द्रुह्योस्तु तनयौ शूरौ सेतुः केतुस्तथैव च सेतुपुत्रः शरद्वांस्तु गन्धारस्तस्य चात्मजः
Druhya had two valiant sons, Setu and Ketu; Setu's son was Sharadvān, and Gandhāra was his own son.
ख्यायते यस्य नाम्नासौ गन्धारविषयो महान् आरट्टदेशजास्तस्य तुरगा वाजिनां वराः
The land called Gandhāra is renowned by his name; the horses born in the region of Āraṭṭa are the finest among steeds.
गन्धारपुत्रो धर्मस्तु घृतस्तस्यात्मजो ऽभवत् घृताच्च विदुषो जज्ञे प्रचेतास्तस्य चात्मजः
Gandhāra's son was Dharma, whose own son was Ghṛta; from Ghṛta was born the wise Pracetā, and he too had a son.
प्रचेतसः पुत्रशतं राजानः सर्व एव ते म्लेच्छराष्ट्राधिपाः सर्वे उदीचीं दिशम् आश्रिताः
Pracetā had a hundred sons, all of them kings; they were rulers of foreign lands, and all settled in the northern direction.
अनोश्चैव सुता वीरास् त्रयः परमधार्मिकाः सभानरश्चाक्षुषश्च परमेषुस् तथैव च
Anu also had three sons, heroic and supremely righteous: Sabhānara, Kākṣuṣa, and Parameṣu likewise.
सभानरस्य पुत्रस्तु विद्वान्कोलाहलो नृपः कोलाहलस्य धर्मात्मा संजयो नाम विश्रुतः
Sabhānara's son was the learned king Kolāhala; Kolāhala's virtuous son was the renowned Saṃjaya.
संजयस्याभवत्पुत्रो वीरो नाम पुरंजयः जनमेजयो महाराज पुरंजयसुतो ऽभवत्
Saṃjaya's son was the valiant Puraṃjaya; the great king Janamejaya was the son of Puraṃjaya.
जनमेजयस्य राजर्षेर् महाशालो ऽभवत्सुतः आसीद् इन्द्रसमो राजा प्रतिष्ठितयशाभवत्
Janamejaya, the royal sage, had a son named Mahāśāla; he was a king equal to Indra, and his fame was firmly established.
महामनाः सुतस्तस्य महाशालस्य धार्मिकः सप्तद्वीपेश्वरो जज्ञे चक्रवर्ती महामनाः
Mahāśāla's righteous son was Mahāmanā; Mahāmanā was born as the emperor, lord of the seven continents.
महामनास्तु द्वौ पुत्रौ जनयामास विश्रुतौ उशीनरं च धर्मज्ञं तितिक्षुं चैव ताव् उभौ
Mahāmanā fathered two renowned sons: Uśīnara, who knew righteousness, and Titikṣu; both were eminent.
उशीनरस्य पत्न्यस्तु पञ्च राजर्षिसम्भवाः भृशा कृशा नवा दर्शा या च देवी दृषद्वती
Uśīnara's wives were five, descended from royal sages: Bhṛśā, Kṛśā, Navā, Darśā, and the noble Dṛṣadvatī.
उशीनरस्य पुत्रास्तु तासु जाताः कुलोद्वहाः तपसा ते तु महता जाता वृद्धस्य धार्मिकाः
Uśīnara's sons, born from these wives, were distinguished in their lineage; through great austerity, they were born virtuous and venerable.
भृशायास्तु नृगः पुत्रो नवाया नव एव च कृशायास्तु कृशो जज्ञे दर्शायाः सुव्रतो ऽभवत् दृषद्वत्याः सुतश्चापि शिबिर् औशीनरो नृपः
Bhṛśā's son was Nṛga; Navā's son was Nava; Kṛśā's son was Kṛśa; Darśā's son was Suvrata; and Dṛṣadvatī's son was Śibi, the king of the Uśīnaras.
शिबेस्तु शिबयः पुत्राश् चत्वारो लोकविश्रुताः पृथुदर्भः सुवीरश्च केकयो भद्रकस्तथा
Śibi had four sons, famed throughout the world: Pṛthudarbha, Suvīra, Kekaya, and Bhadraka.
तेषां जनपदाः स्फीताः केकया भद्रकास्तथा सौवीराश्चैव पौराश्च नृगस्य केकयास्तथा
Their realms flourished: Kekayas, Bhadrakas, Sauvīras, and Pauras; likewise, the Kekayas were descendants of Nṛga.
