aṃśumān

aṃśumān [t] puṃ, (aṃśavo vidyante asya iti .
tadasyāstīti matup .) sūryyaḥ .. iti trikāṇḍa-
śeṣaḥ .. asamañjaputtraḥ sūryyavaṃśīyarājaviśeṣaḥ ..
yathā .
“sagarasyāsamañjastu asamañjādathāṃśumān .
dilīpo'śuṃmataḥ puttro dilīpasya bhagīrathaḥ” ..
iti rāmāyaṇe bālakāṇḍe 70 sargaḥ .. sūryyavaṃśau-
yāsamañjorājapauttraḥ . yathā, —
“tataścakārāsamañjā gaṅgānayanakāraṇaṃ .
lakṣavarṣaṃ tapastaptvā mamāra kālayogataḥ ..
dilīpastasya tanayo gaṅgānayanakāraṇaṃ .
tapaḥ kṛtvā lakṣavarṣaṃ yayau lokāntaraṃ nṛpaḥ ..
aṃśumāṃstasya puttro'bhūdgaṅgānayanakāraṇaṃ .
tapaḥ kṛtvā lakṣavarṣaṃ mamāra kālayogataḥ ..
bhagīrathastasya puttro mahābhāgavataḥ sudhīḥ .
tapaḥ kṛtvā lakṣavarṣaṃ mamāra kālayogataḥ” ..
ityādi brahmavaivartte prakṛtikhaṇḍe 8 adhyāyaḥ ..
(viśvavyāpiprakāśaḥ paramātmā .) aṃśuyukte tri ..
somalatāyā avayavaviśiṣṭaḥ .)

AṂŚUMĀN . Name of a King belonging to the Solar

dynasty (Sūrya Vaṃśa).

1) Genealogy. Aṃśumān was descended from Viṣṇu

through Brahmā-Marīci-Kaśyapa-Vivasvān-Vaivasvata-

manu-Ikṣvāku-Vikukṣi-Śaśāda-Purañjaya-Kakutstha-

Anenas-Pṛthulāśva-Prasenajit-Yuvanāśva-Māndhātā-

Purukutsa-Trasadasyu-Anaraṇya-Aryaśvan-Vasuma-

nas-Sudhanvā-Traiyyāruṇa-Satyavrata-Triśaṅku-Hariś-

candra-Rohitāśva-Harita-Cuñcu-Sudeva-Bharuka-

Bāhuka-Sagara-Asamañjas-Aṃśumān.

2) Birth. Sagara, a king of the Sūrya vaṃśa, (mention-

ed above) had two wives, Sumati (Vaidarbhī) and

Keśinī (Saibā) by name. Keśinī gave birth to a son

named Asamañjas. Aṃśumān was the son of Asamañjas

and the father of the famous Bhagīratha. (See under

the title, BHAGĪRATHA).

3) Some other details. Aṃśumān was one of the Kings

who attended the Svayaṃvara of Pāñcālī. (Vide

Śloka 11, Chapter 185 of Ādi Parva of the Mahā-

bhārata).

AṂŚUMĀN II . There is a reference to one Aṃśumān

in the course of the description of the Viśvedevas.

AṂŚUMĀN III . King of Bhoja who was killed by

Droṇa in the war at Kurukṣetra (Vide Śloka 14,

Chapter 6 of Karṇa Parva).