पाण्डवान्सह कुन्त्या जतुगृहे दाहयितुकामो धृतराष्ट्रात्मजोऽभूत्
Then, the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra desired to burn the Pāṇḍavas, along with Kuntī, in the house of lac.
तांश्च विदुरो मोक्षयामास। ततो भीमो हिडिम्बं हत्वा पुत्रमुत्पादयामास हिडिम्बायां घटोत्कचं नाम
But Vidura rescued them; then Bhīma killed Hiḍimba and begot a son named Ghaṭotkaca on Hiḍimbā.
ततश्चैकचक्रां जग्मुः कुशलिनः। ततः पाञ्चालविषयं गत्वा स्वयंवरे द्रौपदीं लब्ध्वाऽर्धराज्यं प्राप्येन्द्रप्रस्थनिवासिनस्तस्यां पुत्रानुत्पादयामासुर्द्रौपद्याम्
After that, they safely reached Ekacakrā; then, going to the land of the Pāñcālas, they won Draupadī at her svayaṃvara, obtained half the kingdom, and, residing at Indraprastha, begot sons on Draupadī.
श्रुतसेनं सहदेव इति
Śrutasena and Sahadeva were their names.
शैव्यस्य कन्यां देवकीं नामोपयेमे युधिष्ठिरः। तस्यां पुत्रं जनयामास यौधेयं नाम
Yudhiṣṭhira married Devakī, daughter of Śaivya; on her he begot a son named Yaudheya.
भीमसेनस्तु वाराणस्यां काशिराजकन्यां जलन्धरां नामोपयेमे स्वयंवरस्थां। तस्यामस्य जज्ञे शर्वत्रातः
Bhīmasena married Jalandharā, daughter of the king of Kāśi, at her svayaṃvara in Vārāṇasī; on her was born his son Śarvatrāta.
अर्जुनस्तु खलु द्वारवतीं गत्वा भगवतो वासुदेवस्य भगिनीं सुभद्रां नामोदवहद्भार्यां। तस्यामभिमन्युं नाम पुत्रं जनयामास
Arjuna went to Dvāravatī and married Subhadrā, the sister of the blessed Vāsudeva, as his wife; on her he begot a son named Abhimanyu.
नकुलस्तु खलु चैद्यां रेणुमतीं नामोदवहत्। तस्यां पुत्रं जनयामास निरमित्रं नाम
Nakulā indeed married Reṇumatī of the Cedis; on her he begot a son named Niramitra.
सहदेवस्तु खलु माद्रीमेव स्वयंवरे विजयां नामोदवहद्भार्याम्। तस्यां पुत्रं जनयामास सुहोत्रं नाम
Sahadeva, at his own svayaṃvara, married Vijayā, Mādrī's own daughter; on her he begot a son named Suhotra.
भीमसेनश्च पूर्वमेव हिडिम्बायां राक्षस्यां पुत्रमुत्पादयामास घटोत्कचं नाम। अर्जुनस्तु नागकन्यायामुलूप्यामिरावन्तं नाम पुत्रं जनयामास
Bhīmasena had already begotten a son named Ghaṭotkaca on the rākṣasī Hiḍimbā; Arjuna begot a son named Irāvat on Ulūpī, the serpent maiden.
ततो मणलूरुपतिकन्यायां चित्राङ्गदायामर्जुनः पुत्रमुत्पादयामास बभ्रुवाहनं नाम। एते त्रयोदश पुत्राः पाण्डवानाम्
Then Arjuna begot a son named Babhruvāhana on Citrāṅgadā, daughter of the lord of Maṇalūra; these are the thirteen sons of the Pāṇḍavas.
विराटस्य दुहितरमुत्तरां नामाभिमन्युरुपेयेमे। तस्यामस्य परासुर्गर्भोऽजायत
Abhimanyu married Uttarā, daughter of Virāṭa; in her was conceived his posthumous son.
तमुत्सङ्गे प्रतिजग्राह पृथा नियोगात्पुरुषोत्तमस्य। षाण्मासिकं गर्भमहं जीवयामि पादस्पर्शादिति वासुदेव उवाच
Pṛthā took him onto her lap, by the command of the best of men; Vāsudeva said, 'I will sustain this six-month-old fetus by the touch of my foot.'
अहं जीवयामि कुमारमनन्तवीर्यं जात एवायमजायत। अभिमन्योः सत्येन चेयं पृथिवी धारयत्विति वासुदेवस्य पादस्पर्शात्सजीवोऽजायत। नाम तस्याकरोत्सुभद्रा
'I will give life to this boy of boundless energy; he is born even now,' said Vāsudeva. 'By the truth of Abhimanyu, let this earth be upheld.' By the touch of Vāsudeva's foot, he was born alive; Subhadrā gave him his name.
