Dhṛshṭa (son of Vaivasvata Manu)
Dhṛshṭa, “the bold one”
Dhṛshṭa has other meanings too: see all meanings of Dhṛshṭa.
Dhṛshṭa is one of the nine sons of Vaivasvata Manu, the Manu of the present age, and a brother of Ikshvāku. From him came a kshatriya people, proud in battle, called the Dhārshṭikas.
His line
Lomaharshaṇa tells the munis the line of the Sun (Sūrya-vaṃśa). Vaivasvata Manu had nine sons, each equal to his father: Ikshvāku, Nābhāga, Dhṛshṭa, Śaryāti, Narishyanta, Prāṃśu, Rishṭa, Karūśa and Pṛshadhra.
To Dhṛshṭa was born a kshatriya jāti (people), proud in battle (raṇa-dṛpta), named the Dhārshṭikas. In time the kshatriyas who were the offspring of Nābhāga and of Dhṛshṭa became vaiśyas.
Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 7
Sources
- Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 7