धैन्धुमारिर्दृढाश्वश्च हर्यश्वस्तस्य चात्मजः
Dhaindhumāri and Dṛḍhāśva, and Haryaśva is his son.
संहताश्वो निकुंभस्य सुतो रणविशारदः
Saṃhatāśva, skilled in battle, is the son of Nikuṃbha.
तस्य पत्नी हैमवती सती माता दृषद्वती
His wife was Sati, the daughter of Himavat, and her mother was Drishadvati.
युवनाश्वसुतस्तस्य त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः
His son was Yuvanashva, renowned throughout the three worlds.
अभिशस्ता तु सा भर्त्रा नदी सा बाहुदा कृता
But she was cursed by her husband and became the river Bahuda.
मान्धाता यौवनाश्वो वै त्रैलोक्यविजयी नृपः
Mandhata, son of Yuvanashva, was a king who conquered the three worlds.
यावत्सूर्य उदयते यावच्च प्रतितिष्ठति
As far as the sun rises and as far as it sets,
तस्य चैत्ररथी भार्या शशबिन्दोः सुताभवत्
His wife was Chaitrarathi, the daughter of Shashabindu.
पतिव्रता च ज्येष्ठा च भातॄणामयुतस्य सा
She was devoted to her husband and the eldest among her ten thousand brothers.
पुरुकुत्समंबरीषं मुचुकुन्दं च विश्रुतम्
Purukutsa, Ambarisha, and the famous Muchukunda,
नर्मदायां समुत्पन्नः संभूतस्तस्य चात्मजः
Were born from Narmada; he had a son who was born there.
रावणेन हतो येन त्रैलोक्यं विजितं पुरा
By whom Ravana was slain, and the three worlds were conquered in ancient times.
हर्यश्वात्तु दृषद्वत्यां जज्ञे च सुमतिर्नृपः
From Haryashva and Drishadvati was born King Sumati.
आसीत्त्रिधन्वनश्चापि विद्वांस्त्रय्यारुणिः प्रभुः
There was also Tridhanvan, wise and powerful, of the Trayyaruni line.
तेन भार्या विदर्भस्य त्दृता हत्वा दिवौकसः
His wife, the daughter of Vidarbha, was slain by the gods.
कामाद्बलाच्च मोहाच्च संहर्षेण बलेन च
Out of desire, strength, delusion, and exhilaration of power,
तमधर्मेण संयुक्तं पिता भय्यारुणो ऽत्यजत्
His father, Bhayyaruni, abandoned him for being associated with unrighteousness.
पितरं सो ऽब्रवीदेकः क्व गच्छामीति वै मुहुः
He repeatedly said to his father, 'Where shall I go?'
नाहं पुत्रेण पुत्रार्थी त्वयाद्य कुलपांसन
'I do not desire a son through you, O defiler of the lineage, nor am I a father to you today.'
न चैनं वारयामास वसिष्ठो भगवानृषिः
Nor did the venerable sage Vasishtha restrain him.
पित्रा त्यक्तो ऽवसद्धीरः पिता चास्य वनं ययौ
Abandoned by his father, the steadfast one remained, while his father went to the forest.
समा द्वादश संपूर्मास्तेनाधर्मेण वै तदा
For twelve full years, he endured that unrighteousness at that time.
संन्यस्य सागरानूपे चचार विपुलं तपः
Renouncing everything, he performed intense austerity on the shore of the ocean.
शिष्टानां भरणार्थाय व्यक्रीणाद्गोशतेन वै
For the sake of supporting the dependents, he sold a hundred cows.
महर्षिपुत्रं धर्मात्मा मोक्षयामास सुव्रतः
The virtuous one freed the sage’s son, being righteous in soul.
विश्वामित्रस्य तुष्ट्यर्थमनुकंपार्थमेव च
For the satisfaction of Viśvāmitra, and also out of compassion.
महर्षिः कौशिकस्तात तेन वीरेण मोक्षितः
Thus, O dear one, the great sage Kauśika was freed by that hero.
विश्वामित्रकलत्रं च बभार विनये स्थितः
He, steadfast in discipline, supported Viśvāmitra’s wife.
विश्वामित्राश्रमाभ्यासे तन्मांसमनयत्ततः
Then he brought that meat near Viśvāmitra’s hermitage.
पितुर्नियोगादभजन्नृपे तु वनमास्थिते
By his father’s command, he served, while the king had taken to the forest.