तंसुरोघः प्रतिरथः पुरस्तो मतिनारजाः । आसीत्प्रतिरथात्कण्वः कण्वान्मेधातिथिस्त्वभूत् ।। २७८.
Taṃsurogha, Pratiratha, Purasta, and Matināraka were born; from Pratiratha came Kaṇva, and from Kaṇva, Medhātithi arose.
तंसुरोघाच्च चत्वारो दुष्मन्तोऽथ प्रवीरकः । सुमन्तश्चानयो वीरो दुष्मन्ताद्भरतोऽभवत् ।। २७८.
From Taṃsurogha came four: Duṣmanta, then Pravīraka; Sumanta, Anayo, and Vīra; from Duṣmanta, Bharata was born.
शकुन्तलायान्तु बली यस्य नाम्ना तु भारताः । सुतेषु मातृकोपेन नष्टेषु भरतस्य च ।। २७८.
The mighty one among the Bhāratas, by whose name they are known, was the son of Śakuntalā; due to his mother's anger, the sons of Bharata were lost.
ततो मरुद्भिरानीय पुत्रः स तु बृहस्पतेः । संक्रामितो भरद्वाजः क्रतुभिर्व्वितथोऽभवत् ।। २७८.
Then, brought by the Maruts, a son of Bṛhaspati was transferred; Bharadvāja became Vitatha through sacrifices.
स चापि वितथः पुत्रान् जनयामास पञ्च वै । सुहोत्रं च सुहोतारं गयं गर्भं तथैव च ।। २७८.
And indeed, Vitatha begot five sons: Suhotra, Suhotāra, Gaya, Garbha, and likewise Kapila.
कपिलश्च महात्मानं सुकेतुञ्च सुतद्वयम् । कौशिकञ्च गृत्सपतिं तथा गृत्सपतेः सुताः ।। २७८.
Kapila, the great-souled one, and Suketu—these two sons; also Kauśika and Gṛtsapati, thus are the sons of Gṛtsapati.
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः काशे दीर्घतमाः सुताः । ततो धन्वन्तरिश्चासीत्तत्सुतोऽभूच्च केतुमान् ।। २७८.
Brāhmaṇas, Kṣatriyas, and Vaiśyas—these are the long-lived sons in Kāśī; from them was Dhanvantari, and his son was Ketumān.
केतुमतो हेमरथो दिवोदास इतिश्रुतः । प्रतर्दनो दिवोदासाद्भर्गवत्सौ प्रतर्दनात् ।। २७८.
Of Ketumat was Hemaratha, and Divodāsa, as is known; from Divodāsa was Pratardana, and from Pratardana, Bhargavatsa.
वत्सादनर्क्क आसीच्च अनर्क्कात् क्षेमकोऽभवत् । क्षेमकाद्वर्षकेतुश्च वर्षकेतोर्विभुः स्मृतः ।। २७८.
From Vatsa came Anarka, and from Anarka was Kṣemaka; from Kṣemaka, Varṣaketu, and from Varṣaketu, Vibhu is remembered.
विभोरानर्त्तः पुत्रोऽभूद्धिभोश्य सुकुमारकः । सुकुमारात्सत्यकेतुर्वत्सभूमिस्तु वत्सकात् ।। २७८.
Vibhu's son was Anarta, and from Vibhu also came Sukumāraka; from Sukumāra, Satyaketu, and from Vatsaka, Vatsabhūmi.
सुहोत्रस्य बृहत्पुत्रो बृहतस्तनयास्त्रयः । अजमीढो द्विमीढश्च पुरुमीढश्च वीर्य्यवान् ।। २७८.
Suhotra's son was Bṛhat, and Bṛhat had three sons: Ajamīḍha, Dvimīḍha, and the mighty Purumīḍha.
अजमीढस्य केशिन्यां जज्ञे जह्नुः प्रतापवान् । जह्नोरभूदजकाश्वौ बलाकाश्वस्तदात्मजः ।। २७८.
From Ajamīḍha and Keśinī was born the illustrious Jahnu; from Jahnu came Ajakāśva and Balākāśva, and Balākāśva's son.
बलाकाश्वस्य कुशिकः कुशिकात् गाधिरिन्द्रकः । गाधेः सत्यवती कन्या विश्वामित्रः सुतोत्तमः ।। २७८.
From Balākāśva was Kuśika, from Kuśika, Gādhi, called Indraka; Gādhi's daughter was Satyavatī, and Viśvāmitra was his excellent son.
देवरातः कतिमुखा विश्वामित्रस्य ते सुताः । शुनः शेफाऽष्टकश्चान्यो ह्यजमीढात् सुतोऽभवत् ।। २७८.
Devarāta and Katimukha were sons of Viśvāmitra; Śunaḥśepha and Aṣṭaka were others, and another son from Ajamīḍha.
नीलिन्यां शान्तिरपरः पुरुजातिः सुशान्तितः । पुरुजातेस्तु वाह्याश्वो वाह्याशवात् पञ्च पार्थिवाः ।। २७८.
From Nīlinī was Śānti, and another, Purujāti, from Suśānti; from Purujāti was Vāhyāśva, and from Vāhyāśva, five kings.
