Padang
Padang, The Capital Of The Dutch Government Of The W. Coast Of Sumatra, Is Situated In 0° 59' 30' S. Lat., And 100° 20' 30° C. Long., And Has About 12,000 Inhabitants. The Padang Flows Through The Town, But Is Only Navigable For Small Vessels, The Larger Requiring To Anchor ...
Paddle Fisti
Paddle-fisti, Polgodon Pion, A Fish Inhabitino. The Mississippi River And .its Tributaries. It Is About 5 Ft. Long. Without Scales, And Lms A Long. Bony Snout Of About The Length Of The Body, With Which It•plows Or Digs Up The Mud Of The Bottom In Search Of Food. Il Has ...
Paderborn
Paderborn, The Chief T. Of A District In Ibeprussian Province Of Westphalia. Situated In 51° 43' N. Ha., And 8° 45' E. Long., In A Pleasant And Fruitful District, Is Built At The Source Ofthe Pader, Which Bursts Forth From Below The Cathedral With Sufficient Force To Drive Mills Within ...
Padua
Padua, A Province Of Italy, In Venetia, Called By The Italians Padora. Having On The N. Treviso, On The E. Venice, On The S. Hoyle .° And The River Adige, On The W. Vicenza And Verona, On The S.e. The Adriatic Sea Or Gulf Of Venice; 805 Sq.m.; Pop. '72, ...
Padua_2
Padua (ital. Padova), Capital Of The Province Of The Same Llama In N. Italy, Stands On A Beautiful Plain On The Bacchiglione, 23 M. By Railway W.s.w. Of Venice. It Is Surrounded By Walls And Ditches, And Is Fortified By Bastions. Its Houses Are Lofty, Supported For The Most Part ...
Page
Page, Wthmani, B. Albany, N. Y., 1811; At The Age Of Eight Years Went To New York With His Parents, Studied Drawing, And Three Years Afterward Received A Premium From The American Institute For A Drawing In India Ink. Iu 1825 He Commenced The Study Of Law Iu The Office ...
Pagoda
Pagoda (according To Some, A Corruption Of The Sanskrit Word Niagara!, Sacred; But According To Others A Corruption Of Putgada, From The Persian Put, Idol, And Gada, House) Is The Name Of Certain Hindu Temples Which Are Amongst The Most Remarkable Monuments Of Hindu Architecture. Though The Word Itself Ds'ignates ...
Paiilicians
Paiili'cians, An Ancient Sect Of The Eastern Empire, Who, By Catholic Writers, Are Reckoned An Offshoot Of The Maniehteans (q.v.). According To Peter Of Sicily And Photius, The Sect Originated In Armenia From Two Brothers; Named Paul (from Whom It Is Alleged To Have Received Its Name) And John, Who ...
Pain
Pain Is An Undefinable Sensation, Of The Nature Of Which All Persons Are Conscious It Resides Exclusively In The Nervous System, But May Originate From Various Smut:vs. Irritation, Or Excessive Excitement Of The Nervous System May Produce It; It Frequently Precedes And Accompanies Inflammation; While It Sometimes Occurs In, Nail ...
Paine
Paine. Tuomas, An Author Famous For Ids Connection With The American And French Revolutions, And For His Advocacy Of Infidel Opinions, Was B. Jan. 29, 1737, At Thetford, In The County Of Norfolk In England. He Was Trained To The Business Of His Father, Who Was A Staymaker, But Afterward ...
Painters Colors Paints
Paints, Painters' Colors, Or Pigments. These Names Are Applied To The Prepared Or Unprepared Compositions By Which Wood, Stone, And Other Materials Are Coated With A Preservative Surface Of Oil, Mixed With An Earthy Matter To Give It Color And Consist Ency; Also To The Materials Used By Artists To ...
Painting
Painting (housr) Is One Of The Useful Arts, Combining Much That Is Artistic With Much That Is Absolutely Necessary. The Primary Object Of Painting Houses, Or Parts Of Them, Either Internally Or Externally, Is To Preserve Them From Decay—to Cover The Parts Liable To Suffer From Exposure With A Dumble ...
Painting
Painting, The Nrt Of Representing Objects To The Eye On A Flat Surface By Means Of Lines And Rolo•, With N View To Convey Ideas And Awaken Emotions. See Anr. As One Of The Tine Arts. Painting Occupies A Prominent Place; Some Claim For It The First Place, As Combining ...
