तस्यां विदर्भो ऽजनयच् छरान्रणविशारदान् लोमपादान्मनुः पुत्रा ज्ञातिस्तस्य तु चात्मजः
Vidarbha begot sons skilled in battle, Lomapāda's son was Manu, and his kinsman was also his own son.
कैशिकस्य चिदिः पुत्रस् तस्माच्चैद्या नृपाः स्मृताः क्रथो विदर्भपुत्रस्तु कुन्तिस् तस्यात्मजो ऽभवत्
Kaiśika's son was Cidi; from him, the kings called Caidi are remembered. Kratha, Vidarbha's son, was Kunti, and his own son was born.
कुन्तेर्धृष्टः सुतो जज्ञे रणधृष्टः प्रतापवान् धृष्टस्य पुत्रो धर्मात्मा निर्वृतिः परवीरहा
Kunti's valiant son was born, named Raṇadhṛṣṭa, renowned for his prowess; Dhṛṣṭa's son was the righteous Nirvṛti, destroyer of enemy heroes.
तदेको निर्वृतेः पुत्रो नाम्ना स तु विदूरथः दशार्हस्तस्य वै पुत्रो व्योमस्तस्य च वै स्मृतः दाशार्हाच्चैव व्योमात्तु पुत्रो जीमूत उच्यते
Nirvṛti had a single son, known as Vidūratha; Vidūratha's son was Vyoma, called a Daśārha; from Vyoma was born Jīmūta, son of Vyoma and Daśārha.
जीमूतपुत्रो विमलस् तस्य भीमरथः सुतः सुतो भीमरथस्यासीत् स्मृतो नवरथः किल
Jīmūta's son was Vimala; Vimala's son was Bhīmaratha; Bhīmaratha's son, it is said, was Navaratha.
तस्य चासीद् दृढरथः शकुनिस्तस्य चात्मजः तस्मात्करम्भः कारम्भिर् देवरातो बभूव ह
Navaratha's son was Dṛḍharatha, whose son was Śakuni; from him was born Karambha, and from Karambha came Devarāta.
देवक्षत्रो ऽभवद्राजा दैवरातिर्महायशाः देवगर्भसमो जज्ञे देवनक्षत्रनन्दनः
Devakṣatra became king, and his illustrious son was Daivarāti, born as if from a divine womb, the delight of Devanakṣatra.
मधुर्नाम महातेजा मधोः पुरवसस् तथा आसीत् पुरवसात् पुत्रः पुरुद्वान्पुरुषोत्तमः
Madhur, of great splendor, was the son of Madhu and Puravas; from Puravas was born the excellent Purudvān, best among men.
जन्तुर्जज्ञे ऽथ वैदर्भ्यां भद्रसेन्यां पुरुद्वतः ऐक्ष्वाकी चाभवद्भार्या जन्तोस्तस्यामजायत
Then Jantu was born to Purudvān from Vaidarbhi Bhadraseṇī; Jantu's wife was an Ikṣvāku princess, and from her a son was born.
सात्वतः सत्त्वसंयुक्तः सात्वतां कीर्तिवर्धनः इमां विसृष्टिं विज्ञाय ज्यामघस्य महात्मनः प्रजावान् एति सायुज्यं राज्ञः सोमस्य धीमतः
Sātvata, endowed with virtue and fame among the Sātvatas, understanding this lineage of the great-souled Jyāmagha, attained union with the wise king Soma, being rich in offspring.
सात्वतान् सत्त्वसम्पन्नान् कौशल्या सुषुवे सुतान् भजिनं भजमानं तु दिव्यं देवावृधं नृप
Kauśalyā bore sons endowed with virtue to Sātvata: Bhajina, Bhajamāna, Divya, and the king Devāvṛdha.
अन्धकं च महाभोजं वृष्णिं च यदुनन्दनम् तेषां तु सर्गाश् चत्वारो विस्तरेणैव तच्छृणु
Andhaka, Mahābhoja, Vṛṣṇi, and Yadu's descendant were also born; their four lineages are described in detail—listen to that.
भजमानस्य सृञ्जय्यां बाह्यकायां च बाह्यकाः सृञ्जयस्य सुते द्वे तु बाह्यकास्तु तदाभवन्
Bhajamāna had sons in Sṛñjayā and Bāhyakā; Sṛñjaya had two sons, and the Bāhyakas were born from Bāhyakā.
तस्य भार्ये भगिन्यौ द्वे सुषुवाते बहून्सुतान् निमिं च कृमिलं चैव वृष्णिं परपुरंजयम् ते बाह्यकायां सृञ्जय्यां भजमानाद् विजज्ञिरे
His two wives, who were sisters, bore many sons: Nimi, Kṛmila, and Vṛṣṇi, conqueror of enemy cities; these were born to Bhajamāna from Bāhyakā and Sṛñjayā.