मुकुलः सृञ्जयश्यैव राजा वृहदिषुस्तथा । यवीनरश्च कृमिलः पाञ्चाला इति विश्रुताः ।। २७८.
Mukula, Sṛñjaya, the king Vṛhadiṣu, Yavīnara, and Kṛmila—these are renowned as the Pāñcālas.
मुकुलस्य तु मौकुल्याः क्षेत्रोपेता द्विजातयः । चञ्चाश्वो मुकुलाज्जज्ञे चञ्चाश्वान्मिथुनं ह्यभूत् ।। २७८.
From Mukula came the Maukulyas, twice-born by field-born descent; from Mukula was born Cañcāśva, and from Cañcāśva, the pair.
दिवोदासो ह्यहल्या च अल्यायां शरद्वतात् । शतानन्दः शतानन्दात् सत्यधृन्मिथुनन्ततः ।। २७८.
Divodāsa and Ahalyā, and from Ahalyā, Śaradvat; from Śatānanda, Satyadhṛti, and from Mithuna, the lineage continued.
कृपः कृपी दिवोदासान्मैत्रेयः सोमपस्ततः । सृञ्चयात् पञ्चधनुषः सोमदत्तश्य तत्सुतः ।। २७८.
Kṛpa and Kṛpī from Divodāsa, and from Maitreya, Somapas; from Sṛñjaya, Pañcadhanu, and from Somadatta, his son.
सहदेवः सोमदत्तात् सहदेवात्तु सोमकः । आसीच्च सोमकाज्जन्तुर्ज्जन्तोश्च पृषतः सुतः ।। २७८.
From Somadatta was Sahadeva, from Sahadeva, Somaka; from Somaka was Jantu, and from Jantu, Pṛṣata's son.
पृषताद्द्रुपदस्तस्माद्धृष्टद्युम्नोऽथ तत्सुतः । धृष्टकेतुश्च धूमिन्यामृक्षोऽभूदजमीढतः ।। २७८.
From Pṛṣata came Drupada, and from him, Dhṛṣṭadyumna; his son was Dhṛṣṭaketu, and from Dhūminī was born Ṛkṣa, descended from Jamīḍha.
ऋक्षात्सम्बलणो जज्ञे कुरुः सम्वरणात्ततः । यः प्रयागादपाक्रम्य कुरुक्षेत्रञ्चकार ह ।। २७८.
From Ṛkṣa was born Sambalaṇa, and from Samvaraṇa came Kuru, who, departing from Prayāga, established Kurukṣetra.
कुरोः सुधन्वा सुधनुः परिक्षइच्चारिमेजयः । सुधन्वनः सुहोत्रोऽभूत् सुहोत्राच्च्यवनो ह्यभूत् ।। २७८.
From Kuru came Sudhanvan, then Sudhanu, followed by Parikṣit and Arimejaya; from Sudhanvan came Suhotra, and from Suhotra, Cyavana.
वशिष्ठपरिचाराभ्यां सप्तासन् गिरिकासुताः । वृहद्रथः कुशो वीरो यदुः प्रत्यग्रहो बलः ।। २७८.
From Vasiṣṭha and Paricara, seven sons were born to Girikā: Vṛhadratha, Kuśa, Vīra, Yadu, Pratyagraha, and Bala.
मत्स्यकाली कुशाग्रोऽतो ह्यासीद्राज्ञो वृहद्रथात् । कुशाग्राद्वृषभो जज्ञे तस्य सत्यहितः सुतः ।। २७८.
Matsyakālī and Kuśāgra were born from King Vṛhadratha; from Kuśāgra came Vṛṣabha, whose son was Satyahita.
सुधन्वा तत्सुतश्चोर्ज्ज ऊर्ज्जादासीच्च सम्भवः । सम्भवाच्च जरासन्धः सहदेवश्च तत्सुतः ।। २७८.
Sudhanvan's son was Urjja, and from Urjja came Sambhava; from Sambhava came Jarāsandha, whose son was Sahadeva.
सहदेवादुदापिश्च उदापेः श्रुतकर्मकः । परिक्षइतस्य दायादो धार्मिको जनमेजयः ।। २७८.
From Sahadeva came Udāpi, and from Udāpi, Śrutakarmaka; Parikṣit's heir was the righteous Janamejaya.
जनमेजयात्त्रसदस्युर्जह्रोस्तु सुरथः सुतः । श्रुतसेनोग्रसेनौ च भीमसेनश्च नामतः ।। २७८.
From Janamejaya came Trasadasyu, and from Jahro, Suratha was born; Śrutasena, Ugrasena, and Bhīmasena were also named.
जनमेजयस्य पुत्रौ तु सुरथो महिमांस्तथा । सुरथाद्विदूरथोऽभूदृक्ष आसीद्विदूरथात् ।। २७८.
Janamejaya's sons were Suratha and Mahimān; from Suratha came Vidūratha, and from Vidūratha, Ṛkṣa was born.
ऋक्षस्य तु द्वितीयस्य भीमसेनोऽभवत्सुतः । प्रतीपो भीमसेनात्तु प्रतीपस्य तु शान्तनुः ।। २७८.
From the second Ṛkṣa, Bhīmasena was born; from Bhīmasena came Pratīpa, and from Pratīpa, Śāntanu.