Listen, as I recount the noble lineages of ancient kings, as preserved in the sacred tradition. There was a great and renowned ancestor named Mahāmanā, also known as Mahāśāla Duśīnara. From him was born Aśīnara, and Aśīnara’s son was the illustrious Śibi. Śibi’s own son was Vṛṣadarbha. In another branch, from Mahāmanojāt came Titikṣu’s son, Ruṣadratha. Ruṣadratha’s son was Hema, and Hema became the father of Sutapā. Sutapā’s lineage continued with Bali, who became the father of several sons: Aṅga, Vaṅga, Kaliṅga, Andha, Paiṇḍra, Anapāna, and Aṅgata. From Anapāna came Diviratha, and his son was Dharmaratha. Dharmaratha’s son was Romapāda, and Romapāda’s son was Caturaṅga. Caturaṅga’s son was Pṛthulākṣa, and from Pṛthulākṣa was born Campa. Campa’s son was Haryaṅga, and Haryaṅga’s son was Bhadraratha. Bhadraratha’s son was Bṛhatkarman, and from him came Bṛhadbhānu. Bṛhadbhānu’s son was Buhanmanā, whose son was Jayadratha. Jayadratha’s son was Vijaya, and from Vijaya came Dhṛti. Dhṛti’s son was Dhṛtavrata, and from Dhṛtavrata was born Satyadharmā. Satyadharmā’s son was Adhiratha, and Adhiratha’s son was the mighty Karṇa. Karṇa’s son was Vṛṣasena. Now, let me tell you of the descendants of the Puru lineage. In times past, Janamejaya was born, and from Janamejaya came Namasya. Namasya’s son was Abhayada, and Abhayada’s son was Sudyus. Sudyus’s son was Bahugati, whose son was Saṃjāti. From Saṃjāti came Vatsajāti, and his son was Raudrāśva. Raudrāśva had several noble sons: Ṛteyu, Sthaṇḍileyu, Kakṣeyu, Kṛteyuka, Jaleyu, and Santateyu. From Ṛteyu came Ratināra, whose son was Pratiratha. Pratiratha’s son was Medhātithi, and Medhātithi’s son was Ainila. Ainila’s son was Duṣyanta, and his son was the famous Bharata, born of Śakuntalā. Bharata’s son was Vitatha. Vitatha’s son was Manyu, and Manyu’s son was Nara. Nara’s son was Saṃkṛti, and Saṃkṛti’s son was Garga. Garga’s son was Amanyu, and Amanyu’s son was Śini. Among Manyu’s powerful sons was Urukṣaya, and from Urukṣaya came Trayāruṇi. From Vyūhakṣatra, born of Manyu, came Suhotra, whose sons were Hastī, Ajamīḍha, and Vimīḍhaka. From Hastin came Purumīḍha, and from Ajamīḍha was born Kaṇva. Kaṇva’s son was Medhātithi, from whom descended the Kāṇvāyanas, the twice-born sages. From Ajamīḍha also came Vṛhadiṣu, whose son was Bṛhaddhanu. Bṛhaddhanu’s son was Bṛhatkarmā, and his son was Jayadratha. Jayadratha’s son was Viśvajit, and from him came Senajit. Senajit’s son was Rucirāśva, and from him came Pṛthusena. Pṛthusena’s son was Pāra, and Pāra’s son was Dvīpa, a king. Dvīpa’s son was Sṛmara, and Sukṛti was the son of Pṛthu. Sukṛti’s son was Vibhrāja, and Vibhrāja’s son was Aśvaha. From Aśvaha came Kṛtyā, then Brahmadatta, and his son was Viṣvaksena. From Dvimīḍha was born Yavīnara, and Yavīnara’s son was Dhṛtimān. Dhṛtimān’s son was Satyadhṛti, whose son was Dṛḍhanemi. Dṛḍhanemi’s son was Supārśva, and his son was Sannati. Sannati’s son was Kṛstu, and from Kṛta came Ugrāyudha. Ugrāyudha’s son was Kṣemya, and his son was Sudhīra. Sudhīra’s son was Purañjaya, and his son was Vidūratha. From Ajamīḍha and his wife Nalini was born a king named Nīla. Nīla’s son was Śānti, and Śānti’s son was Suśānti. Suśānti’s son was Purur, and Purur’s son was Arka. Arka’s son was Haryaśva, and Haryaśva’s son was Mukula. Mukula had several sons: Yavīnara, Bṛhadbhānu, Kampilla, and Sṛñjaya. From Mukula also came the great Śaradvān, a devotee of Viṣṇu among the Pāñcālas. Śaradvān’s son by Ahalyā was Divodāsa, and from Divodāsa was born Śatānanda. Śatānanda’s son was Satyadhṛti. Satyadhṛti, by Urvaśī, had Kṛpa and Kṛpī, who were born through the loss of virility. Kṛpī became the wife of Droṇa and gave birth to the illustrious Aśvatthāman. Divodāsa’s son was Mitrāyu, and Mitrāyu’s son was Cyavana. From Cyavana was born Sudāsa, and Sudāsa’s son was Saudāsa. Saudāsa’s son was Sahadeva, and Sahadeva’s son was Somaka. Somaka’s son was Jantu, and another great son was Pṛṣata. Pṛṣata’s son was Drupada, and Drupada’s son was Dhṛṣṭadyumna. Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s son was Dhṛṣṭaketu. From Ajamīḍha was also born Ṛkṣa. Ṛkṣa’s son was Saṃvaraṇa, and Saṃvaraṇa’s son was the renowned Kuru. Kuru’s sons were Sudhanu, Pīkṣi, and Jahnu. Sudhanu’s son was Suhotra, and his son was Cyavana. From Cyavana came Kṛtaka, and from him, Uparicara Vasu. Vasu’s sons were Bṛhadratha, Pratyagra, and Satyādi. Bṛhadratha’s son was Kuśāgra, whose son was Ṛṣabha. Ṛṣabha’s son was Puṣpavān, and his son was Satyahita. From Satyahita came Sudhanvan, and from Sudhanvan, Jahnu. From Bṛhadratha came Jarāsandha, and his son was Sahadeva. Sahadeva’s son was Somāpi, and Somāpi’s son was Śrutavān. From Bhīmasena and Ugrasena came Śrutasena and Aparājita. Janamejaya was another son, and from Jahnu came Suratha. Vidūratha’s son was Suratha, and Suratha’s son was Sārvabhauma. Vidūratha’s son was Jayasena, and Sārvabhauma’s son was Avadhīta. Thus, the lineages of these noble kings flowed, each generation giving rise to the next, preserving the sacred dharma and the glory of their ancestors.