सुव्रतस्य तथाम्बष्ठा कृशस्य वृषला पुरी नवस्य नवराष्ट्रं तु तितिक्षोस्तु प्रजां शृणु
Suvrata's descendants were the Ambaṣṭhas; Kṛśa's were the Vṛṣalas of the city; Nava's were the Navarāṣṭras; now hear of Titikṣu's progeny.
तितिक्षुरभवद्राजा पूर्वस्यां दिशि विश्रुतः बृहद्रथः सुतस्तस्य तस्य सेनो ऽभवत्सुतः
Titikṣu became a renowned king in the eastern direction; his son was Bṛhadratha, whose own son was Sena.
सेनस्य सुतपा जज्ञे सुतपस्तनयो बलिः जातो मानुषयोन्यां तु क्षीणे वंशे प्रजेच्छया
Sena's son was Sutapā; Sutapā's son was Bali, who was born in human form when the lineage had dwindled, by the wish for progeny.
महायोगी तु स बलिर् बद्धो बन्धैर्महात्मना पुत्रानुत्पादयामास क्षेत्रजान्पञ्च पार्थिवान्
But that great yogin, Bali, though bound in fetters, by his great soul produced five sons born of his own body, all of royal lineage.
अङ्गं स जनयामास वङ्गं सुह्मं तथैव च पुण्ड्रं कलिङ्गं च तथा बालेयं क्षेत्रमुच्यते बालेया ब्राह्मणाश्चैव तस्य वंशकराः प्रभो
He begot Anga, Vanga, Suhma, Pundra, and Kalinga; and the land called Baleya is so named. The Brahmins of Baleya are known as his descendants, O lord.
बलेश्च ब्रह्मणा दत्तो वरः प्रीतेन धीमतः महायोगित्वमायुश्च कल्पस्य परिमाणकम्
And to Bali, the wise, Brahma, pleased with him, granted the boon of supreme yogic power and a lifespan equal to a kalpa.
संग्रामे चाप्यजेयत्वं धर्मे चैवोत्तमा मतिः त्रैकाल्यदर्शनं चैव प्राधान्यं प्रसवे तथा
He was also granted invincibility in battle, the highest wisdom in righteousness, vision of the three times, and preeminence in progeny.
जयं चाप्रतिमं युद्धे धर्मे तत्त्वार्थदर्शनम् चतुरो नियतान्वर्णान् स वै स्थापयिता प्रभुः
He received unmatched victory in war, insight into the true meaning of dharma, and the authority to establish the four fixed social orders.
तेषां च पञ्च दायादा वङ्गाङ्गाः सुह्मकास्तथा पुण्ड्राः कलिङ्गाश्च तथा अङ्गस्य तु निबोधत
Their five heirs are the Vangas, Angas, Suhmas, Pundras, and Kalingas; now hear about Anga in particular.
कथं बलेः सुता जाताः पञ्च तस्य महात्मनः किंनाम्नी महिषी तस्य जनिता कतम ऋषिः
How were the five sons of that great-souled Bali born? What was the name of his queen, and which sage was their progenitor?
कथं चोत्पादितास्तेन तन्नः प्रब्रूहि पृच्छताम् माहात्म्यं च प्रभावं च निखिलेन वदस्व तत्
How were they produced by him? Tell us, as we ask you. Relate fully their greatness and power.
अथोशिज इति ख्यात आसीद्विद्वानृषिः पुरा पत्नी वै ममता नाम बभूवास्य महात्मनः
There was once a renowned sage named Ushija; his wife was called Mamata, a woman of great virtue.
उशिजस्य यवीयान्वै भ्रातृपत्नीमकामयत् बृहस्पतिर्महातेजा ममतामेत्य कामतः
The younger Ushija, desiring his brother’s wife, was approached by the mighty Brihaspati, who, moved by desire, came to Mamata.
उवाच ममता तं तु देवरं वरवर्णिनी अन्तर्वत्न्यस्मि ते भ्रातुर् ज्येष्ठस्य तु विरम्यताम्
Mamata, of excellent complexion, said to him, her brother-in-law: 'I am pregnant by your elder brother; restrain yourself.'
अयं तु मे महाभाग गर्भः कुप्येद्बृहस्पते औशिजो भ्रातृजन्यस्ते सोपाङ्गं वेदमुद्गिरन्
'O blessed one, this child in my womb, son of Ushija, recites the Veda with its limbs and may be angered, Brihaspati.'