Ambashṭhas
Ambashṭha · ambashṭha, “the Ambashṭha people”
The Ambashṭhas are a people descended from Suvrata, a son of King Uśīnara. The Brahma Purāṇa also names them among the peoples of Bhārata who drink the waters of its rivers.
The line of Uśīnara
The Sūta tells the munis that in his old age, by the power of tapas, Uśīnara had five sons who upheld the line: Nṛga by Nṛgā, Kṛmi by Kṛmī, Nava by Navā, Suvrata by Darvā, and Śibi by Dṛshadvatī. From Nṛga came the Yaudheyas; Nava’s was the kingdom called Navā; Kṛmi’s was the city Kṛmilāpurī; and from Suvrata came the Ambashṭhas.
Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13
Among the peoples of Bhārata
Describing Bhārata Varsha, its mountains and rivers, the Purāṇa names the peoples who live along the rivers. In the west are the Saurāshṭras, the Śūdras, the Ābhīras, the Arbudas, the Mārukas, the Mālavas and the dwellers of Pāriyātra, and also the Madras, the Rāmas, the Ambashṭhas, the Pārasīkas and others. All of them drink the waters of these rivers, and their lands are full of joy and well-nourished people.
Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 19
Sources
- Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 13, 19