अनोस् तु पुत्रो धर्मो ऽभूद् द्यूतस् तस्यात्मजो ऽभवत् द्यूताद् वनदुहो जज्ञे प्रचेतास् तस्य चात्मजः
Ano's son was Dharma; Dyūta was Dharma's son; from Dyūta was born Vanaduha, and Pracetās was his son.
प्रचेतसः सुचेतास् तु कीर्तितास् त्व् अनवो मया बभूवुस् तु यदोः पुत्राः पञ्च देवसुतोपमाः
Pracetasa's son was Sucetā; thus the descendants of Anu are recounted by me; and Yadu had five sons, all comparable to sons of the gods.
सहस्रादः पयोदश् च क्रोष्टा नीलो ऽञ्जिकस् तथा सहस्रादस्य दायादास् त्रयः परमधार्मिकाः
Sahasrāda, Payoda, Kroṣṭā, Nīla, and Añjika likewise; Sahasrāda had three heirs, all supremely righteous.
हैहयश् च हयश् चैव राजा वेणुहयस् तथा हैहयस्याभवत् पुत्रो धर्मनेत्र इति श्रुतः
Haihaya, Haya, and King Veṇuhaya; Haihaya's son was known as Dharmanetra.
धर्मनेत्रस्य कार्तस् तु साहञ्जस् तस्य चात्मजः साहञ्जनी नाम पुरी तेन राज्ञा निवेशिता
Dharmanetra's son was Kārta; Sāhañja was his son; the city named Sāhañjanī was founded by that king.
आसीन् महिष्मतः पुत्रो भद्रश्रेण्यः प्रतापवान् भद्रश्रेण्यस्य दायादो दुर्दमो नाम विश्रुतः
Mahiṣmata's son was Bhadraśreṇya, renowned for his prowess; Bhadraśreṇya's heir was the famous Durdamā.
दुर्दमस्य सुतो धीमान् कनको नाम नामतः कनकस्य तु दायादाश् चत्वारो लोकविश्रुताः
Durdamā's wise son was named Kanaka; Kanaka had four heirs, famed throughout the world.
कृतवीर्यः कृतौजाश् च कृतधन्वा तथैव च कृताग्निस् तु चतुर्थो ऽभूत् कृतवीर्याद् अथार्जुनः
Kṛtavīrya, Kṛtaujā, Kṛtadhanvan, and Kṛtāgni were the four; from Kṛtavīrya came Arjuna.
यो ऽसौ बाहुसहस्रेण सप्तद्वीपेश्वरो ऽभवत् जिगाय पृथिवीम् एको रथेनादित्यवर्चसा
He who, with a thousand arms, became lord of the seven continents; alone, he conquered the earth with a chariot shining like the sun.
स हि वर्षायुतं तप्त्वा तपः परमदुश्चरम् दत्तम् आराधयाम् आस कार्तवीर्यो ऽत्रिसंभवम्
He performed austerity for ten thousand years, a most difficult penance; Kārtavīrya, born of Atri, thus pleased the giver.
तस्मै दत्तो वरान् प्रादाच् चतुरो भूरितेजसः पूर्वं बाहुसहस्रं तु प्रार्थितं सुमहद् वरम्
To him, the giver granted four boons of great brilliance; earlier, the boon of a thousand arms was sought, a most splendid gift.
अधर्मे ऽधीयमानस्य सद्भिस् तत्र निवारणम् उग्रेण पृथिवीं जित्वा धर्मेणैवानुरञ्जनम्
When unrighteousness prevailed, the virtuous restrained it there; having conquered the earth fiercely, he won favor through righteousness.
संग्रामान् सुबहूञ् जित्वा हत्वा चारीन् सहस्रशः संग्रामे वर्तमानस्य वधं चाभ्यधिकाद् रणे
Having conquered many battles and slain thousands of enemies, while still engaged in combat, he faced even greater threats of death on the battlefield.
तस्य बाहुसहस्रं तु युध्यतः किल भो द्विजाः योगाद् योगीश्वरस्येव प्रादुर्भवति मायया
O twice-born ones, as he fought, a thousand arms appeared for him by the power of his yoga, just as they would for the lord of yogis, through his own maya.
तेनेयं पृथिवी सर्वा सप्तद्वीपा सपत्तना ससमुद्रा सनगरा उग्रेण विधिना जिता
By him, this entire earth with its seven continents, cities, oceans, and towns was conquered with fierce might.
