Titikshavamsha, Titikṣavaṃśa, Titiksha-vamsha: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Titikṣavaṃśa can be transliterated into English as Titiksavamsa or Titikshavamsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaTitikṣavaṃśa (तितिक्षवंश) refers to royal dynasty (vaṃśa) of kings (rājan) descended from the Candravaṃśa (lunar dynasty).—Descended from Titikṣa were: Kṛśadratha—Homa—Sutapas and Bali, and Bali had seven sons: Anaghābhū—Aṅga—Kaliṅga—Suhva—Puṇḍra—Vaṅga and Adrūpa. Of the seven sons Aṅga turned out to be the family progenitor, and thenceforth the Aṅga royal dynasty starts its course. To Aṅga were born the following sons: Dadhivāhana—Raviratha—Dharmaratha—Citraratha—Satyaratha—Lomapāda—Caturaṅga—Pṛthu—Campa—Haryaṅga and Bhadraratha, and to Bhadraratha were born three sons viz. Bṛhadratha—Bṛhatkarmā and Bṛhadbhānu. And Bṛhadratha had the following sons: Bṛhanmanas, Jayadratha—Vijaya—Dhṛtavrata—Satyakarman and Atiratha. Karṇa was Atiratha’s foster son and father of Vṛṣasena.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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