Turvasu Druhyu and Anu dynasties

The Turvasu dynasty (Sanskrit: तुर्वसुवंश, romanized: Turvasuvaṃśa), Druhyu dynasty (Sanskrit: द्रुह्युवंश, romanized: Druhyuvaṃśa) and the Anu dynasty (Sanskrit: अनुवंश, romanized: Anuvaṃśa) are the names of three legendary cadet branches of the Lunar dynasty in Hindu literature, featured in the Puranas and the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. == Legend == According to the Mahabharata, King Yayati surreptitiously married the daitya princess and his wife Devayani's maid, Sharmistha, after she begged him to bear her children.

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Turvasu Druhyu and Anu dynasties

The Turvasu dynasty (Sanskrit: तुर्वसुवंश, romanized: Turvasuvaṃśa), Druhyu dynasty (Sanskrit: द्रुह्युवंश, romanized: Druhyuvaṃśa) and the Anu dynasty (Sanskrit: अनुवंश, romanized: Anuvaṃśa) are the names of three legendary cadet branches of the Lunar dynasty in Hindu literature, featured in the Puranas and the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. == Legend == According to the Mahabharata, King Yayati surreptitiously married the daitya princess and his wife Devayani's maid, Sharmistha, after she begged him to bear her children.

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