तव पुत्रो विशालाक्षि चक्रवर्ती भविष्यति। तव भर्ता विशालाक्षि त्रैलोक्यविजयी भवेत्
Your son, O large-eyed one, will become a universal emperor; your husband, O large-eyed one, will be the conqueror of the three worlds.
दिव्यान्भोगाननुप्राप्ता भव त्वं वरवर्णिनि। एवमुक्ता रथ्तर्या परं हर्षमवाप सा
You, O woman of excellent complexion, will attain divine enjoyments; thus addressed by Rathantari, she felt supreme joy.
शकुन्तलां तदा राजा शास्त्रोक्तेनैव कर्मणा। ततोऽग्रमहिषीं कृत्वा सर्वाभरणभूषिताम्
Then the king, by the rites prescribed in the scriptures, made Shakuntala his chief queen, adorned with all ornaments.
ब्राह्मणेभ्यो धनं दत्त्वा सैनिकानां च भूपतिः। दौष्यन्तिं च ततो राजा पुत्रं शाकुन्तलं तदा
Having given wealth to the Brahmins and to his soldiers, the king then installed his son, born of Shakuntala, the Dauṣyanti.
भरतं नामतः कृत्वा यौवराज्येऽभ्यषेचयत्। `भरते भारमावेश्य कृतकृत्योऽभवन्नृपः
Naming him Bharata, he consecrated him as crown prince; entrusting the burden to Bharata, the king considered his duties fulfilled.
ततो वर्षशतं पूर्णं राज्यं कृत्वा नराधिपः। गत्वा वनानि दुष्यन्तः स्वर्गलोकमुपेयिवान्
Then, having ruled the kingdom for a full hundred years, King Dushyanta went to the forests and attained the world of the gods.
दुष्यन्ताद्भरतो राज्यं यथान्यायमवाप सः।' तस्य तत्प्रथितं कर्म प्रावर्तत महात्मनः
From Dushyanta, Bharata received the kingdom according to law; the renowned deeds of that great soul began.
भास्वरं दिव्यमजितं लोकसंनादनं महत्। स विजित्य महीपालांश्चकार वशवर्तिनः
Brilliant, divine, unconquered, and celebrated throughout the worlds—having subdued the earth's rulers, he made them obedient.
चचार च सतां धर्मं प्राप्य चानुत्तमं यशः। स राजा चक्रवर्त्यासीत्सार्वभौमः प्रतापवान्
He practiced the dharma of the righteous and attained unsurpassed fame; that king became a universal emperor, sovereign of all, and mighty.
ईजे च बहुभिर्यज्ञैर्यथा शक्रो मरुत्पतिः। याजयामास तं कण्वो दक्षवद्भूरिदक्षिणम्
He performed many sacrifices, like Indra, lord of the Maruts; Kanva officiated for him, as Daksha did, with abundant gifts.
श्रीमद्गोविततं नाम वाजिमेधमवाप सः। यस्मिन्सहस्रं पद्मानां कण्वाय भरतो ददौ
He performed the splendid horse sacrifice called Govitata; in that, Bharata gave a thousand golden lotuses to Kanva.
सोऽश्वमेधशतैरीजे यमुनामनु तीरगः। त्रिशतैश्च सरस्वत्यां गङ्गामनु चतुःशतैः
He performed a hundred ashvamedha sacrifices along the banks of the Yamuna, three hundred along the Sarasvati, and four hundred along the Ganga.
दौष्यन्तिर्भरतो यज्ञैरीजे शाकुन्तलो नृपः। तस्माद्भरतवंशस्य विप्रतस्थे महद्यशः
King Bharata, son of Dushyanta and Shakuntala, performed sacrifices; from him the great fame of the Bharata lineage spread far and wide.
भरतस्य वरस्त्रीषु पुत्राः संजज्ञिरे पृथक्। नाभ्यनन्दत्तदा राजा नानुरूपा ममेति तान्
Bharata had sons from various noble women, but the king did not accept them, saying, 'They are not worthy to be called mine.'
ततस्तान्मातरः क्रुद्धाः पुत्रान्निन्युर्यमक्षयम्। ततस्तस्य नरेन्द्रस्य वितथं पुत्रजन्म तत्
Then, angered, their mothers took those sons to the abode of Yama; thus, for that king, the birth of sons proved fruitless.
