Note 100 — D. (continued 2)

Dusâdh.100—A menial tribe found to the east of the province. An attempt has been made to derive the name from the Sanskrit dush “to be corrupted” and ad “to eat;” or from dauh-sâdhika, “a porter.” But the name is more probably of non-Aryan origin. By the account current among themselves they are the descendants of Duhsâsana, the son of Dhritarashtra, who, when the Pândavas lost their wife Draupadi, in gambling with Duryodhana, dragged her forward by the hair and otherwise misused her. By another story they are the descendants of Bhîmsen. In the hills they call themselves Khasiya Râjputs, and say they are so called because they lived on the borders of Kumâun and Garhwâl. Another legend makes them the descendants of the hero Salhes, who is connected with the Lorik cycle. He was the companion of Harua and Barua who were defeated by Lorik.