वसुरोधः प्रतिरथः सुबाहुश् चैव धार्मिकः सर्वे वेदविदश् चैव ब्रह्मण्याः सत्यवादिनः
They were Vasurodha, Pratiratha, and Subāhu, all virtuous, learned in the Vedas, devoted to Brahman, and speakers of truth.
इला नाम तु यस्यासीत् कन्या वै मुनिसत्तमाः ब्रह्मवादिन्य् अधिस्त्री सा तंसुस् ताम् अभ्यगच्छत
Matināra had a daughter named Ilā, O eminent sages; she was a learned woman, devoted to Brahman, and Tāṃsu approached her.
तंसोः सुतो ऽथ राजर्षिर् धर्मनेत्रः प्रतापवान् ब्रह्मवादी पराक्रान्तस् तस्य भार्योपदानवी
Tāṃsu's son was the royal sage Dharmanetra, powerful and devoted to Brahman, heroic; his wife was Upadānavī.
उपदानवी ततः पुत्रांश् चतुरो ऽजनयच् छुबान् दुष्यन्तम् अथ सुष्मन्तं प्रवीरम् अनघं तथा
Upadānavī then bore four virtuous sons: Duṣyanta, Suṣmanta, Pravīra, and Anagha.
दुष्यन्तस्य तु दायादो भरतो नाम वीर्यवान् स सर्वदमनो नाम नागायुतबलो महान्
The heir of Duṣyanta was Bharata, renowned for his strength; he was called Sarvadamana, mighty as a host of elephants.
चक्रवर्ती सुतो जज्ञे दुष्यन्तस्य महात्मनः शकुन्तलायां भरतो यस्य नाम्ना तु भारताः
A universal emperor was born to the noble Duṣyanta and Śakuntalā, and from his name, the people are called Bhāratas.
भरतस्य विनष्टेषु तनयेषु महीपतेः मातॄणां तु प्रकोपेण मया तत् कथितं पुरा
When the sons of King Bharata perished, as I have previously recounted, it was due to the wrath of their mothers.
बृहस्पतेर् अङ्गिरसः पुत्रो विप्रो महामुनिः अयाजयद् भरद्वाजो महद्भिः क्रतुभिर् विभुः
Bṛhaspati, son of Aṅgiras, a great sage among the Brāhmaṇas, caused Bharadvāja to perform grand sacrifices.
पूर्वं तु वितथे तस्य कृते वै पुत्रजन्मनि ततो ऽथ वितथो नाम भरद्वाजात् सुतो ऽभवत्
Earlier, for the sake of begetting a son for him, Vitatha was born; thus, Vitatha became the son of Bharadvāja.
ततो ऽथ वितथे जाते भरतस् तु दिवं ययौ वितथं चाभिषिच्याथ भरद्वाजो वनं ययौ
After Vitatha was born, Bharata ascended to heaven; Bharadvāja consecrated Vitatha, then departed for the forest.
स चापि वितथः पुत्राञ् जनयाम् आस पञ्च वै सुहोत्रं च सुहोतारं गयं गर्गं तथैव च
Vitatha fathered five sons: Suhotra, Suhotāra, Gaya, Garga, and also Kapila, the great-souled.
कपिलं च महात्मानं सुहोत्रस्य सुतद्वयम् काशिकं च महासत्यं तथा गृत्समतिं नृपम्
Kapila, the great-souled, had two sons; Suhotra's sons were Kāśika, famed for truth, and Gṛtsamati, the king.
तथा गृत्समतेः पुत्रा ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया विशः काशिकस्य तु काशेयः पुत्रो दीर्घतपास् तथा
From Gṛtsamati came sons who were Brāhmaṇas, Kṣatriyas, and Vaiśyas; Kāśika's son was Kāśeya, and Dīrghatapas likewise.
बभूव दीर्घतपसो विद्वान् धन्वन्तरिः सुतः धन्वन्तरेस् तु तनयः केतुमान् इति विश्रुतः
From Dīrghatapas was born the learned Dhanvantari; Dhanvantari's son was Ketumān, renowned by name.
तथा केतुमतः पुत्रो विद्वान् भीमरथः स्मृतः पुत्रो भीमरथस्यापि वाराणस्यधिपो ऽभवत्
Ketumān's son was the wise Bhīmaratha; Bhīmaratha's son became the ruler of Vārāṇasī.
