यज्ञेष्व् अत्रेर् बलं चैव देवैर् यस्य प्रतिष्ठितम् स तासु जनयाम् आस पुत्रिकास्व् आत्मकामजान्
In the sacrifices of Atri, his power was established by the gods; he begot sons from those daughters, according to his own wish.
दश पुत्रान् महासत्त्वांस् तपस्य् उग्रे रतांस् तथा ते तु गोत्रकरा विप्रा ऋषयो वेदपारगाः
He begot ten sons of great strength, devoted to severe austerities; those Brāhmaṇas, creators of lineages, were sages accomplished in the Vedas.
स्वस्त्यात्रेया इति ख्याताः किंच त्रिधनवर्जिताः कक्षेयोस् तनयास् त्व् आसंस् त्रय एव महारथाः
They became known as the Svastyātreyas, and were without the three debts; Kakṣeya had three sons, all great chariot-warriors.
सभानरश् चाक्षुषश् च परमन्युस् तथैव च सभानरस्य पुत्रस् तु विद्वान् कालानलो नृपः
Sabhānara, Cākṣuṣa, and Paramanyu likewise; Sabhānara's son was the wise king Kālānala.
कालानलस्य धर्मज्ञः सृञ्जयो नाम वै सुतः सृञ्जयस्याभवत् पुत्रो वीरो राजा पुरंजयः
Kālānala's son was Sṛñjaya, knower of dharma; Sṛñjaya's son was the heroic king Puraṃjaya.
जनमेजयो मुनिश्रेष्ठाः पुरंजयसुतो ऽभवत् जनमेजयस्य राजर्षेर् महाशालो ऽभवत् सुतः
O best of sages, Janamejaya was born as the son of Puraṃjaya; Janamejaya, the royal sage, had a son named Mahāśāla.
देवेषु स परिज्ञातः प्रतिष्ठितयशा भुवि महामना नाम सुतो महाशालस्य विश्रुतः
Among the gods he was renowned, and his fame was established on earth; Mahāmanas, famed and noble, was the son of Mahāśāla.
जज्ञे वीरः सुरगणैः पूजितः सुमहामनाः महामनास् तु पुत्रौ द्वौ जनयाम् आस भो द्विजाः
A heroic son was born, honored by the hosts of gods, named Sumahāmanas; Mahāmanas begot two sons, O twice-born sages.
उशीनरं च धर्मज्ञं तितिक्षुं च महाबलम् उशीनरस्य पत्न्यस् तु पञ्च राजर्षिवंशजाः
Uśīnara, the righteous and patient king of great strength, had five wives descended from royal sages.
नृगा कृमिर् नवा दर्वा पञ्चमी च दृषद्वती उशीनरस्य पुत्रास् तु पञ्च तासु कुलोद्वहाः
Nṛgā, Kṛmi, Navā, Darvā, and the fifth, Dṛṣadvatī, were the five wives of Uśīnara, and from them arose noble lineages.
तपसा चैव महता जाता वृद्धस्य चात्मजाः नृगायास् तु नृगः पुत्रः कृम्यां कृमिर् अजायत
By great austerity, the sons of Vṛddha were born; Nṛga was the son of Nṛgā, and Kṛmi was born from Kṛmi.
नवायास् तु नवः पुत्रो दर्वायाः सुव्रतो ऽभवत् दृषद्वत्यास् तु संजज्ञे शिबिर् औशीनरो नृपः
Nava was the son of Navā, Suvrata was born from Darvā, and from Dṛṣadvatī came Śibi, the king of the Uśīnaras.
शिबेस् तु शिबयो विप्रा यौधेयास् तु नृगस्य ह नवस्य नवराष्ट्रं तु कृमेस् तु कृमिला पुरी
Śibi's descendants were the Śibayas, O sages; from Nṛga came the Yaudheyas, Nava founded Navarāṣṭra, and Kṛmi established the city of Kṛmilā.
सुव्रतस्य तथाम्बष्ठाः शिबिपुत्रान् निबोधत शिबेस् तु शिबयः पुत्राश् चत्वारो लोकविश्रुताः
From Suvrata came the Ambaṣṭhas; listen to the sons of Śibi: Śibi had four sons renowned throughout the world.
वृषदर्भः सुवीरश् च केकयो मद्रकस् तथा तेषां जनपदाः स्फीता केकया मद्रकास् तथा
Vṛṣadarbha, Suvīra, Kekaya, and Madraka—these were his sons, and their regions flourished: Kekayas and Madrakas likewise.
