’s) descendants. ”The mother is but the sheath of flesh in which the father begets the son. Indeed the father himself is the son. Therefore, O Dushmanta, support thy son and insult not Sakuntala. O god among men, the father himself becoming the son rescueth himself from hell. Sakuntala hath truly said that thou art the author of this child’s being. “ It is for this (i.e., because the king supported his child after hearing the above speech of the celestial messenger) that Sakuntala’s son came to be called Bharata (the supported).
• And Bharata married Sunanda, the daughter of Sarvasena, the king of Kasi, and begat upon her the son named Bhumanyu.
• And Bhumanyu married Vijaya, the daughter of Dasarha. And he begat upon her a son Suhotra
• who married Suvarna, the daughter of Ikshvaku. 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 Ajamidha.
• And Ajamidha had four wives named Raikeyi, Gandhari, Visala and Riksha. And he begat on them two thousand and four hundred sons. But amongst them all, Samvarana became the perpetuator of the dynasty.
• And Samvarana took for his wife Tapati, the daughter of Vivaswat.
• And of her was born Kuru, who married Subhangi, the 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 Vahudas, and begat upon her a son named Bhimasena.
•  And Bhimasena married Kumari, the princess of Kekaya and begat upon her Pratisravas 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 indescribable sensation of pleasure but also became restored to youth. Therefore, this monarch was called Santanu.”