धृतराष्ट्रस् तु गान्धार्यां पुत्रान् उत्पादयच् छतम् तेषां दुर्योधनः श्रेष्ठः सर्वेषाम् अपि स प्रभुः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra begot a hundred sons upon Gāndhārī; among them, Duryodhana was the foremost, ruling over all.
पाण्डोर् धनंजयः पुत्रः सौभद्रस् तस्य चात्मजः अभिमन्योः परीक्षित् तु पिता पारीक्षितस्य ह
Arjuna, son of Pāṇḍu, had a son Saubhadra; his son was Abhimanyu, and Parīkṣit was the son of Abhimanyu.
पारीक्षितस्य काश्यायां द्वौ पुत्रौ संबभूवतुः चन्द्रापीडस् तु नृपतिः सूर्यापीडश् च मोक्षवित्
Parīkṣit had two sons by Kāśyā: one was King Candrāpīḍa, and the other Sūryāpīḍa, knower of liberation.
चन्द्रापीडस्य पुत्राणां शतम् उत्तमधन्विनाम् जानमेजयम् इत्य् एवं क्षात्रं भुवि परिश्रुतम्
Candrāpīḍa had a hundred sons, all excellent archers; among them, Janamejaya was renowned as a kṣatriya on earth.
तेषां ज्येष्ठस् तु तत्रासीत् पुरे वारणसाह्वये सत्यकर्णो महाबाहुर् यज्वा विपुलदक्षिणः
Of them, the eldest in the city called Vāraṇasā was Satyakarṇa, mighty-armed, a performer of sacrifices, generous with gifts.
सत्यकर्णस्य दायादः श्वेतकर्णः प्रतापवान् अपुत्रः स तु धर्मात्मा प्रविवेश तपोवनम्
Satyakarṇa’s heir was the valiant Śvetakarṇa; but he, though righteous, had no son and entered the forest for ascetic life.
तस्माद् वनगता गर्भं यादवी प्रत्यपद्यत सुचारोर् दुहिता सुभ्रूर् मालिनी ग्राहमालिनी
Therefore, while in the forest, the Yadava woman, the beautiful, well-formed, dark-eyed daughter Mālinī, conceived a child.
संभूते स च गर्भे च श्वेतकर्णः प्रजेश्वरः अन्वगच्छत् कृतं पूर्वं महाप्रस्थानम् अच्युतम्
When the child was conceived and growing in the womb, Śvetakarṇa, lord of creatures, followed the previous great departure of Acyuta.
सा तु दृष्ट्वा प्रियं तं तु मालिनी पृष्ठतो ऽन्वगात् सुचारोर् दुहिता साध्वी वने राजीवलोचना
Seeing her beloved, Mālinī, the virtuous, lotus-eyed daughter with graceful form, followed him from behind in the forest.
पथि सा सुषुवे बाला सुकुमारं कुमारकम् तम् अपास्याथ तत्रैव राजानं सान्वगच्छत
On the path, the young girl gave birth to a delicate boy; abandoning him there, she continued to follow the king.
पतिव्रता महाभागा द्रौपदीव पुरा सती कुमारः सुकुमारो ऽसौ गिरिपृष्ठे रुरोद ह
That noble, devoted wife, like Draupadī of old, left the delicate boy, who cried on the mountain slope.
दयार्थं तस्य मेघास् तु प्रादुरासन् महात्मनः श्रविष्ठायास् तु पुत्रौ द्वौ पैप्पलादिश् च कौशिकः
For compassion toward him, clouds appeared for the great-souled one; Śraviṣṭhā had two sons, Paippalādi and Kauśika.
दृष्ट्वा कृपान्वितौ गृह्य तौ प्राक्षालयतां जले निघृष्टौ तस्य पार्श्वौ तु शिलायां रुधिरप्लुतौ
Seeing him, the compassionate pair took him, washed him in water, and rubbed his sides on a stone, so that they were soaked in blood.
अजश्यामः स पार्श्वाभ्यां घृष्टाभ्यां सुसमाहितः अजश्यामौ तु तत्पार्श्वौ देवेन संबभूवतुः
He became dark as a goat, well-composed, with his sides rubbed; his sides became goat-dark by the action of the gods.
अथाजपार्श्व इति वै चक्राते नाम तस्य तौ स तु रेमकशालायां द्विजाभ्याम् अभिवर्धितः
Then, they named him Ajapārśva; he was raised in Remaka's house by the two Brahmins.