ततो महद्भिः क्रतुभिरीजानो भरतस्तदा। लेभे पुत्रं भरद्पाजाद्भुमन्युं नाम भारत
Afterwards, Bharata performed great sacrifices, and from Bharadwaja he obtained a son named Bhumanyu, O descendant of Bharata.
ततः पुत्रिणमात्मानं ज्ञात्वा पौरवनन्दनः। भुमन्युं भरतश्रेष्ठ यौवराज्येऽभ्यषेचयत्
Then, realizing he had a son, the joy of the Paurava line, Bharata, best among the Bharatas, installed Bhumanyu as crown prince.
ततो दिविरथो नाम भुमन्योरभवत्सुतः। सुहोत्रश्च सुहोता च सुहविः सुयजुस्तथा
After that, Bhumanyu had a son named Diviratha; and also Suhotra, Suhota, Suhavi, and Suyajus.
पुष्करिण्यामृचीकश्च भुमन्योरभवन्सुताः। तेषां ज्येष्ठः सुहोत्रस्तु राज्यमाप महीक्षिताम्
In Pushkarini, Bhumanyu had sons: Ruchika and others; among them, Suhotra, the eldest, obtained the sovereignty of the earth.
राजसूयाश्वमेधाद्यैः सोऽयजद्बहुभिः सवैः। सुहोत्रः पृथिवीं कृत्स्नां बुभुजे सागराम्बराम्
Suhotra performed many sacrifices, including Rajasuya and Ashvamedha; he ruled the entire earth, girdled by the sea.
पूर्णां हस्तिगवाश्वैश्च बहुरत्नसमाकुलाम्। ममज्जेव मही तस्य भूरिभारावपीडिता
The earth, filled with elephants, cows, horses, and abundant with many jewels, was heavily burdened under his rule.
हस्त्यश्वरथसंपूर्णा मनुष्यकलिला भृशम्। सुहोत्रे राजनि तदा धर्मतः शासति प्रजाः
The land was crowded with elephants, horses, chariots, and throngs of people; at that time, King Suhotra governed his subjects righteously.
चैत्ययूपाङ्किता चासीद्भूमिः शतसहस्रशः। प्रवृद्धजनसस्या च सर्वदैव व्यरोचत
The earth was marked everywhere with sacrificial posts by the hundreds of thousands, and always shone with abundant people and crops.
ऐक्ष्वाकी जनयामास सुहोत्रात्पृथिवीपतेः। अजमीढं सुमीढं च पुरुमीढं च भारत
From Suhotra, the king, the Ikshvaku princess bore Ajamidha, Sumidha, and Purumidha, O Bharata.
अजमीढो वरस्तेषां तस्मिन्वंशः प्रतिष्ठितः। षट् पुत्रान्सोप्यजनयत्तिसृषु स्त्रीषु भारत
Ajamidha was the best among them; in him the lineage was established. He begot six sons from three wives, O Bharata.
ऋक्षं धूमिन्यथो नीली दुष्यन्तपरमेष्ठइनौ। केशिन्यजनयज्जह्नुं सुतौ च जनरूषिणौ
Riksha, Dhūmin, Nīlī, Duṣyanta, Parameshthin, and Keśin—he begot Jahnu and two sons called Janarūshi.
विदुः संवरणं वीरमृक्षाद्राथन्तरीसुतम्। तथेमे सर्वपञ्चाला दुष्यन्तपरमेष्ठिनोः। अन्वयाः कुशिका राजञ्जन्होरमिततेजसः
From Riksha was born the heroic Samvarana, son of Rathantara; all the Panchalas are known as descendants of Duṣyanta and Parameshthin, and the Kuśikas, O king, are the line of the mighty Janhu.
जनरूषणयोर्ज्येष्ठमृक्षमाहुर्जनाधिपम्। ऋक्षात्संवरणो जज्ञे राजन्वंशकरस्तव
Among Janarūsha's sons, Riksha is said to be the eldest and king; from Riksha was born Samvarana, the progenitor of your line, O king.
आर्क्षे संवरणे राजन्प्रशासति वसुन्धराम्। संक्षयः सुमहानासीत्प्रजानामिति नः श्रुतम्
When Samvarana, son of Riksha, ruled the earth, O king, a great destruction of people occurred, as we have heard.
व्यशीर्यत ततो राष्ट्रं क्षयैर्नानाविधैस्तदा। क्षुन्मृत्युभ्यामनावृष्ट्या व्याधिभिश्च समाहतम्
Then the kingdom was shattered by various calamities—famine, death, drought, and diseases afflicted it.