Paixpas
Paixpas (in The Quichna Tongue, A "valley" Or "plain"), Is A Term Employed In A General Sense As A Designation Of Southern American Plains, In Contra Distinction To The "prairies" Of North America, And In This Sense It Is Frequently Employed By Geographers. It Is Also Used In Peril As ...
Palais Royal
Palais Royal, A Heterogeneous Mass Of Buildings On The Eastern Side Of The Rue Richelieu In Paris, Composed Of A Palace, Theaters, Public Gardens, Bazaars, Shops, Cafes, And Restaurants. The Old Palace Was Built 1624 And 1636 On The Site Of The Rambouillet By Cardinal Richelieu, Who At His Death ...
Palatinate
Palatinate, A Name Applied To Two German States, Which Were United Previously To The Year 1620. They Were Distinguished As The Upper And Lower Palatinate. The Upper Or Bavarian Palatinate, Now Forming A Circle Of The Kingdom Of Bavaria. Was A Duchy, And Was Bounded By Baireuth, Bohemia, Neuburg, Bavaria, ...
Palatine
Palatine (from Lat. Palatium, A Palace). A Comes Palatinus, Or Count Palatine, Was Under The Aerovingian Kings Of France, A High Judicial Officer, Who Had Supreme Authority In All Causes That Came Under The Immediate Cognizance Of The Sovereign. After The Time Of Charlemagne A Similar Title Was Given To ...
Palatine Hill
Palatine Hill, Mons Palatinus, The Central Hill Of The Famous Seven On Which Ancient Rome Was Built, And, According To Traditic,n, The Scat Of The Earliest Roman Set Tlements. In Point Of Historical Interest, It Ranks Next To The Capitol And The Forum. Its Summit Is About 160 Ft. Above ...
Palembang
Palembang', Formerly An Independent Kingdom On The E. Coast Of Sumatra; Now A Netherlands Residency, Is Bounded On The N. By Djambi, N.w. By Bencoolen, S. By The Lampong Districts, And S.e. By The Strait Of Banca, Has An Area Of 61,900 Sq.m.; And A Population Amounting, In 1873. To ...
Palembang_2
Palembang, The Capital Of The Kingdom And Residency, Is 52 M. From The Soensang (sunsang), Or Principal Mouth Of The River Moesi (masi), In 2° 59' S. Lat., And 104° 44' E. Longitude. The City Is Built On Both Banks Of The Moesi, And Other Streams Which Fall Into It, ...
Palenque
Palenque, Rum Fat', Are On The Rio Chacamas, A Branch Of The River 1.7sumasinta, In The State Of Chiapas, 'mexico. 8 In. S.e. Of The Village Of Santo Domingo De Pa'clique, Let. 17° 30' N., Long. 92' 26' West. The Ruins Extend Over A Large Area, Covered Witu A Dense ...
Paleography
Paleography (gr. Palaios, Old, And Graphg, Writing), The Science Of Ancient Writ Ings. It Comprehends Not Merely The Art Of Reading Them, But Such A Critical Know Ledge Of All Their Circumstances As Will Serve To Determine Their Age, If They Happen To Be Undated, And Their Genuineness, In The ...
Paleontology
Paleontology (gr. Science Of Fossil Animals) Is That Division Of Geology (q.v.) Whose Province It Is To Inquire Into The Evidence Of Organic Life On The Globe During The Different Geological Periods, Whether This Evidence Arises From The Actual Remains Of The Different Plants And Animals, Or From Recognizable Records ...
Paler Mo
Paler Mo, An Archiepiscopal City, Important Seaport, And The Capital Of The Island Of Sicily; Capital Also Of The Province Of The Same Name, And Along With Naples, Rome, Milan, And Turin, One Of The Five Most Populous Cities In The Kingdom Of Italy, Is Situated On The N. Coast ...
Pales Peak
Pale's Peak, A Paak Of The Rocky Mountains, In The Territory Of Colorado, Int. 30* 11.. Long. 105° W., Di Vovered By Gen. Pike, U. S. Army, In 1806. It Is Made Biz Different Measurements 12,000 14,500 Ft. High, And 'commands A View Of 100 Miles' Radius Of A Rugged. ...
