- Bharath clan of Aryans was the most powerful Aryan community in India
- one of its very powerful rulers was Divodas
- after his death, his son Sudas was appt as next Rajan
- Sudas had to take very impt. decision i.e. appt of head priest
- he appt Vasishtha as head priest and overlooked claim of Viswamitra
- Viswamitra humiliated, persuaded 10 kings to fights with Sudas
- fought on banks of river Parushani
- Sudas defeated Dasrajan
- annexed their areas and named them after his clan, i.e. Bharatvarsha