तेन सप्तसु द्वीपेषु सप्त यज्ञशतानि च प्राप्तानि विधिना राज्ञा श्रूयन्ते मुनिसत्तमाः
It is said, O best of sages, that by this king, seven hundred sacrifices were duly performed on the seven continents.
सर्वे यज्ञा मुनिश्रेष्ठाः सहस्रशतदक्षिणाः सर्वे काञ्चनयूपाश् च सर्वे काञ्चनवेदयः
All those sacrifices, O foremost of sages, were endowed with hundreds of thousands of gifts, all with golden posts and golden altars.
सर्वे देवैर् मुनिश्रेष्ठा विमानस्थैर् अलंकृतैः गन्धर्वैर् अप्सरोभिश् च नित्यम् एवोपशोभिताः
All were ever adorned, O best of sages, by gods in splendid aerial chariots, together with Gandharvas and Apsarases.
यस्य यज्ञे जगौ गाथां गन्धर्वो नारदस् तथा वरीदासात्मजो विद्वान् महिम्ना तस्य विस्मितः
At his sacrifice, the Gandharva Narada, son of Varida, sang a hymn, astonished by his greatness.
न नूनं कार्तवीर्यस्य गतिं यास्यन्ति पार्थिवाः यज्ञैर् दानैस् तपोभिश् च विक्रमेण श्रुतेन च
Surely, no kings will attain the path of Kartavirya through sacrifices, gifts, austerities, valor, or learning.
स हि सप्तसु द्वीपेषु चर्मी खड्गी शरासनी रथी द्वीपान् अनुचरन् योगी संदृश्यते नृभिः
For he, clad in armor, sword in hand, bearing bow and arrows, riding his chariot, is seen by men as he moves through the seven continents, endowed with yogic power.
अनष्टद्रव्यता चैव न शोको न च विभ्रमः प्रभावेण महाराज्ञः प्रजा धर्मेण रक्षतः
There was no loss of wealth, no sorrow, nor confusion among his subjects, as the great king, by his power, protected them with righteousness.
स सर्वरत्नभाक् सम्राट् चक्रवर्ती बभूव ह स एव पशुपालो ऽभूत् क्षेत्रपालः स एव च
He became the emperor, possessor of all jewels, the universal sovereign; he was also a herdsman, a field-guard, and so too.
स एव वृष्ट्या पर्जन्यो योगित्वाद् अर्जुनो ऽभवत् स वै बाहुसहस्रेण ज्याघातकठिनत्वचा
By his yogic power, he became like Parjanya, the rain-giver; he was Arjuna, and with his thousand arms, his skin was hardened by the bowstring.
भाति रश्मिसहस्रेण शरदीव च भास्करः स हि नागान् मनुष्येषु माहिष्मत्यां महाद्युतिः
He shone with a thousand rays like the sun in autumn; among men in Mahishmati, that great-souled one was like a serpent among men.
कर्कोटकसुताञ् जित्वा पुर्यां तस्यां न्यवेशयत् स वै वेगं समुद्रस्य प्रावृट्काले ऽम्बुजेक्षणः
Having conquered the sons of Karkotaka, he settled them in that city; O lotus-eyed one, he checked the speed of the ocean in the rainy season.
क्रीडन्न् इव भुजोद्भिन्नं प्रतिस्रोतश् चकार ह लुण्ठिता क्रीडता तेन नदी तद्ग्राममालिनी
As if playing, he turned back the river, swollen by his arms, against its current; that river, lined with villages, was plundered by him in sport.
चलदूर्मिसहस्रेण शङ्किताभ्येति नर्मदा तस्य बाहुसहस्रेण क्षिप्यमाणे महोदधौ
With thousands of surging waves, the Narmada, alarmed, approaches as he hurls the great ocean with his thousand arms.
भयान् निलीना निश्चेष्ठाः पातालस्था महीसुराः चूर्णीकृतमहावीचिं चलन्मीनमहातिमिम्
The great serpents dwelling in the netherworld, terrified and motionless, hid themselves as he churned the ocean, scattering great waves, moving fish, and mighty whales.
मारुताविद्धफेनौघम् आवर्तक्षोभसंकुलम् प्रावर्तयत् तदा राजा सहस्रेण च बाहुना
The king then set in motion the waters, filled with masses of foam struck by the wind, and agitated by whirlpools, with his thousand arms.