Palestine
Palestine (palestine, Philistia), Or The Holy Land, A Country Of South-western Asia, Comprising The Southern Portion Of Syria, And Bounded On The W. By The Mediter. Ranean, E. By The Valley Of The Jordan, N. By The Mountain-ranges Of The Lebanon And The Glen Of The Litany (leontes), And S. ...
Palestrina
Palestrina (the Ancient Prameste), An Episcopal City Of The Present Kingdom Of Italy, In The Province And 22 In. E.s.e. Of The City Of Rome, Occupies A Strong Position On The S.w. Slope Of A High Hill, An Offset Of The Apennines. Besides Several Interesting Churches, The Town Contains A ...
Paley
Paley, Dr. William, A Celebrated English Divine, Was Born At Peterborough In 1743. His Father Was A Yorkshireman, And Not Lqng After Paley Was Born Returned To His Native Parish Of Giggleswick, One Of The Wildest And Most Sequestered Districts In The West Hiding, To Become A Master Of The ...
Palgrave
Palgrave, Sir Francis, A Distinguished Antiquary And Historian, Was B. In London In July, 1788, Of Jewish Parentage, Being The Son Of Mr. Meyer Cohen, A Member Of The Stock Exchange. He Was Educated At Home Under A Dr. Montucci, And Even When A Child Showed Extraordinary Genius. When Only ...
Palimpsest
Palimpsest (gr. Palinzpsestos, A Second Time"), The Name Given To Parch Ment, Papyrus, Or Other Writing Material, From Which, After It Had Been Written Upon, The First Writing Was Wholly Or In Part Removed For The Purpose Of The Page Being Written Upon A Second Time. When The Ms. Had ...
Pallavicfno
Pallavicfno. Feritante, An Italian, B. At Piacenza About 1618. He Was Well Educated, Entered The Monastery Of The Augustinian Friars At Milan, And Joined The House Of His Order At Venice. For A Few Years Lie Bore A High Character For Piety And Learning, But A Love Affair Led Him ...
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday (lat. Dominica Palmarumn, Or Doom. In Palmis), The Last Sunday Of Lent, Is So Called From The Custom Of Blessing Branches Of The Palm Tree, Or Of Other Trees Substituted In Those Countries In Which Palm Cannot He Procured, And Of Carrying The Blessed Branches In Procession, In ...
Palmellatee
Palmellatee, A Family Or Group Of Algce, Of The Order Or Sub-order Conferracem In Organization, They Are Among The Lowest Of Plants; They Are, However, Universally Regarded As Vegetable, And Do Not, Like The Diatornacete, Occupy A Somewhat Doubtful Position Between The Animal And Vegetable Kingdoms. The Pahnellacere All Grow ...
Palmerston
Palmerston, Viscount, 'henry John Teairle, An English Politician, Was Born At The Linily Mansion, Broadlands, Near Romsey, Hants, Oct. 20, 1784. The Temples Are Of• Saxon Prigin, And The Family Claim .descent From Edwyn, Who Was Deprived Of The (:i•ldom Of Mcrcia By The Conqueror, And Lost His Life It) ...
Palms
Palms, Palmce Or Palmacece, A Natural Order Of Endogenous Plants, Not Excelled In Importance By Any Order In The Vegetable Kingdom Except Grasses. They Are Generally Tall And Slender Trees, Often Of Gigantic Height, Without A Branch, And Bearing At The Summit A Magnificent And Graceful Crown Of Very Large ...
Palmyra
Palmy'ra, The Name Given By Time Greeks To A Great And Splendid City Of Upper Syria. Its Original Hebrew Name Was Tadmor, Which, Like Tne Greek Word, Means "city Of Palms." It Was Built According To The Writers Of Kings (book I. Chap. Ix. Verse 18) And Chronicles (book Ii. ...
Palmyra Palm
Palmyra Palm, Borassus Flabelliformis, A Species Of Palm With A Magnificent Crown Of Fan-shaped Leaves, A Native Of The East Indies. The Stem Attains A Height Of 25-40, Or Even 60 Ft., And Tapers Slightly Upward. The Leaves Are About Four Feet Long, With Stalks Of About The Mine Length, ...
Palpitation
Palpitation Is The Term Used To Signify Inordinately Forcible Pulsations Of The Heart, So As To Make Themselves Felt, And Frequently To Give Rise To A Most Troublesome And Disagreeable Sensation. It May Be Either Functional Or A Symptom Of Organic Dis Ease Of The Heart. Here We Shall Merely ...
