अयुतानायी तु खलु पृथुश्रवसो दुहितरमुपयेमे भासां नाम। तस्यामस्य जज्ञेऽक्रोधनः
Ayutānāyī married Bhāsā, the daughter of Pṛthuśravas, and by her he begot Akrodhana.
अक्रोधनस्तु खलु कालिङ्गीं कण्डूं नामोपयेमे। तस्यामस्य जज्ञे देवातिथिः
Akrodhana married the Kaliṅga princess named Kaṇḍū, and by her he begot Devātithi.
देवातिथिस्तु खलु वैदर्भीमुपयेमे मर्यादां नाम तस्यामस्य जज्ञे ऋचः
Devātithi married the Vaidarbhī princess named Maryādā, and by her he begot Ṛca.
ऋचस्तु खलु वामदेव्यामङ्गराजकन्यायामृक्षं पुत्रमजीजनत्
Ṛca, by Vāmadevī, the daughter of the king of Aṅga, begot a son named Ṛkṣa.
ऋक्षस्तु खलु तक्षकदुहितरं ज्वलन्तीं नामोपयेमे। तस्यामन्त्यनारमुत्पादयामास
Ṛkṣa married Jvalantī, the daughter of Takṣaka, and by her he begot Antyanāra.
अन्त्यनारस्तु खलु सरस्वत्यां द्वादशवार्षिकं सत्रमाजहार। तमुदवसाने सरस्वत्यभिगम्य भर्तारं वरयामास
Antyanāra performed a twelve-year sacrifice on the Sarasvatī river; at its conclusion, Sarasvatī herself approached him and chose him as her husband.
तस्यां पुत्रं जनयामास त्रस्नुं नाम। अत्रानुवंशो भवति
By her, he begot a son named Trasnu; here the lineage continues.
त्रस्नुं सरस्वती पुत्रमन्त्यनारादजीजनत्। इलिलं जनयामास कालिन्द्यांत्रस्नुरात्मजम्
Sarasvatī bore Trasnu as a son to Antyanāra; Trasnu begot Ilila by Kālinī.
इलिलस्तु रथन्तर्यां दुष्यन्तादीन्पञ्च पुत्रानजीजनत्
Ilila begot five sons, including Duṣyanta, by Rathantarī.
दुष्यन्तस्तु लाक्षीं नाम भागीरथीमुपयेमे तस्यामस्य जज्ञे जनमेजयः
Duṣyanta married Lākṣī, the Bhāgīrathī princess, and by her he begot Janamejaya.
सएव दुष्यन्तो विश्वामित्रदुहितरं शकुन्तलां नामोपयेमे। तस्यामस्य जज्ञे भरतः
That same Duṣyanta married the daughter of Viśvāmitra, named Śakuntalā; from her, a son named Bharata was born to him.
तत्रेमौ श्लोकौ भवतः। माता भस्त्रा पितुः पुत्रो यस्माज्जातः स एव सः। भरस्व पुत्रं दौष्यन्तिं सत्यमाह शकुन्तला
There, these two verses are recited: 'The mother is the bellows, the father the begetter; from whom the son is born, he is truly his father. Accept your son, O son of Duṣyanta; Śakuntalā speaks the truth.'
रेतोधाः पुत्र उन्नयति नरदेव यमक्षयात्। त्वं चास्य धाता गर्भस्य सत्यमाह शकुन्तला
'The seed-bearer, O king, raises up the son from the realm of Yama; and you are the nourisher of the embryo. Śakuntalā speaks the truth.'
ततोऽस्य भरतत्वम्। भरतस्तु खलु काशेयीं सार्वसेनीमुपयेमे सुनन्दां नाम। तस्यामस्य जज्ञे भुमन्युः
Therefore, he was called Bharata. Bharata indeed married Kāśeyī, daughter of Sārvasena, named Sunandā; from her, a son named Bhumanyu was born to him.
भुमन्युस्तु खलु दाशार्हीमुपयेमे सुवर्णां नाम। तस्यामस्य जज्ञे सुहोत्रः
Bhumanyu indeed married a lady of the Daśārha lineage, named Suvarṇā; from her, a son named Suhotra was born to him.
सुहोत्रस्तु खल्वैक्ष्वाकीमुपयेमे जयन्तीं नाम। तस्यामस्य जज्ञे हस्ती। य इदं पुरं निर्मापयामास
Suhotra indeed married a lady of the Ikṣvāku lineage, named Jayantī; from her, a son named Hastī was born to him, who built this city.