रेमकस्य तु भार्या तम् उद्वहत् पुत्रकारणात् रेमत्याः स तु पुत्रो ऽभूद् ब्राह्मणौ सचिवौ तु तौ
Remaka's wife took him as her son for the sake of having a child; he became the son of Rematī, and the two Brahmins were his counselors.
तेषां पुत्राश् च पौत्राश् च युगपत्तुल्यजीविनः स एष पौरवो वंशः पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम्
Their sons and grandsons lived together, equally; this is the Paurava lineage of the great-souled Pāṇḍavas.
श्लोको ऽपि चात्र गीतो ऽयं नाहुषेण ययातिना जरासंक्रमणे पूर्वं तदा प्रीतेन धीमता
A verse was also sung here by Nāhuṣa's son Yayāti, wise and pleased, regarding the transmission of old age.
अचन्द्रार्कग्रहा भूमिर् भवेद् इयम् असंशयम् अपौरवा मही नैव भविष्यति कदाचन
This earth would certainly become without moon, sun, or planets; but the earth will never be without the Pauravas.
एष वः पौरवो वंशो विख्यातः कथितो मया तुर्वसोस् तु प्रवक्ष्यामि द्रुह्योश् चानोर् यदोस् तथा
This renowned Paurava lineage has been described to you by me; now I will tell you of Turvasu, Druhyu, Anu, and Yadu.
तुर्वसोस् तु सुतो वह्निर् गोभानुस् तस्य चात्मजः गोभानोस् तु सुतो राजा ऐशानुर् अपराजितः
Turvasu's son was Vahni; Gobhānu was his son; Gobhānu's son was King Aiśānu, unconquered.
करंधमस् तु ऐशानोर् मरुत्तस् तस्य चात्मजः अन्यस् त्व् आविक्षितो राजा मरुत्तः कथितो मया
Aiśānu's son was Karaṃdhama; Marutta was his son; another king, Āvikṣita, and Marutta have been described by me.
अनपत्यो ऽभवद् राजा यज्वा विपुलदक्षिणः दुहिता संयता नाम तस्यासीत् पृथिवीपतेः
The king became childless, though a performer of sacrifices with abundant gifts; his daughter was named Saṃyatā, ruler of the earth.
दक्षिणार्थं तु सा दत्ता संवर्ताय महात्मने दुष्यन्तं पौरवं चापि लेभे पुत्रम् अकल्मषम्
For the sake of sacrificial gifts, she was given to the great-souled Saṃvarta; she obtained a faultless son, Duṣyanta, of the Paurava line.
एवं ययातिशापेन जरासंक्रमणे तदा पौरवं तुर्वसोर् वंशं प्रविवेश द्विजोत्तमाः
Thus, by the curse of Yayati, at that time, the transmission of old age entered the Paurava and Turvasu lineages, O best of twice-born.
दुष्यन्तस्य तु दायादः करूरोमः प्रजेश्वरः करूरोमाद् अथाह्रीदश् चत्वारस् तस्य चात्मजाः
The heir of Duṣyanta was Karūroma, lord of people; from Karūroma came Ahrīda, and he had four sons.
पाण्ड्यश् च केरलश् चैव कालश् चोलश् च पार्थिवः द्रुह्योश् च तनयो राजन् बभ्रुसेतुश् च पार्थिवः
Pāṇḍya, Kerala, Kāla, and Cola were kings; and the son of Druhyu, O king, was Babhrusetu, also a ruler.
अङ्गारसेतुस् तत्पुत्रो मरुतां पतिर् उच्यते यौवनाश्वेन समरे कृच्छ्रेण निहतो बली
Aṅgārasetu was his son, called the lord of the Maruts; in battle, he was slain with difficulty by Yauvanāśva, though mighty.
युद्धं सुमहद् अप्य् आसीन् मासान् परिचरद् दश अङ्गारसेतोर् दायादो गान्धारो नाम पार्थिवः
A great war took place, lasting ten months; the heir of Aṅgārasetu was a king named Gāndhāra.
ख्यायते यस्य नाम्ना वै गान्धारविषयो महान् गान्धारदेशजाश् चैव तुरगा वाजिनां वराः
By whose name the vast region of Gāndhāra is known; and the horses born in Gāndhāra are renowned as the best among steeds.