Gāndharva-lakṣaṇa
Traits/Classification of the Gandharvas) and Royal-Genealogical Continuities (Vamśa-prasaṅga
उत्तरापथदेशस्य रक्षितारो महीक्षितः / चत्वारिंशत्तथाष्टौ च दक्षिणस्यां तु वै दिशि
uttarāpathadeśasya rakṣitāro mahīkṣitaḥ / catvāriṃśattathāṣṭau ca dakṣiṇasyāṃ tu vai diśi
Mahīkṣit became the guardian of the land of Uttarāpatha; and in the southern quarter as well there were forty-eight protectors (kings).