Pamphylia
Pamphylia, Anciently A Countryon The S. Coast Of Asia Tminor, With Cilicia On The E. And Lycia On The W. It Was Originally Bounded On The Inland Or Northern Side By Mount Taurus, But Afterward Enlarged So As To Reach The Confines Of Phrygia. Pam Phylia Is Mountainous, Was Formerly ...
Panama
Panama, Istnams Of, Is That Portion Of The Narrow Ridge Of Mountainous Country Connecting Central And South America Which Is Bounded On The W. By The Frontier Of Costa Rica, And On The E. By The Surveyed Interoceauiic Route From The Bay Of Caledonia On The N. To The Gulf ...
Pancreas
Pancreas (front The Gr. Pan, All, And Lavas, Flesh) Is A Conglomerate Gland, Lying Transversely Across The Posterior Wall Of The Abdomen, Varying In Length From Six To Eight In., Having A Breadth Of About An Inch And A Half, And A Thickness Of From Half An Inch To An ...
Pancreatine
Pancre'atine, A Proteid Substance Forming The Active Principle Of Tho Pancreatic Juice. This Secretion As Obtained From Healthy Animals Is A Viscid, Slightly Opaline Fluid Having An Alkaline Reaction And A Very Slight Peculiar Animal Odor And Taste. Bernard Found Its Specific Gravity In A Good Specimen Taken From A ...
Pandects
' Pandects (gr. Pandecton,. All-receiving; From Pan, All, And Dechomai, I Receive), One Of The Celebrated Legislative Works Of The Emperor Justinian (q.v.), Called Also By The Name Digestnm, Or Digest. It Was An Attempt To Form A Complete System Of Law From The Authoritative Commentaries Of The Jurists Upon ...
Panic
Panic Is Where Fear, Whether Arising From An Adequate Or Inadequate 'cause, Obtains The Mastery Over Every Other Consideration And Motive, And Urges To Dastard Extrava Gance, Or Hurries Into Danger Or Death. An Inexplicable Sound Causes A Rush From A Church, A Vague Report In The Market-place Causes A ...
Panini
Panini, The Greatest Known Grammarian Of Ancient India, Whose Work On The San Skrit Language Has Up To The'present Day Remained The Standard Of Sanskrit Grammar. Its Merits Are So Great That Panini Was Ranked Among The Rishis (q.v.). Or Inspired Seers, And At A Later Period Of Sanskrit Literature, ...
Paniput
Paniput', The Chief T. Of The District Kurnal, In The Division Of Deli', Punjab, Is Situated 54 M. (by Road 78 M.) N. By W. From Delhi, In A Fertile Tract, The Resources Of Which Are Largely Developed By Artificial Irrigation. Pop. '68, 25,27g. Being A Sta Tion On The ...
Panizzi
Panizzi, Sir Antonio, Principal Librarian Of The British Museum From 1856 To 1866, H. Sept. 16, 1797, At Breseello, In The El-decant Duchy Of Modena. For His Education Lie Was Sent First To The Public School Of Reggio, And Afterwards To The University Of Padua. Where, In 1818, He Took ...
Pannonia
Panno'nia, A Province Of The Ancient Roman Empire, Bounded On The N: And E. By The Danube, Ou The W. By The Mountains Of Noricum, And On The S. Reaching A Little Way Across The Save; And Thus Including Part Of Modern Hungary, Slavonia, Parts Of Bosnia, Of Croatia, And ...
Panorama
Panorama (gr. Pan, All, Arama, A View), A Pictorial Representation Of The Whole Sur Rounding Landscape As Seen From One Point. The Invention Of The Panorama Is Claimed By The Germans For Prof. Breisig Of Dantzic, But It Does Not Appear That He Ever Con One. The Real Inventor Was ...
Panslavi811
Panslavi811. This Term Is Applied To The Movement Lately Set On Foot, And Gen Erally Ascribed To Russian Influence, For The Amalgamation Of All Races Of Slavonic Descent Into One Body, Having One Language, One Literature, And One Social Polity. The Writings Of Adam Gurowski And Kollar, And The Anonymous ...
