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escape from the Asuras, who were lying in wait to destroy him.
There are several versions of the story, but they aD agree that
after Indra had escaped Gntsa-mada saved himself by reciting
a hymn in which he showed that Indra was a different person,
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GUJ5A-KESA. Whose hair is in tufts.' An epithet of
Arjuna.
GUHA. 'Secret' i. A name of the god 'of war. (See
Karttikeya.) 2. A king of the Mshadas or Bhils, who was
a friend of Kama. 3. A people near Kalinga, who possibly
got their name from him.
GUHYAKAS. 'Hidden beings.' Inferior divinities atten-
dant upon Kuvera, and guardians of his hidden treasures.
GUPTAS. A dynasty of kings who reigned in Magadha.
The period
of their ascendancy has been a subject of great con-
and cannot be said to be settled.
tention,
GUEJJAEA. The country of Gujarat.
HAIHAYA. This name is supposed to be derived from
haya,
'
a horse.' i. A prince of the Lunar race, and great-grandson
of Yadu. 2. A race or tribe of people to whom a Scythian origin
has been ascribed The Vishnu Purana represents them as de-
scendants of Haihaya of the Yadu race, but they are generally
associated with borderers and outlying tribes. In the Vayu and
divisions of the tribe are named Tala-
other Pura?ms, five great :
janghas, Vlti-hotras, Avantis, Tuwrfikeras, and Jatas, or rather
Su-jatas. They conquered Balm or Bahuka, a descendant of
King Haris-chandra, and were in their turn conquered, along with
many other barbarian tribes, by King Sagara, son of Bahu.
According to the Maha-bharata, they were descended from $aryati,
a son of Maim. They made incursions into the Doab, and
they took the city of Kasi (Benares), which had been fortified
against them by King Divo-dasa ; but the grandson of this king
Pratardana by name, destroyed the Haihayas, and re-established
the kingdom of Katfu Arjuna-KcUtavirya, of a thousand arms,
was king of the Haihayas, and he was defeated and had his
arms cut off by Parasu-rama.
The Vindhya
mountains would seem to have been the home
of these tribes ; and according to Colonel Todd, a tribe of Hai-
hayas still exists "near the very top of the valley of Sohagpoor,
in Ehagolkhand, aware of their ancient lineage, and, though
few n number, still celebrated for their valour."