Figure South Asian traditions
Yayāti
ययाति sa யயாதி ta
Legendary ancestor of the Kuru and Yadu dynasty
- Child of Ashokasundari and Nahuṣa
- Married to Devayānī, Sharmishtha
- Dated 2nd millennium BCE
Overview
legendary ancestor of the Kuru and Yadu dynastyWikidata record description. Read Yayati in the Wikipedia reader.
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Family tree
As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
The family as a list · 11
Kinship in an account 2
Family 9
- child of (mother) Ashokasundari goddess
- child of (child) Nahuṣa Indian king
- parent of (child) Anu crater on Ganymede
- parent of (child) Druhyu
- parent of (child) Madhavi Princess in Hindu mythology
- parent of (child) Puru Son of Yayati
- parent of (child) Yadu Mythological Indian monarch, son of Yayati
- married to Devayānī Daughter of Shukra
- married to Sharmishtha character in Mahabharata
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