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.
अभ्यघ्नन्भारतांश्चैव सपत्नानां बलानि च। चालयन्वसुधां चेमां बलेन चतुरङ्गिणा
They struck at the Bharatas and also at the forces of their rivals, shaking this earth with their fourfold army.
अभ्ययात्तं च पाञ्चल्यो विजित्य तरसा महीम्। अक्षौहिणीभिर्दशभिः स एनं समरेऽजयत्
Then the Panchala princess, having conquered the earth by force, advanced against him with ten divisions, and defeated him in battle.
ततः सदारः सामात्यः सपुत्रः ससुहृज्जनः। राजा संवरणस्तस्मात्पलायत महाभयात्
Thereupon, King Samvarana, with his wife, ministers, sons, and friends, fled from there out of great fear.
ते प्रतीचीं पराभूताः प्रपन्ना भारता दिशम्'। सिन्धोर्नदस्य महतो निकुञ्जे न्यवसंस्तदा। नदीविपयपर्यन्ते पर्वतस्य समीपतः
Defeated, the Bharatas went to the western direction and dwelled in a thicket by the great river Sindhu, at the edge of the river and near the mountain.
तत्रावसन्बहून्कालान्भारता दुर्गमाश्रिताः। तेषां निवसतां तत्र सहस्रं परिवत्सरान्
There, the Bharatas took refuge in that difficult place and lived for many years, dwelling there for a thousand years.
अथाभ्यगच्छद्भरतान्वसिष्ठो भगवानृषिः। तमागतं प्रयत्नेन प्रत्युद्गम्याभिवाद्य च
Then the venerable sage Vasishtha came to the Bharatas; they went out to meet him with care and greeted him.
अर्घ्यमभ्याहरंस्तस्मै ते सर्वे भारतास्तदा। निवेद्य सर्वमृषये सत्कारेण सुवर्चसे
All the Bharatas then offered him water for hospitality, and respectfully informed the illustrious sage of everything.
तमासने चोपविष्टं राजा वव्रे स्वयं तदा। पुरोहितो भवान्नोऽस्तु राज्याय प्रयतेमहि
When he was seated on a seat, the king himself requested him: 'Be our priest, so that we may strive for the kingdom.'
ओमित्येवं वसिष्ठोऽपि भारतान्प्रत्यपद्यत। अथाभ्यषिञ्चत्साम्राज्ये सर्वक्षत्रस्य पौरवम्
Vasishtha replied, 'Om,' and accepted the Bharatas; then he anointed the Paurava as emperor over all the Kshatriyas.
विषाणभूतं सर्वस्यां पृथिव्यामिति नः श्रुतम्। भरताध्युषितं पूर्वं सोऽध्यतिष्ठत्पुरोतोतमम्
We have heard that he ruled from the foremost city, which was like a horn on the earth, previously inhabited by Bharata.