यज्ञे देवावृधो राजा बन्धूनां मित्रवर्धनः अपुत्रस्त्वभवद्राजा चचार परमं तपः पुत्रः सर्वगुणोपेतो मम भूयादिति स्पृहन्
In a sacrifice, King Devāvṛdha, increaser of friends among his kin, was childless and performed great austerity, desiring, 'May I have a son endowed with all virtues.'
संयोज्य मन्त्रमेवाथ पर्णाशाजलमस्पृशत् तदोपस्पर्शनात्तस्य चकार प्रियमापगा
He then recited a mantra and touched the surface of the water with a blade of sacred grass; by that contact, the river was pleased with him.
कल्याणत्वान्नरपतेस् तस्मै सा निम्नगोत्तमा चिन्तयाथ परीतात्मा जगामाथ विनिश्चयम्
Because of the king's virtue, that excellent river, her mind troubled, pondered and reached a decision.
नाधिगच्छाम्यहं नारीं यस्यामेवंविधः सुतः जायेत तस्मादद्याहं भवाम्यथ सहस्रशः
I do not know of any woman by whom such a son could be born; therefore, today I shall become a thousand women.
अथ भूत्वा कुमारी सा बिभ्रती परमं वपुः ज्ञापयामास राजानं तामियेष महाव्रतः
Then, becoming a maiden of surpassing beauty, she informed the king, and he, steadfast in his vow, desired her.
अथ सा नवमे मासि सुषुवे सरितां वरा पुत्रं सर्वगुणोपेतं बभ्रुं देवावृधान्नृपात्
In the ninth month, that best of rivers gave birth to a son endowed with all virtues, Babhrū, from King Devāvṛdha.
अनुवंशे पुराणज्ञा गायन्तीति परिश्रुतम् गुणान्देवावृधस्यापि कीर्तयन्तो महात्मनः
It is well known that those who know the ancient lineages sing of the virtues of Devāvṛdha, the great soul, praising his qualities.
यथैव शृणुमो दूराद् अपश्यामस् तथान्तिकात् बभ्रुः श्रेष्ठो मनुष्याणां देवैर्देवावृधः समः
Just as we hear from afar and see from near, so too was Babhrū, foremost among men, equal to the gods, like Devāvṛdha.
षष्टिश्च पूर्वपुरुषाः सहस्राणि च सप्ततिः एते ऽमृतत्वं सम्प्राप्ता बभ्रोर् देवावृधान्नृप
Sixty and seventy thousand of the ancient men, O king, attained immortality from Babhrū and Devāvṛdha.
यज्वा दानपतिर् वीरो ब्रह्मण्यश्च दृढव्रतः रूपवान्सुमहातेजाः श्रुतवीर्यधरस्तथा
He was a performer of sacrifices, a lord of charity, a hero, devoted to the Brahmins, firm in his vows, handsome, possessed of great energy, and renowned for his learning and valor.
अथ कङ्कस्य दुहिता सुषुवे चतुरः सुतान् कुकुरं भजमानं च शशिं कम्बलबर्हिषम्
Then the daughter of Kaṅka bore four sons: Kukura, Bhajamāna, Śaśi, and Kambalabarhiṣa.
कुकुरस्य सुतो वृष्णिर् वृष्णेस्तु तनयो धृतिः कपोतरोमा तस्याथ तैत्तिरिस्तस्य चात्मजः
Kukura's son was Vṛṣṇi, and Vṛṣṇi's son was Dhṛti; his son was Kapotaroma, and his son was Taittiri.
तस्यासीत्तनुजः सर्पो विद्वान्पुत्रो नलः किल ख्यायते तस्य नाम्ना स नन्दनो दरदुन्दुभिः
His son was Sarpa, and Sarpa's learned son was Nala; his famous son was called Daradundubhi.
तस्मिन्प्रवितते यज्ञे अभिजातः पुनर्वसुः अश्वमेधं च पुत्रार्थम् आजहार नरोत्तमः
When that sacrifice was completed, Punarvasu was born; that best of men performed an Aśvamedha sacrifice for the sake of a son.
तस्य मध्ये ऽतिरात्रस्य सभामध्यात्समुत्थितः अतस्तु विद्वान्कर्मज्ञो यज्वा दाता पुनर्वसुः
In the midst of that Atirātra sacrifice, from the center of the assembly, arose the learned, ritual-wise, sacrificing, and generous Punarvasu.
तस्यासीत् पुत्रमिथुनं बभूवाविजितं किल आहुकश्चाहुकी चैव ख्यातं मातेमतां वर
He had twin children, known as Avijita and Āhuka; and Āhukī, renowned among mothers, was also born.