तस्माद्धास्तिनपुरत्वम्। हस्ती खलु त्रैगर्तीमुपयेमे यशोदां नाम तस्यामस्य जज्ञे विकुञ्जतः
From him, the city was called Hāstinapura. Hastī indeed married a lady of the Trigarta lineage, named Yaśodā; from her, a son named Vikuñjana was born to him.
विकुञ्जनस्तु खलु दाशार्हीमुपयेमे सुन्दरां नाम। तस्यामस्य जज्ञेऽजमीढः
Vikuñjana indeed married a lady of the Daśārha lineage, named Sundarā; from her, a son named Ajamīḍha was born to him.
अजमीढस्य तु चतुर्विंशतिपुत्रशतं बभूव। कैकय्यां नागायां गान्धार्यां विमलायामृक्षायामिति
Ajamīḍha had one hundred and twenty-four sons by Kaikayī, Nāgā, Gāndhārī, Vimalā, and Ṛkṣā.
पृथग्वंशकर्तारो नृपतयः। तत्र अजमीढादृक्षायां संवरणो जज्ञे स वंशकरः
Kings, founders of separate lineages, were born from them; among them, from Ajamīḍha and Ṛkṣā, Saṃvaraṇa was born, who continued the lineage.
सवरणस्तु वैवस्वतीं तपतीं नामोपयेमे। तस्यामस्य जज्ञे कुरुः
Saṃvaraṇa indeed married the daughter of Vaivasvata, named Tapatī; from her, a son named Kuru was born to him.
कुरुस्तु खलु दाशार्हीमुपयेमे शुभाङ्गीं नाम। तस्यामस्य जज्ञे विदूरथः
Kuru indeed married a lady of the Daśārha lineage, named Śubhāṅgī; from her, a son named Vidūratha was born to him.
विदूरथस्तु खलु मागधीमुपयेमे संप्रियां नाम। तस्यामस्य जज्ञेऽनश्वान्
Vidūratha indeed married a lady of the Magadha lineage, named Saṃpriyā; from her, a son named Anaśvān was born to him.
अनश्वांस्तु खलु मागधीमुपयेमेऽमृतां नाम। तस्यामस्य जज्ञे परिक्षित्
Anaśvān indeed married a lady of the Magadha lineage, named Amṛtā; from her, a son named Parikṣit was born to him.
परिक्षित्खलु बाहुकामुपयेमे सुवेषां नाम। तस्यामस्य जज्ञे भीमसेनः
Parikṣit indeed married Bāhukā, named Suveṣā; from her, a son named Bhīmasena was born to him.
भीमसेनस्तु खलु कैकयीमुपयेमे सुकुमारीं नाम। तस्यामस्य जज्ञे परिश्रवाः
Bhīmasena indeed married a lady of the Kaikaya lineage, named Sukumārī; from her, a son named Pariśravā was born to him.
यमाहुः प्रतीप इति। प्रतीपस्तु खलु शैब्यामुपयेमे सुनन्दीं नाम। तस्यां त्रीन्पुत्रानुत्पादयामास देवापिं शन्तनुं बाह्लीकं चेति
He is called Pratīpa. Pratīpa indeed married a lady of the Śaibya lineage, named Sunandī; in her, he begot three sons: Devāpi, Śantanu, and Bāhlīka.
देवापिस्तु खलु बाल एवारण्यं प्रविवेश। शन्तनुस्तु महीपालोऽभवत्
Devāpi, while still a boy, entered the forest; but Śantanu became a king.
तत्र श्लोको भवति। यं यं कराभ्यां स्पृशति जीर्णं स सुखमश्नुते। पुनर्युवा च भवति तस्मात्तं शन्तनुं विदुः
There is a verse on this: Whatever old thing he touches with his hands, he enjoys comfort, and he becomes young again; therefore, they know him as Shantanu.
तदस्य शन्तनुत्वं। शन्तनुस्तु खलु गङ्गां भागीरथीमुपयेमे तस्यामस्य जज्ञे देवव्रतः। यमाहुर्भीष्म इति
This is the reason for his name Shantanu. Indeed, Shantanu married Ganga, the daughter of Bhagiratha, and from her was born Devavrata, who is called Bhishma.