चन्द्रवंश

Monier-Williams · candravaṃśa
vaṃśa m. the lunar race of kings (2nd great line of royal dynasties, the progenitor of which was Soma the Moon, child of the Ṛishi Atri and father of Budha [Mercury, cf. candra-ja] ‖ the latter married Iḷā, daughter of the solar king Ikshvāku, and had by her a son, Aila or Purūravas ‖ this last had a son by Urvaśī, named Āyus, from whom came Nahusha, father of Yayāti ‖ the latter had two sons, Puru and Yadu, from whom proceeded the two branches of the lunar line ‖ in that of Yadu was born Kṛishṇa and Bala-rāma ‖ in that of Puru came Dushyanta, hero of the Śakuntalā and father of the great