स्मृताः शैब्यास्ततो गर्गाः क्षत्रोपेता द्विजातयः आहार्यतनयश्चैव धीमानासीद् उरुक्षवः
From them, the Śaibyās and Gargās are remembered, twice-born with kṣatriya traits; and Urukṣavaḥ, wise son of Āhārya, was also born.
तस्य भार्या विशाला तु सुषुवे पुत्रकत्रयम् त्र्युषणं पुष्करिं चैव कविं चैव महायशाः
His wife Viśālā bore three sons: Tryuṣaṇa, Puṣkari, and the illustrious Kavi.
उरुक्षवाः स्मृता ह्य् एते सर्वे ब्राह्मणतां गताः काव्यानां तु वरा ह्य् एते त्रयः प्रोक्ता महर्षयः
These Urukṣavas are remembered as all having attained brāhmaṇa status; and among the Kāvyas, these three are said to be the foremost great sages.
गर्गाः संकृतयः काव्याः क्षत्रोपेता द्विजातयः संभृताङ्गिरसो दक्षा बृहत्क्षत्रस्य च क्षितिः
The Gargās, Saṃkṛtis, and Kāvyas are twice-born with kṣatriya traits; the assembled Aṅgirasas and Dakṣas, and the land of Bṛhatkṣatra.
बृहत्क्षत्रस्य दायादो हस्तिनामा बभूव ह तेनेदं निर्मितं पूर्वं पुरं तु गजसाह्वयम्
Bṛhatkṣatra's heir was named Hastin; by him, this city called Gajasāhvaya was first established.
हस्तिनश्चैव दायादास् त्रयः परमकीर्तयः अजमीढो द्विमीढश्च पुरुमीढस्तथैव च
Hastin had three illustrious heirs: Ajamīḍha, Dvimīḍha, and Purumīḍha.
अजमीढस्य पत्न्यस्तु तिस्रः कुरुकुलोद्वहाः नीलिनी धूमिनी चैव केशिनी चैव विश्रुता
Ajamīḍha had three wives, all renowned women of the Kuru lineage: Nīlinī, Dhūminī, and Keśinī.
स तासु जनयामास पुत्रान्वै देववर्चसः तपसो ऽन्ते महातेजा जाता वृद्धस्य धार्मिकाः
From them, he begot sons endowed with divine qualities; at the end of his austerities, the great and righteous Vṛddha was born.
भारद्वाजप्रसादेन विस्तरं तेषु मे शृणु आजमीढस्य केशिन्यां कण्वः समभवत्किल
By the grace of Bhāradvāja, hear in detail about them: In Keśinī, Ajamīḍha had a son named Kaṇva.
मेधातिथिः सुतस्तस्य तस्मात्काण्वायना द्विजाः अजमीढस्य भूमिन्यां जज्ञे बृहदनुर् नृपः
Medhātithi was his son; from him came the Kāṇvāyana Brāhmaṇas. Ajamīḍha's son Bṛhadan was born to Bhūminī.
बृहदनोर् बृहन्तो ऽथ बृहन्तस्य बृहन्मनाः बृहन्मनःसुतश्चापि बृहद्धनुरिति श्रुतः
From Bṛhadan came Bṛhanta; from Bṛhanta, Bṛhanmanas; and Bṛhanmanas' son was known as Bṛhaddhanu.
बृहद्धनोर् बृहदिषुः पुत्रस्तस्य जयद्रथः अश्वजित्तनयस्तस्य सेनजित् तस्य चात्मजः
Bṛhaddhanu's son was Bṛhadiṣu, whose son was Jayadratha. Jayadratha's son was Aśvajit, and Aśvajit's son was Senajit.
अथ सेनजितः पुत्राश् चत्वारो लोकविश्रुताः रुचिराश्वश्च काव्यश्च राजा दृढरथस्तथा
Senajit had four sons, famed throughout the world: Rucirāśva, Kāvya, King Dṛḍharatha, and Vatsa, also called Avartaka.
वत्सश्चावर्तको राजा यस्यैते परिवत्सकाः रुचिराश्वस्य दायादः पृथुसेनो महायशाः
King Vatsa was the ancestor of the Parivatsakas. Rucirāśva's heir was Pṛthusena, renowned for his greatness.
पृथुसेनस्य पौरस्तु पौरान्नीपो ऽथ जज्ञिवान् नीपस्यैकशतं त्व् आसीत् पुत्राणाम् अमितौजसाम्
Pṛthusena's son was Pauru; from Pauru was born Nīpa. Nīpa had a hundred sons, all of immense energy.
