प्रतिष्ठा धर्मराजस्य सुद्युम्नस्य द्विजोत्तमाः तत् पुरूरवसे प्रादाद् राज्यं प्राप्य महायशाः
O best of twice-born, Pratiṣṭhā was the city of the righteous king Sudyumna; having obtained the kingdom, the illustrious one gave it to Purūravas.
मानवेयो मुनिश्रेष्ठाः स्त्रीपुंसोर् लक्षणैर् युतः धृतवांस् ताम् इलेत्य् एवं सुद्युम्नेति च विश्रुतः
O best of sages, the descendant of Manu, endowed with the characteristics of both woman and man, bore her as Ilā, and is also famed as Sudyumna.
नारिष्यन्ताः शकाः पुत्रा नाभागस्य तु भो द्विजाः अम्बरीषो ऽभवत् पुत्रः पार्थिवर्षभसत्तमः
O twice-born, the Śakas, sons of Nāriṣyantā, did not become kṣatriyas; Nābhāga's son was Ambarīṣa, the best among royal bulls.
धृष्टस्य धार्ष्टकं क्षत्रं रणदृप्तं बभूव ह करूषस्य च कारूषाः क्षत्रिया युद्धदुर्मदाः
From Dhṛṣṭa came the Dhārṣṭaka kṣatriyas, proud in battle; and from Karūṣa came the Kārūṣa kṣatriyas, arrogant in war.
नाभागधृष्टपुत्राश् च क्षत्रिया वैश्यतां गताः प्रांशोर् एको ऽभवत् पुत्रः प्रजापतिर् इति स्मृतः
The sons of Nābhāga and Dhṛṣṭa became Kṣatriyas who attained the status of Vaiśyas; among them, one son of Prāṃśu became known as Prajāpati.
नरिष्यन्तस्य दायादो राजा दण्डधरो यमः शर्यातेर् मिथुनं त्व् आसीद् आनर्तो नाम विश्रुतः
The heir of Nariṣyanta was the king Daṇḍadhara, Yama; and Śaryāti had a pair of children, the renowned Ānarta.
पुत्रः कन्या सुकन्या च या पत्नी च्यवनस्य ह आनर्तस्य तु दायादो रैवो नाम महाद्युतिः
He had a son and a daughter, Sukanyā, who became the wife of Cyavana; and the heir of Ānarta was the illustrious Raiva.
आनर्तविषयश् चैव पुरी चास्य कुशस्थली रैवस्य रैवतः पुत्रः ककुद्मी नाम धार्मिकः
The realm of Ānarta and his city was Kuśasthalī; Raiva's son was the righteous Kakudmī.
ज्येष्ठः पुत्रः स तस्यासीद् राज्यं प्राप्य कुशस्थलीम् स कन्यासहितः श्रुत्वा गान्धर्वं ब्रह्मणो ऽन्तिके
He was the eldest son, and having obtained the kingdom of Kuśasthalī, together with his daughter, he heard the Gandharva music in the presence of Brahmā.
मुहूर्तभूतं देवस्य तस्थौ बहुयुगं द्विजाः आजगाम स चैवाथ स्वां पुरीं यादवैर् वृताम्
For what was but a moment to the god, he remained for many ages, O twice-born; then he returned to his own city, which was occupied by the Yādavas.
कृतां द्वारवतीं नाम बहुद्वारां मनोरमाम् भोजवृष्ण्यन्धकैर् गुप्तां वसुदेवपुरोगमैः
There, the city called Dvāravatī was built, beautiful with many gates, protected by the Bhojas, Vṛṣṇis, and Andhakas, with Vasudeva at their head.
तत्रैव रैवतो ज्ञात्वा यथातत्त्वं द्विजोत्तमाः कन्यां तां बलदेवाय सुभद्रां नाम रेवतीम्
There, having understood the truth, O best of Brahmins, Raivata gave his daughter Revati, also called Subhadrā, to Baladeva.
दत्त्वा जगाम शिखरं मेरोस् तपसि संस्थितः रेमे रामो ऽपि धर्मात्मा रेवत्या सहितः सुखी
Having given her, he went to the summit of Meru to practice austerity; and Rāma, righteous in soul, rejoiced happily with Revati.
कथं बहुयुगे काले समतीते महामते न जरा रेवतीं प्राप्ता रैवतं च ककुद्मिनम्
How, O wise one, after so many ages had passed, did old age not overtake Revati and Raivata Kakudmin?
मेरुं गतस्य वा तस्य शर्यातेः संततिः कथम् स्थिता पृथिव्याम् अद्यापि श्रोतुम् इच्छाम तत्त्वतः
How did the lineage of Śaryāti remain on earth, when he had gone to Meru? We wish to hear the truth of this.