Pantagraph
Pant'agraph (gr. Panto, Graphein, To Delineate), An Instrument By The Aid Of Which Any Engraving May Be Copied On Paper, Though Its Use Is In Practice Restricted To The Copying Of Maps And Plans. The Copy-can Be Drawn To Any Scale. The Instrument Consists Of Rods, Ab, Ac, Df, And ...
Pantheism
Pantheism (gr. Pan, All, And Oleos, God), The Name Given To That System Of Specula Tions Which In Its Spiritual Form, Identifies The Universe With God (akosutism), And, In Its More Material Form, Goil With The Universe. It Is Only The Latter Kiwi Of Pantheism That Is Logically Open To ...
Pantomime
Pantomime, Among The Ancient Romans, Denoted Not A Spectacle But A Person. The Pantomimes Were A Class Of Actors Who (as The Name Implies) Acted Not By Speaking, But Wholly By Mimicry—gesture, Movements, And Posturings—corresponding Therefore Pretty Cicsely To The Modern Ballet-dancers. When They First Made Their Appearance In Rome ...
Papal Infallibility
Papal Infallibility. See Infallibility, Ante. Papal States (italian, Stati Della Cjiiesa, Or Stati Pontific1), A Territory, Or Rather Group Of States In Central Italy, Formerly United Into One Sovereignty, With The Pope For Its Head. It Was Of An Irregular Farm, Resembling The Letter Z, The Upper Por Tion Lying ...
Papaw
Papaw', Carica Papaya, A South American Tree Of The Natural Order Papa Gacecc—of Which Order About 30 Species Are Known—which Has Now Been Introduced Into Many Tropical And Subtropical Countries. It Grows To The Height Of 15-30 Ft., With Leaves Only At The Top, Where Also The Fruit Grows Close ...
Paper
Paper (ante). The Manufacture Of Paper In The American Colonies Was Not Under Taken Until 1609, About 50 Years After The Introduction Of Printing. The First Mill Was Established In The Vicinity Of Philadelphia By William Rittenhausen, A Native Of Ger Many; And Among The Others That Clime Into Existence ...
Paper
Paper, This Well-known Fabric Is Usually Composed Of Vegetable Fibers Minutely Divided And Recombined In Thin Sheets, Either By Simple Drying In Contact, Or With The Addition Of Size Or Some Other Adhesive Material. Probably The Earliest Use Of Paper Was For The Purpose Of Writing Upon. And Its Earliest ...
Paper Hangings
Paper-hangings. This Name Is Applied To The Webs Of Paper, Papiers Peints Of The French, Usually Decorated, With Which Interior Walls Are Often Covered. Previous To The Invention Of The Paper-machine, Sheets Of Paper Of The Size Called Elephant, 22 By 32 Inches, Were Pasted Together, To Make 12-yard Lengths, ...
Papias
Papias, Bishop Of Hierapolis In Phyrgia. Was A Christian Writer, Who Flourished In The 2d Century. According To Irenmus, He Was A Disciple Of The Apostle John; But Euso Pius, Who Quotes (ii:storia Ecelesiast'ica, Chap. 39) The Words Of Irenmus, Immediately Subjoins A Passage From Paphis Himself, In Which The ...
Papinianus
Papinia'nus, ./emmius Paullus, The Most Celebrated Of Roman Jurists, Was B. Towards The Middle Of The 2d C. ; And During The Reign Of The Emperor Severus (q.v.), Whom He Succeeded As Advocatus Fisci, And Whose Second Wife Is Said To Have Been Papinianus's Relative, He Held The Office Of ...
Pappiis
Pappiis Of Alexandria, One Of The Later Greek Geometers, Of Whose History G Nothin Is Known; Lie Is Said By Suidas To Have Lived During The Reign Of Theodosius The Great, Emperor Of The East (379-395). Some Writers Are Of Opinion That He Lived Two Centuries; Earlier, But The Former ...
Papyri
Papyri. Rolls Made Of The Paper Of The Papyrus Plant Are Commonly Known As Papyri, Corresponding To The Greek Biblia. These Rolls Are Of A Very Remote Antiquity, Some Of The Still Remaining-egyptian Papyri Being Certainly As Old As The Sixth Dynasty, And.pthers As Old As The Twelfth, Or From ...