दिवोदास इति ख्यातः सर्वक्षत्रप्रणाशनः दिवोदासस्य पुत्रस् तु वीरो राजा प्रतर्दनः
He was known as Divodāsa, destroyer of all Kṣatriyas; Divodāsa's son was the valiant king Pratardana.
प्रतर्दनस्य पुत्रौ द्वौ वत्सो भार्गव एव च अलर्को राजपुत्रस् तु राजा सन्मतिमान् भुवि
Pratardana had two sons: Vatsa, of the Bhārgava lineage, and Alarka, a royal prince, a king esteemed in the world.
हैहयस्य तु दायाद्यं हृतवान् वै महीपतिः आजह्रे पितृदायाद्यं दिवोदासहृतं बलात्
The king seized the inheritance of Haihaya; he forcibly reclaimed his ancestral domain, which Divodāsa had taken.
भद्रश्रेण्यस्य पुत्रेण दुर्दमेन महात्मना दिवोदासेन बालेति घृणयासौ विसर्जितः
By the noble Durdamana, son of Bhadraśreṇya, Divodāsa was released out of compassion, though he was called Bāla.
अष्टारथो नाम नृपः सुतो भीमरथस्य वै तेन पुत्रेण बालस्य प्रहृतं तस्य भो द्विजाः
Aṣṭāratha, son of Bhīmaratha, was a king; by his son, Bāla, the possessions were taken, O Brāhmaṇas.
वैरस्यान्तं मुनिश्रेष्ठाः क्षत्रियेण विधित्सता अलर्कः काशिराजस् तु ब्रह्मण्यः सत्यसंगरः
When the best of sages sought to end the feud, Alarka, king of Kāśi, devoted to Brahman and steadfast in truth, acted.
षष्टिं वर्षसहस्राणि षष्टिं वर्षशतानि च युवा रूपेण संपन्न आसीत् काशिकुलोद्वहः
For sixty thousand years and sixty hundred years, he remained youthful in appearance, the foremost of the Kāśi lineage.
लोपामुद्राप्रसादेन परमायुर् अवाप सः वयसो ऽन्ते मुनिश्रेष्ठा हत्वा क्षेमकराक्षसम्
By the grace of Lopāmudrā, he attained supreme longevity; at the end of his life, O best of sages, he slew the demon Kṣemakara.
रम्यां निवेशयाम् आस पुरीं वाराणसीं नृपः अलर्कस्य तु दायादः क्षेमको नाम पार्थिवः
The king established the beautiful city of Vārāṇasī; Kṣemaka, the heir of Alarka, was the ruler there.
क्षेमकस्य तु पुत्रो वै वर्षकेतुस् ततो ऽभवत् वर्षकेतोश् च दायादो विभुर् नाम प्रजेश्वरः
Kṣemaka's son was Varṣaketu, and Varṣaketu's heir was Vibhu, lord of the people.
आनर्तस् तु विभोः पुत्रः सुकुमारस् ततो ऽभवत् सुकुमारस्य पुत्रस् तु सत्यकेतुर् महारथः
Ānarta was Vibhu's son; Sukumāra came after him, and Sukumāra's son was Satyaketu, a great charioteer.
सुतो ऽभवन् महातेजा राजा परमधार्मिकः वत्सस्य वत्सभूमिस् तु भर्गभूमिस् तु भार्गवात्
His son was a king of great splendor and supreme righteousness; Vatsa's son was Vatsabhūmi, and Bhargabhūmi was descended from Bhārgava.
एते त्व् अङ्गिरसः पुत्रा जाता वंशे ऽथ भार्गवे ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्राश् च मुनिसत्तमाः
These were the sons of Aṅgiras, born in the Bhārgava lineage: brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas, and śūdras, O best of sages.
आजमीढो ऽपरो वंशः श्रूयतां द्विजसत्तमाः सुहोत्रस्य बृहत् पुत्रो बृहतस् तनयास् त्रयः
Another lineage, Ājamīḍha, is to be heard, O best of twice-born; Suhotra's son was Bṛhat, and Bṛhat had three sons.
अजमीढो द्विमीढश् च पुरुमीढश् च वीर्यवान् अजमीढस्य पत्न्यस् तु तिस्रो वै यशसान्विताः
Ājamīḍha, Dvimīḍha, and Purumīḍha, all mighty; Ājamīḍha had three wives, all renowned.