कोटिशो दीय मानं च सूर्यस्योदयनादपि
Their measure of giving was in crores, even from the rising of the sun.
तस्माज्जाता महासत्त्वा धर्मज्ञा मोक्षदर्शिनः
From them were born beings of great strength, knowers of dharma, seers of liberation.
यतिधर्ममवाप्येह ब्रह्मभूयाय ते गताः
Having attained the discipline of ascetics here, they went to the state of Brahman.
क्षत्रधर्मसुतो जातः प्रतिपक्षो महातपाः
Born as the son of the kṣatriya dharma was Pratipakṣa, of great austerity.
सृंजयस्य जयः पुत्रो विजयस्तस्य जज्ञिवान्
Jaya's son was Vijaya, who was born to Sṛṃjaya.
इर्यश्वस्य सुतो राजा सहदेवः प्रतापवान्
The valiant king Sahadeva was the son of Iryaśva.
अहीनस्य चयत्सेनस्तस्य पुत्रो ऽथ संकृतिः
From Ahīna came Cayatsena, and his son was Saṃkṛti.
इत्येते क्षत्रधर्माणो नहुषस्य निबोधत
Thus, these are the kṣatriyas of the lineage of Nahuṣa; listen.
यतिर्ययातिः संयातिरायतिर्वियतिः कृतिः
Yati, Yayāti, Saṃyāti, Āyati, Viyati, and Kṛti—
काकुत्स्थकन्यां गां नाम लेभे पत्नीं यतिस्तदा
At that time, Yati took as his wife Gā, the daughter of Kākutstha.
तेषां मध्ये तु पञ्चानां ययातिः पृथिवीपतिः
Among those five, Yayāti became the lord of the earth.
शर्मिष्ठामासुरीं चैव तनयां वृषपर्वणः
He also took Śarmiṣṭhā, the daughter of Vṛṣaparvan, who was of Asura birth.
द्रुह्युं चानुं च पूरुं च शर्मिष्ठा वार्षपर्वणी
Śarmiṣṭhā, daughter of Vṛṣaparvan, bore Druhyu, Anu, and Pūru.
रथं तस्मै ददौ शक्रः प्रीतः परमभास्वरम्
To him, Indra, pleased, gave a most radiant chariot.
युक्तं मनोजवैरश्वैर्येन कन्यां समुद्वहत्
It was yoked with horses swift as the mind, by which he carried away the maiden.
ययातिर्युधि दुर्द्धर्षो देवदानवमानवैः
Yayāti, invincible in battle, was unconquered by gods, Dānavas, and men.
यावत्सुदेशप्रभवः कौरवो जनमेजयः
As far as Sudeśa, Janamejaya of the Kaurava line was born.
जगाम सरथो नाशं शापाद्गार्ग्यस्य धीमतः
He, with his chariot, met destruction because of the curse of the wise Gārgya.
दुर्बुद्धिर्हिंसया मास लोहगन्धी नराधिपः
That king, of wicked mind and violent deeds, bore the smell of iron.
पौरजानपदैस्त्यक्तो न लेभे शर्म कर्हिचित्
Abandoned by his citizens and countrymen, he never found happiness.
स प्रायाच्छौनकमृषिं शरणं व्यथितस्तदा
Then, distressed, he sought refuge with the sage Śaunaka.
योजयामास चैन्द्रोतः शौनको जनमेजयम्
And Śaunaka united Janamejaya with the Indrota ritual.
स लोहगन्धो व्यनशत्त स्यावभृथमेत्य ह
That iron-smelling substance disappeared, having reached the place of the concluding bath.
दत्तः शक्रेन तुष्टेन लेभे तस्माद्बृहद्रथः
Given by Indra, who was pleased, Bṛhadratha obtained it from him.
प्रददौ वासुदेवाय प्रीत्या कौरवनन्दनः
Out of affection, the delight of the Kauravas gave it to Vāsudeva.
पुत्रं श्रेष्टं वरिष्ठं च यदुमित्यब्रवीद्वचः
He declared, 'This son, the best and most excellent, is called Yadu.'
काव्यस्योशनसः शापान्न च तृप्तो ऽस्मि यौवने
Because of the curse of Kāvya Uśanas, I am not satisfied in my youth.
जरां मे प्रतिगृह्णीष्व तं यदुः प्रत्युवाच ह
'Accept my old age,' he said; and Yadu replied to him.
सा तु व्यायामसाध्या वै न ग्रहीष्यामि ते जराम्
'That old age, which can only be acquired through exertion, I will not accept from you.'
तस्माज्जरां न ते राजन्ग्रहीतुमहमुत्सहे
'Therefore, O king, I am not able to accept your old age.'