Papyrus
Papyrus, A Genus Of Plants Of The Natural Order Cyperacece, Of Which There Are Several Species, The Most Important Being The Egyptian Papyrus Or.papyrus Of The Ancients (p. •antiquorum, Cyperus Papyrus Of Linnieus); A Kind Of Sedge, 8 To 10 Ft. High; With A Very Strong, Woody, Aromatic, Creeping Root; ...
Par1iiia
Par1iiia, Anciently A Country Of Western Asia, Lying At The S.e. End Of The Caspian Sea, From Which It Was Separated By A Narrow Strip, Known As Hyrcania. Now Forms The Northern Portion Of The Province Of Khorassan, And Is An Almost Wholly Mountainous Region. Its Rivers Are Merely Mountain ...
Parabola
Parabola, One Of The Conic Sections, Is Produced By A Plane Not Passing Through The Vertex, Which Cuts The Cone In A Direction Parallel To That Of A Plane Touching The Convex Surface Of The Cone. A Little Consideration Will Show That A Section So Produced Cannot Be A Closed ...
Paracelsus
Paracel'sus. Aborit The End Of The 15th C. There Lived In The Small Town Of 3iarien Tinsel:ida, Near Zurich In Switzerland, William Bombast Von Holtenheim, A Physician And Chemist; He Was Married To The Lady-superintendent Of The Hospital Attached To The Convent Of Einsedeln; They Had An Only Son, Philip ...
Parachute
Parachute (fr. Chute, A Fall), A Machine Invented For The Purpose Of Retarding The Velocity Of Descent Of Any Body Through The Air, And Employed By Aeronauts As A Means Of Descending From Balloons. It Is A Gigantic Umbrella, Strongly Made, And Having The Outer Extremities Of The Rods, On ...
Paradisiiixe
Paradisiiixe, A Family Of Birds Very Closely Allied To The Crow Family (corddee). These Birds Are Particularly Numerous In The Island Of New Guinea, But Also Inhabit Other Islands Of The Eastern Archipelago. They Are By Common Reputation The Most Beautiful Of All Birds, Especially In Regard To Their Plumage. ...
Paraguay
Paraguay, An Important River Of South America, An Affluent Of The Parana (q.v.), Rises In The Brazilian Province Of Matto Grosso, On A Plateau Of Red Sandstone, In Lat. 13' 30' S., Long. About 55° 50' W., 9.535 Ft. Above Sea-level. The Sources Of The River Are A Number Of ...
Paraguay
Paraguay', A Republic Of South America. Its Frontiers, Previous To The War Of 1865-70, Were Not Well Defined, But On Its Conclusion Were Fixed By Treaty. Paraguay Now Extends From 22° To 27° 80' S. And Front 54' 33' To 58° 40' W. Long., Forming The Peninsula Between The Rivers ...
Parallax
Parallax Is The Apparent Displacement Of An Object Caused By A Change Of Place In The Observer. When An Object At M Is Locked At From P, It Appears In Line With Some Object, S; Lint After The Observer Has Moved To E. M Has Apparently Retrograded To A Position ...
Parallel Forces
Parallel Forces Are Those Forces Which Act Upon A Body In Directions Parallel To Eaclt Other. Every Body, Being An Assemblage Of Separate Particles, Each Of Which Is Acted On By Gravity, May Thus Be Considered As Impressed Upon By A System Of Parallel Forces. The Following Demonstration Will Exhibit ...
Paralysis
Paralysis (gr., A Loosing Or Relaxing), Or Palsy, Is A Loss, More Or Less Complete, Of The Power Of Motion; But By Some Writers The Term Is Employed To Express Also Loss Of Sensation. When The Upper And Lower Extremities On Both Sides, And More Or Less Of The Trunk, ...
Paramaribo
Paramaribo, The Capital Of Dutch Guiana, Is Situated On The Western Bank Of The River Surinam, About 10 In. From Its Mouth, In 5° 45' N. Lat., And 55° 15' W. Long. It Forms A Rectangle Cf Nearly A Mile And A Half In Length By Three-quarters In Breadth. The ...
Parasara
Paras'ara Is The Name Of Several Celebrated Personages Of Ancient India, Met With In The _lb Ihd.vninde (q.v.), The Purdn'as (q.v.), And Other Works. Of One Personage Of This Name, The Hatiabharata Relates That He Was The Son Of Sakti, Who Was The Son Of The Patriarch Vasishaa. King Kalmashapada ...