1 A musician by caste; cf. Ms. 10. 19; veṇānāṃ bhāṃḍavādanaṃ 10. 49.

2 N. of a king, son of Aṅga and [Page1009-c+ 59] said to be a descendant of Manu Svāyambhuva. [When he became king, he issued a proclamation prohibiting all worship and sacrifices. The sages strongly remonstrated with him, but when he turned a deaf ear to their words, they killed him with ‘blades of consecrated Kuśa grass.’ The kingdom was now...