संसक्ताश्च भविष्यन्ति शूद्राः सार्द्धं द्विजातिभिः
Shudras will become mixed together with the twice-born.
उपस्थास्यन्ति तान्विप्रांस्तदा दौर्वृत्त्यलिप्सवः
At that time, Brahmins, eager for wicked conduct, will approach them.
क्षयमेव गमिष्यन्ति क्षीणशेषा युगक्षये
At the end of the age, when only a remnant remains, they will proceed to destruction.
प्रतिपन्नः कलियुगस्तस्य संख्यां निबोधत
Kali Yuga has begun; now hear its reckoning.
षष्टिं चैव सहस्राणि वर्षाणां तूच्यते कलिः
It is said that the Kali age lasts for sixty thousand years.
निःशेषे च तदा तस्मिन्कृतं वै प्रतिपत्स्यते
Then, when it is completely ended, the Krita age will return.
इक्ष्वाकोस्तु समृतं क्षत्त्रं सुमित्रान्तं विवस्वतः
The royal lineage of Ikshvaku, ending with Sumitra, is descended from Vivasvat.
एते विवस्वतः पुत्राः कीर्तिताः कीर्त्तिवर्द्धनाः
These sons of Vivasvat have been named, renowned for increasing fame.
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्त्रिया वैश्यः शूद्राश्चैवात्र ये स्मृताः
Here are remembered the Brahmanas, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras.
बहुत्वान्नामधेयानां परिसंख्या कुलेकुले
Because of the multitude of names, enumeration is made for each family.
वैवस्वतंऽतरे ह्यस्मिन्न निमिवंशः समाप्यते
Within the Vaivasvata interval, the Nimi lineage comes to completion.
तथा हि कथयिष्यामि गदतो मे निबोधत
Now I will tell you; listen carefully as I speak.
माहायोगबलोपेतौ कलापग्राममास्थितौ
Endowed with great yogic power, they reside in the village of Kalapa.
सुवर्चा नाम पुत्रस्तु इक्ष्वाकोस्तु भविष्यति
A son named Suvarcha will be born to Ikshvaku.
देवापेश्च सपौलस्तु एलादिर्भविता नृपः
Devapi together with Paula, and Eladi will become kings.
एवं सर्वत्र विज्ञेयं संतानार्थे तु लत्रणम्
Thus, everywhere, the propagation of lineage is to be understood.
सप्तर्षिभिस्तु तैः सार्द्धमाद्ये त्रेतायुगे पुनः
Together with those seven sages, in the first Treta age, once again.
द्वापरांशेन तिष्ठन्ति क्षत्रिया ऋषिभिः सह
With a portion of Dvapara, the Kshatriyas remain together with the sages.
बीजार्थं ते भविष्यन्ति ब्रह्मक्षत्रस्य वै पुनः
They will exist for the sake of the seed, for the Brahmana and Kshatriya classes once more.
सप्तर्षयो नृपैः सार्द्धं संतानार्थं युगेयुगे
The seven sages, together with kings, propagate the lineage in every age.
मन्वन्तराणां सप्तानां संतानश्च श्रुतश्च ते
The propagation of the seven Manvantaras has been heard by you.
यथा प्रवृत्तिस्तेषां वै प्रवृत्तानां तथा क्षयः
Just as their activity begins, so too does their decline.
एतेन क्रमयोगेन ऐलेक्ष्वाक्वन्वया द्विजाः
By this sequential order, O twice-born, the lineages of Aila and Ikshvaku proceed.
अनुयान्ति युगाख्यां तु यावन्मन्वन्तरक्षयः
They follow the reckoning of the yugas until the end of the Manvantara.
कृतेयं संकुला सर्वा क्षत्रियैर्वसुधाधिपैः
In the Krita Yuga, the entire earth was filled with Kshatriya rulers.
ऐलस्येक्ष्वाकुनन्दस्य प्रकृतिः परिवर्त्तते
The nature of the lines of Aila, Ikshvaku, and Nanda changes over time.
एलवंशस्य ये ख्यातास्तथैवेक्ष्वाकवो नृपाः
Those kings who are renowned from the line of Ila, and likewise the Ikshvakus,
तावदेव तु भोजानां विस्तरो द्विगुणः स्मृतः
The expansion of the Bhojas is said to be twice as great as theirs.
तेष्वतीताः समाना ये ब्रुवतस्तान्निबोधत
Now hear of those among them who have passed away, as I recount them.
धृत राष्ट्रश्चैकशतमशीतिर्जनमेजयाः
Dhritarashtra and one hundred and eighty Janamejayas,