Samyati

THE LIVING ARCHIVE

About Samyati

In the Vishnu Purana succession, Bahugava is his father and Ahamyati is his son. Raudrashva follows Ahamyati, making Samyati the grandfather of a ruler whose ten sons create a larger family branch. Sudyumna, the Paurava namesake, belongs one generation before Bahugava.

AT A GLANCE

Identity & Context

Identity: King
Form: Paurava Royal House
Tradition: Puranic Royal Genealogy

Family & Relationships

ParentBahugava
Bahugava is the parent of Samyati.
ChildAhamyati
Samyati is the parent of Ahamyati.

IN THE TRADITION

Recorded Context

The Approach to Raudrashva’s Household

The genealogy moves from Samyati’s son Ahamyati to Raudrashva and his ten sons. Riteyu is the son through whom the branch continues to Rantinara. The other sons remain part of Raudrashva’s household, even though the route toward Dushyanta follows just one of them.

The later branch reaches Dushyanta and Shakuntala’s son Bharata. Bharata’s succession becomes a separate turning point when the royal line continues through Vitatha, identified with Bharadvaja in this account. The genealogy then divides among several families, including the ancestors of Hastinapura and Panchala. These are later descendants, not events personally performed by the earlier ancestor.

ROLE & ESSENCE

Attributes & Significance

Samyati’s place explains the generational distance between Bahugava and Raudrashva. He is one of the named ancestors through whom the larger Paurava house becomes connected to the later Bharata succession.

Role

Samyati is an early ancestor of the Paurava royal house. His descendants form part of the line that reaches Dushyanta, Shakuntala and their son Bharata.

TRADITION & MEANING

Traditions & Interpretations

The Bhagavata preserves the same immediate sequence of Bahugava, Samyati, Ahamyati and Raudrashva. These adjoining names help identify the person even when earlier generations differ between the accounts.