अन्ववायस्तु सुमहांस्तत्र तत्र द्विजोत्तमाः
And there, O best of twice-born, a very great lineage followed.
धृष्टस्य धर्ष्टिकं सर्वं रणधृष्टं बभूव ह
All the bold ones of Dhrishta became daring in battle.
नभगस्य च दायादो नाभादो नाम वीर्यवान्
And the heir of Nabhaga was the mighty Nabhada.
पृषदश्वो विरूपस्य तस्य पुत्रो रथीतरः
Prishadashva was the son of Virupa, and his son was Rathitara.
रथीतराणां प्रवराः क्षेत्रोपेता द्विजातयः
Among the Rathitaras, the foremost were twice-born lineages endowed with fields.
तस्य पुत्रशतं त्वासीदिक्ष्वाकोर्भूरिदक्षिमम्
He had a hundred sons, and Ikshvaku had Bhuridaksina.
शकुनिप्रमुखास्तस्य पुत्राः पञ्चाशतस्तु ते
Of them, fifty sons were led by Shakuni.
चत्वारिंशत्तथाष्टौ च दक्षिणस्यां तु वै दिशि
And forty-eight were in the southern direction.
इक्ष्वाकुस्तु विकुक्षिं वै अष्टकायामथा दिशत्
Ikshvaku then gave Vikukshi to Ashtaka.
श्राद्धं मम तु कर्त्तव्यमष्टकानां न संशयः
The śrāddha for the Ashtakas must indeed be performed by me, without doubt.
मृगान्सहस्रकान्हत्वा परिश्रान्तश्च वीर्यवान्
Having slain a thousand deer, the mighty one became weary.
आगते हि विकुक्षै तु समांसे महसैनिके
When Vikukshi, the great warrior, returned with the meat,
तथेति चोदितो राज्ञा विधिवत्तदुपस्थितम्
Commanded thus by the king, he presented it properly, as prescribed.
अनेनोपहतं मांसं पुत्रेण तव पार्थिव
By your son, O king, this meat has been defiled.
शशो दुरात्मना पूर्वममना भक्षितो ऽनघ
Earlier, a hare was eaten by the wicked-minded one, O sinless one.
इक्ष्वाकुस्तु ततः क्रुद्धो विकुक्षिमिदमब्रवीत्
Then Ikshvaku, enraged, spoke these words to Vikukshi:
शशं भक्षयसे ऽरण्ये निर्घृणः पूर्वमद्य तु
You, pitiless one, first ate the hare in the forest today.
एवमिक्ष्वाकुणा त्यक्तो वसिष्ठवचनात्सुतः
Thus, by Ikshvaku, the son was abandoned at the instruction of Vasishta.
प्राप्तः परगधर्मात्मा स चायोध्याधिपो ऽभवत्
He, possessing the virtue of his enemies, became the lord of Ayodhya.
ततस्तेनैनसा पूर्णो राज्यावस्थो महीपतिः
Thus, filled with that fault, the king remained established in the kingdom.
ज्ञात्वैवमेतदाख्यानं ना विधिर्भक्षयेद्बुधः
Knowing this story thus, a wise man should not eat such food.
एतन्मांसस्य मांसत्वं प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः
This, the true nature of meat, is declared by the wise.
इन्द्रस्य वृषभूतस्य ककुत्स्थो जयते पुरा
From Indra, who became a bull, Kakutstha was born in ancient times.
अनेनास्तु ककुत्स्थस्य पृथुश्चानेन स स्मृतः
By him was Kakutstha, and by him Pṛthu is remembered.
अन्ध्रात्तु युवनाश्वस्तु शावस्तस्तस्य चात्मजः
From Andhra came Yuvanashva, and Shavasta was his son.
श्रावस्तस्य तु दायादो बृहदश्वो महायशाः
The illustrious Brihadashva was the heir of Shravasta.
यस्तु धुन्धुवधाद्राजा धुन्धुमारत्वमागतः
But the king who killed Dhundhu then attained the title 'Dhundhumāra.'
यदर्थं कुवलाश्वस्य धुन्धुमारत्वमागतम्
For what reason did Kuvalāśva attain the title 'Dhundhumāra'?
सर्वे विद्यासु निष्णाता बलवन्तो दुरासदाः
All were skilled in every science, powerful, and difficult to overcome.
कुवलाश्वं महावीर्यं शूरमुत्तमधार्मिकम्
Kuvalāśva, of great valor, heroic, and supremely righteous,