नीपा इति समाख्याता राजानः सर्व एव ते तेषां वंशकरः श्रीमान् नीपानां कीर्तिवर्धनः
All those kings were known as Nīpas. Among them, the illustrious Kīrtivardhana was the founder of their lineage.
काव्याच्च समरो नाम सदेष्टसमरो ऽभवत् समरस्य पारसम्पारौ सदश्व इति ते त्रयः
From Kāvya came a son named Samara, and with him, Sadeṣṭa and Samara. Samara had two sons, Pārasampa and Sadaśva; thus, there were three.
पुत्राः सर्वगुणोपेता जाता वै विश्रुता भुवि पारपुत्रः पृथुर्जातः पृथोस्तु सुकृतो ऽभवत्
All his sons were endowed with every virtue and renowned on earth. Pāra's son was Pṛthu, and Pṛthu's son was Sukṛta.
जज्ञे सर्वगुणोपेतो विभ्राजस्तस्य चात्मजः विभ्राजस्य तु दायादस् त्व् अणुहो नाम वीर्यवान्
Sukṛta's son was Vibhrāja, endowed with every virtue. Vibhrāja's heir was Aṇuha, famed for his strength.
बभूव शुकजामाता कृत्वीभर्ता महायशाः अणुहस्य तु दायादो ब्रह्मदत्तो महीपतिः
He became the son-in-law of Śuka and the husband of Kṛtvī, renowned for his greatness. Aṇuha's heir was King Brahmadatta.
युगदत्तः सुतस्तस्य विष्वक्सेनो महायशाः विभ्राजः पुनर् आजातः सुकृतेनेह कर्मणा
His son was Yugadatta, and Viṣvaksena, renowned for his greatness. Vibhrāja was born again here through virtuous deeds.
विष्वक्सेनस्य पुत्रस्तु उदक्सेनो बभूव ह भल्लाटस्तस्य पुत्रस्तु तस्यासीज्जनमेजयः उग्रायुधेन तस्यार्थे सर्वे नीपाः प्रणाशिताः
Viṣvaksena's son was Udaksena; Udaksena's son was Bhallāta, whose son was Janamejaya. For his sake, all the Nīpas were destroyed by Ugrāyudha.
उग्रायुधः कस्य सुतः कस्य वंशे स कथ्यते किमर्थं तेन ते नीपाः सर्वे चैव प्रणाशिताः
Of whom was Ugrāyudha the son, and in which lineage is he said to have been born? For what reason did he destroy all those kings?
उग्रायुधः सूर्यवंश्यस् तपस्तेपे वराश्रमे स्थाणुभूतो ऽष्टसाहस्रं तं भेजे जनमेजयः
Ugrāyudha, belonging to the Solar dynasty, performed austerities at the hermitage of Varāśrama, standing firm for eight thousand years, O Janamejaya.
तस्य राज्यं प्रतिश्रुत्य नीपान् आजघ्निवान् प्रभुः उवाच सान्त्वं विविधं जघ्नुस्ते वै ह्य् उभाव् अपि
Having been promised the kingdom, the lord attacked the kings; he spoke various words of conciliation, but then he killed both parties.
हन्यमानागतान् ऊचे यस्माद्धेतोर्न मे वचः शरणागतरक्षार्थं तस्मादेवं शपामि वः
As he was slaying those who came to him, he declared, 'Because my words were not heeded for the sake of protecting those who sought refuge, therefore I now curse you.'
यदि मे ऽस्ति तपस्तप्तं सर्वान्नयतु वो यमः ततस्तान् कृप्यमाणांस्तु यमेन पुरतः स तु
If the austerities I have performed have any merit, may Yama take you all away; then, out of compassion, he brought them before Yama.
कृपया परयाविष्टो जनमेजयम् ऊचिवान् गतानेतानिमान्वीरांस् त्वं मे रक्षितुमर्हसि
Overcome with great compassion, he said to Janamejaya, 'These heroes who have now departed, you ought to protect them for my sake.'
अरे पापा दुराचारा भवितारो ऽस्य किंकराः तथेत्युक्तस्ततो राजा यमेन युयुधे चिरम्
'O sinners, of evil conduct, you will become his servants.' Thus addressed, the king then fought with Yama for a long time.
व्याधिभिर्नारकैर्घोरैर् यमेन सह तान्बलात् विजित्य मुनये प्रादात् तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्
Afflicted by terrible hellish diseases, he overpowered them by force together with Yama, and gave them to the sage; that event was indeed wondrous.