न जरा क्षुत्पिपासा वा न मृत्युर् मुनिसत्तमाः ऋतुचक्रं प्रभवति ब्रह्मलोके सदानघाः ककुद्मिनः स्वर्लोकं तु रैवतस्य गतस्य ह
There is no old age, hunger, or thirst, nor death, O best of sages; the cycle of seasons does not prevail in Brahmā's world, where the sinless Kakudmin resides; but Raivata went to the heavenly world.
हृता पुण्यजनैर् विप्रा राक्षसैः सा कुशस्थली तस्य भ्रातृशतं त्व् आसीद् धार्मिकस्य महात्मनः
That Kuśasthalī was taken, O Brahmins, by the virtuous and by Rākṣasas; that righteous great soul had a hundred brothers.
तद् वध्यमानं रक्षोभिर् दिशः प्राक्रामद् अच्युताः विद्रुतस्य च विप्रेन्द्रास् तस्य भ्रातृशतस्य वै
When they were being slain by the Rākṣasas, the unconquered ones fled in all directions; and, O foremost of Brahmins, the hundred brothers were scattered.
अन्ववायस् तु सुमहांस् तत्र तत्र द्विजोत्तमाः तेषां ह्य् एते मुनिश्रेष्ठाः शर्याता इति विश्रुताः
Their great lineage continued here and there, O best of Brahmins; these are the ones renowned as the Śaryātas, O best of sages.
क्षत्रिया गुणसंपन्ना दिक्षु सर्वासु विश्रुताः शर्वशः सर्वगहनं प्रविष्टास् ते महौजसः
Those Kṣatriyas, endowed with virtues, became renowned in all directions; all of them, possessed of great energy, entered every region.
नाभागरिष्टपुत्रौ द्वौ वैश्यौ ब्राह्मणतां गतौ करूषस्य तु कारूषाः क्षत्रिया युद्धदुर्मदाः
The two sons of Nābhāga and Ariṣṭa, though Vaiśyas, attained Brāhmaṇa status; and the Kāruṣas, descendants of Karūṣa, were Kṣatriyas fierce in battle.
पृषध्रो हिंसयित्वा तु गुरोर् गां द्विजसत्तमाः शापाच् छूद्रत्वम् आपन्नो नवैते परिकीर्तिताः
Pṛṣadhra, having slain his teacher's cow, O best of Brahmins, by a curse attained the state of a Śūdra; thus these nine are recounted.
वैवस्वतस्य तनया मुनेर् वै मुनिसत्तमाः क्षुवतस् तु मनोर् विप्रा इक्ष्वाकुर् अभवत् सुतः
O best of sages, the daughter of Vaivasvata Manu, and from the sneeze of Manu, O brahmins, Ikshvaku was born as his son.
तस्य पुत्रशतं त्व् आसीद् इक्ष्वाकोर् भूरिदक्षिणम् तेषां विकुक्षिर् ज्येष्ठस् तु विकुक्षित्वाद् अयोधताम्
Ikshvaku had a hundred sons, most generous with gifts; among them, Vikukshi was the eldest, and because of his act of eating, he was called Vikukshi.
प्राप्तः परमधर्मज्ञ सो ऽयोध्याधिपतिः प्रभुः शकुनिप्रमुखास् तस्य पुत्राः पञ्चशतं स्मृताः
That lord, well-versed in the highest dharma, became the ruler of Ayodhya; his sons, led by Shakuni, are remembered as five hundred in number.
उत्तरापथदेशस्य रक्षितारो महाबलाः चत्वारिंशद् दशाष्टौ च दक्षिणस्यां तथा दिशि
Mighty protectors of the northern region were forty-eight in number, and likewise in the southern direction.
वशातिप्रमुखाश् चान्ये रक्षितारो द्विजोत्तमाः इक्ष्वाकुस् तु विकुक्षिं वाऐ अष्टकायाम् अथादिशत्
Others, headed by Vashati, were protectors as well, O best of twice-born; but Ikshvaku ordered Vikukshi to go to the Ashtaka sacrifice.
मांसम् आनय श्राद्धार्थं मृगान् हत्वा महाबल श्राद्धकर्मणि चोद्दिष्टो अकृते श्राद्धकर्मणि
Bring meat for the śrāddha, after killing animals, O mighty one; he was instructed for the śrāddha rite, but the rite was not yet performed.
भक्षयित्वा शशं विप्राः शशादो मृगयां गतः इक्ष्वाकुणा परित्यक्तो वसिष्ठवचनात् प्रभुः
Having eaten the hare, O brahmins, Shashada went hunting; Ikshvaku, at the word of Vasishta, cast him off.
इक्ष्वाकौ संस्थिते विप्राः शशादस् तु नृपो ऽभवत् शशादस्य तु दायादः ककुत्स्थो नाम वीर्यवान्
When Ikshvaku passed away, O brahmins, Shashada became king; Shashada's heir was the mighty Kakutstha.