वृषदर्भाः सुवीराश् च तितिक्षोस् तु प्रजास् त्व् इमाः तितिक्षुर् अभवद् राजा पूर्वस्यां दिशि भो द्विजाः
The Vṛṣadarbhas and Suvīras were descended from Śibi; these are the offspring of Titikṣu, who became king in the eastern direction, O twice-born.
उषद्रथो महावीर्यः फेनस् तस्य सुतो ऽभवत् फेनस्य सुतपा जज्ञे ततः सुतपसो बलिः
Uṣadratha, of great valor, had a son named Phena; from Phena was born Sutapā, and from Sutapā came Bali.
जातो मानुषयोनौ तु स राजा काञ्चनेषुधिः महायोगी स तु बलिर् बभूव नृपतिः पुरा
Born in human form, that king wielded a golden bow; Bali, the great yogi, became a ruler in ancient times.
पुत्रान् उत्पादयाम् आस पञ्च वंशकरान् भुवि अङ्गः प्रथमतो जज्ञे वङ्गः सुह्मस् तथैव च
He begot five sons who established lineages on earth: first Aṅga was born, then Vaṅga and Suhma likewise.
पुण्ड्रः कलिङ्गश् च तथा बालेयं क्षत्रम् उच्यते बालेया ब्राह्मणाश् चैव तस्य वंशकरा भुवि
Puṇḍra and Kaliṅga also were born; this is called the Bāleya Kṣatriya lineage, and the Bāleyas and Brāhmaṇas were his descendants on earth.
बलेश् च ब्रह्मणा दत्तो वरः प्रीतेन भो द्विजाः महायोगित्वम् आयुश् च कल्पस्य परिमाणतः
To Bali, the delighted Brahman granted a boon: supreme yogic power and lifespan equal to a kalpa, O twice-born.
बले चाप्रतिमत्वं वै धर्मतत्त्वार्थदर्शनम् संग्रामे चाप्य् अजेयत्वं धर्मे चैव प्रधानताम्
Bali received matchless strength, insight into the essence of dharma, invincibility in battle, and supremacy in righteousness.
त्रैलोक्यदर्शनं चापि प्राधान्यं प्रसवे तथा चतुरो नियतान् वर्णांस् त्वं च स्थापयितेति च
He was granted vision of the three worlds, prominence in progeny, and the authority to establish the four fixed castes, as well as you.
इत्य् उक्तो विभुना राजा बलिः शान्तिं परां ययौ कालेन महता विप्राः स्वं च स्थानम् उपागमत्
Thus addressed by the Lord, King Bali attained supreme peace; after a long time, O sages, he reached his own abode.
तेषां जनपदाः पञ्च अङ्गा वङ्गाः ससुह्मकाः कलिङ्गाः पुण्ड्रकाश् चैव प्रजास् त्व् अङ्गस्य सांप्रतम्
Their five regions are Aṅga, Vaṅga with Suhma, Kaliṅga, and Puṇḍra; these are the peoples of Aṅga at present.
अङ्गपुत्रो महान् आसीद् राजेन्द्रो दधिवाहनः दधिवाहनपुत्रस् तु राजा दिविरथो ऽभवत्
Aṅga's son was the great king Dadhivāhana; Dadhivāhana's son became King Diviratha.
पुत्रो दिविरथस्यासीच् छक्रतुल्यपराक्रमः विद्वान् धर्मरथो नाम तस्य चित्ररथः सुतः
Diviratha had a son named Dharmaratha, whose valor equaled that of Indra; he was learned, and his son was Citraratha.
तेन धर्मरथेनाथ तदा कालञ्जरे गिरौ यजता सह शक्रेण सोमः पीतो महात्मना
Then, Dharmaratha, together with Indra, performed a sacrifice on the Kālañjara mountain, and the great-souled Soma was consumed.
अथ चित्ररथस्यापि पुत्रो दशरथो ऽभवत् लोमपाद इति ख्यातो यस्य शान्ता सुताभवत्
Citraratha also had a son named Daśaratha, who became known as Lomapāda; his daughter was Śāntā.
तस्य दाशरथिर् वीरश् चतुरङ्गो महायशाः ऋष्यशृङ्गप्रसादेन जज्ञे वंशविवर्धनः
The heroic Daśarathi, famed for his fourfold army, was born through the favor of Ṛṣyaśṛṅga, and he increased the lineage.