In the ancient lineages of kings, the illustrious Pāra was born as the son of Pṛthusena. Pāra’s son was Dvīpa, a mighty ruler, whose own son was Sṛmara. From Pṛthu came Sukṛti, and from Sukṛti, Vibhrāja was born. Vibhrāja’s son was Aśvaha, and from Aśvaha descended Kṛtyā. Brahmadatta was Kṛtyā’s son, and Viṣvaksena followed in this noble line. Meanwhile, Yavīnara was born to Dvimīḍha, and Yavīnara’s son was Dhṛtimān. From Dhṛtimān came Satyadhṛti, and his son was Dṛḍhanemi. Dṛḍhanemi’s line continued with Supārśva, then Sannati, and Sannati’s son was Kṛstu. From Kṛta descended Ugrāyudha, and Ugrāyudha’s son was Kṣemya. Kṣemya’s son was Sudhīra, who begot Purañjaya, and his son was Vidūratha. Ajamīḍha, together with Nalini, had a son named Nīla, a king of renown. Nīla’s son was Śānti, and Śānti’s son was Suśānti. From Suśānti was born Purur, and his son was Arka. Arka’s son was Haryaśva, and from Haryaśva came Mukula. Mukula begot the great Śaradvān, a devoted follower of Viṣṇu among the Pāñcālas, and to him were born Yavīnara, Bṛhadbhānu, Kampilla, and Sṛñjaya. Śaradvān’s second son by Ahalyā was Divodāsa, and his son was Śatānanda, whose own son was Satyadhṛti. Satyadhṛti, through Urvaśī and a wondrous event, had twins: Kṛpa and Kṛpī. Kṛpī became the wife of Droṇa and gave birth to the illustrious Aśvatthāman. From Divodāsa came Mitrāyu, then Cyavana, and from Cyavana, Sudāsa. Sudāsa’s son was Saudāsa, whose son was Sahadeva. Sahadeva begot Somaka, and from Somaka came Jantu and another great son, Pṛṣata. Pṛṣata was the father of Drupada, and Drupada’s son was Dhṛṣṭadyumna. From Dhṛṣṭadyumna was born Dhṛṣṭaketu. Meanwhile, from Ajamīḍha descended Ṛkṣa, and from Ṛkṣa, Saṃvaraṇa, whose son was the famed Kuru. Kuru’s sons were Sudhanu, Pīkṣi, and Jahnu. Sudhanu’s line continued with Suhotra, then Cyavana, then Kṛtaka, and then Uparicara Vasu. Vasu’s sons were Bṛhadratha, Pratyagra, and Satyādi. Bṛhadratha’s son was Kuśāgra, whose son was Ṛṣabha. Ṛṣabha begot Puṣpavān, then Satyahita, then Sudhanvan, and from Sudhanvan came Jahnu. From Bṛhadratha came Jarāsandha, whose son was Sahadeva. Sahadeva’s son was Somāpi, and Somāpi’s son was Śrutavān. Bhīmasena and Ugrasena had sons named Śrutasena and Aparājita; Janamejaya was another son. From Jahnu came Suratha. Vidūratha’s son was Suratha, whose son was Sārvabhauma. Vidūratha also had a son named Jayasena, and Sārvabhauma’s son was Avadhīta. Avadhīta’s son was Ayutāyu, and his son was Akrodhana. Akrodhana’s son was Atithi, and Atithi’s son was Ṛkṣa. Ṛkṣa’s son was Bhīmasena, whose son was Dilīpa. Dilīpa’s son was Pratīpa, and Pratīpa’s son was Devāpi. Śantanu, Bāhlīka, and another were three royal brothers. From Bāhlīka came Somadatta, whose sons were Bhūri and Bhūriśravā. Śala was the son of Śantanu, and the great, righteous Bhīṣma was born to Śantanu and Gaṅgā. From Satyavatī, Śantanu had Citrāṅgada and Vicitravīrya. Vicitravīrya’s wives, Ambikā and Ambālikā, bore Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Pāṇḍu, and through a maidservant, Vidura was born. Vyāsa begot Dhṛtarāṣṭra from Gāndhārī, and Dhṛtarāṣṭra became the father of a hundred sons, with Duryodhana as the eldest. From Pāṇḍu were born five heroic sons. Draupadī bore five sons—Pratibandhya, Śrutasoma, Śrutakīrti, Śatānīka, and Śrutakarman—each from one of the Pāṇḍavas. Other mothers—Yaudheya, Hiḍimbā, Kauśī, Subhadrikā, Vijayā, and Reṇumatī—each bore a son from the five brothers. Among these sons were Devaka, Ghā, Utkaca, the all-pervading Abhimanyu, Suhotra, Niramitra, and Parīkṣit, the son of Abhimanyu. Parīkṣit’s son was Janamejaya. After Janamejaya, the royal succession continued: Śatānīka, Aśvamedhadatta, Adhisomaka, Kṛṣṇa, Aniruddha, Uṣṇa, and Citraratha. Next were Śucidratha, Vṛṣṇimān, Supeṇa, Sunīthaka, Nṛcakṣu, Mukhābāṇa, Medhāvī, and Nṛpañjaya. Then came Pāriplava, Medhāvī, Nṛpañjaya, Bṛhadratha, Haristigman, Śatānīka, and Sudānaka. Following them were Udāna, Ahninara, Daṇḍapāṇi, Nimittaka, and then Kṣemaka. After Kṣemaka came Śūdra, and his son, who was also his previous father. The Bṛhadbalas are then recounted, along with the kings born in the Ikṣvāku lineage. After Bṛhadbala came Urukṣaya, then Vatsavyūha, and others. From Vatsavyūha came Sūrya, and his son was Sahadeva. Then followed Bṛhadaśva, Bhānuratha, Pratīcya, Pratītaka, Manudeva, Sunakṣatra, Kinnara, and Antarikṣaka. After them were Suparṇa, Kṛtajit, the righteous Bṛhadbhrāja, Kṛtañjaya, Dhanañjaya, Saṃjaya, and Śākya. Śuddhodana, Bāhula, Senajit, and Kṣudraka followed, then Sumitra and Kuḍava. From Sumitra, the Magadhas are known, including Jarāsandha, Sahadeva, Somāpi, Śrutaśravā, Ayutāyus, Niramitra, Sukṣatra, and Bahukarmaka. In this line were also Śrutañjaya, Senajit, Bhūri, Śuci, Kṣemya, Suvrata, Dharma, Śmaśrula, and Dṛḍhasenaka. Thus, the noble lineages of kings flourished, each generation upholding the dharma and glory of their ancestors.