परिक्षीणे कुले जात उत्तरायां परंतपः। परिक्षिदभवत्तस्मात्सौभद्रात्तु यशस्विनः
When the lineage had dwindled, the illustrious Parikshit was born to Uttara and the noble son of Subhadra.
परीक्षित्तु खलु भद्रवतीं नामोपयेमे। तस्यां तत्र भवाञ्जनमेजयः
Indeed, Parikshit married a woman named Bhadravati, and from her you were born, Janamejaya.
जनमेजयात्तु भवतः खलु वपुष्टमायां पुत्रौ द्वौ शतानीकः शङ्कुकर्णश्च
From you, Janamejaya, were born two sons of great splendor: Shatanika and Shankukarṇa.
शतानीकस्तु खलु वैदेहीमुपयेमे। तस्यामस्य जज्ञे पुत्रोऽश्वमेधदत्तः
Shatanika indeed married a princess of Videha, and from her was born his son Ashvamedhadatta.
इत्येष पूरोर्वंशस्तु पाण्डवानां च कीर्तितः। पूरोर्वंशमिमं श्रुत्वा सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
Thus the lineage of Puru and of the Pandavas has been recounted; whoever hears this lineage of Puru is freed from all sins.
राजोपरिचरो नाम धर्मनित्यो महीपतिः। बभूव मृगयाशीलः शश्वत्स्वाध्यायवाञ्छुचिः
There was a king named Uparichara, ever devoted to righteousness, who delighted in hunting, was constant in study, and pure.
स चेदिविषयं रम्यं वसुः पौरवनन्दनः। इन्द्रोपदेशाज्जग्राह रमणीयं महीपतिः
That king Vasu, joy of the Paurava line, by Indra's instruction, took possession of the beautiful land of Cedi.
तमाश्रमे न्यस्तशस्त्रं निवसन्तं तपोनिधिम्। देवाः शक्रपुरोगा वै राजानमुपतस्थिरे
While he was living in an ashram, having set aside his weapons, the gods led by Shakra approached that ascetic king.
इन्द्रत्वमर्हो राजायं तपसेत्यनुचिन्त्य वै। तं सान्त्वेन नृपं साक्षात्तपसः संन्यवर्तयन्
Thinking, 'This king is worthy of Indrahood through his austerity,' they gently turned him away from asceticism directly.
न संकीर्येत धर्मोऽयं पृथिव्यां पृथिवीपते। त्वया हि धर्मो विधृतः कृत्स्नं धारयते जगत्
Let not this righteousness be mixed upon the earth, O king; for you uphold righteousness, and it sustains the whole world.
देवानहं पालयिता पालय त्वं हि मानुषान्।' लोके धर्मं पालय त्वं नित्ययुक्तः समाहितः। धर्मयुक्तस्ततो लोकान्पुण्यान्प्राप्स्यसि शाश्वतान्
We gods are the protectors; you, protect humanity. Always steadfast, uphold righteousness in the world. Thus, endowed with righteousness, you will attain the eternal blessed worlds.
दिविष्ठस्य भुविष्ठस्त्वं सखाभूतो मम प्रियः। ऊधः पृथिव्या यो देशस्तमावस नराधिप
Dwelling on earth, you are my dear friend as I am in heaven; O king, reside in that region of the earth called Udha.
पशव्यश्चैव पुण्यश्च प्रभूतधनधान्यवान्। स्वारक्ष्यश्चैव सौम्यश्च भोग्यैर्भूमिगुणैर्युतः
That land is blessed, abundant in cattle, rich in wealth and grain, secure, gentle, and endowed with all the enjoyments and virtues of the earth.
अर्थवानेष देशो हि धनरत्नादिभिर्युतः। वसुपूर्णा च वसुधा वस चेदिषु चेदिप
This land is prosperous, filled with wealth, jewels, and the like; the earth is full of treasures—dwell among the Cedis, O lord of the Cedis.
धर्मशीला जनपदाः सुसंतोषाश्च साधवः। न च मिथ्या प्रलापोऽत्र स्वैरेष्वपि कुतोऽन्यथा
The people there are righteous and content, and even among the free there is no false speech, much less otherwise.
न च पित्रा विभज्यन्ते पुत्रा गुरुहिते रताः। युञ्जते धुरि नो गाश्च कृशान्संधुक्षयन्ति च
Fathers do not divide their sons, who are devoted to their elders' welfare; they yoke the oxen to the plough and urge on the lean ones.