सुतः सत्यधृतिर्नाम धनुर्वेदस्य पारगः आसीत्सत्यधृतेः शुक्रम् अमोघं धार्मिकस्य तु
His son was named Satyadhṛti, master of the science of archery; from Satyadhṛti came Śukra, unfailing and righteous.
स्कन्नं रेतः सत्यधृतेर् दृष्ट्वा चाप्सरसं जले मिथुनं तत्र संभृतं तस्मिन्सरसि संभृतम्
Satyadhṛti's seed, having fallen, was seen by an apsaras in the water; there, in that lake, a pair was conceived.
ततः सरसि तस्मिंस्तु क्रममाणं महीपतिः दृष्ट्वा जग्राह कृपया शंतनुर्मृगयां गतः
Then, as that pair was moving in the lake, the king Śaṃtanu, who had come for hunting, saw them and, moved by compassion, took them up.
एते शरद्वतः पुत्रा आख्याता गौतमा वराः अत ऊर्ध्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि दिवोदासस्य वै प्रजाः
These are the sons of Śaradvat, renowned among the Gautamas; now I shall tell further of the descendants of Divodāsa.
दिवोदासस्य दायादो धर्मिष्ठो मित्रयुर्नृपः मैत्रायणावरः सो ऽथ मैत्रेयस्तु ततः स्मृतः
Divodāsa's heir was the righteous king Mitrayu, foremost of the Maitrāyaṇas; and from him was born Maitreya, as is remembered.
एते वंश्या यतेः पक्षाः क्षत्रोपेतास्तु भार्गवाः राजा चैद्यवरो नाम मैत्रेयस्य सुतः स्मृतः
These are the descendants of the sage, belonging to his line, and the Bhārgavas who took up kṣatriya duties; and the king Caidyavara, remembered as the son of Maitreya.
अथ चैद्यवराद्विद्वान् सुदासस्तस्य चात्मजः अजमीढः पुनर्जातः क्षीणे वंशे तु सोमकः
From Caidyavara came the learned Sudāsa, his son; and Ajamīḍha was born again, and when the line declined, Somaka.
सोमकस्य सुतो जन्तुर् हते तस्मिञ्छतं बभौ पुत्राणामजमीढस्य सोमकस्य महात्मनः
Somaka's son was Jantu; when he was slain, a hundred sons of the great-souled Ajamīḍha and Somaka flourished.
महिषी त्व् अजमीढस्य धूमिनी पुत्रवर्धिनी पुत्राभावे तपस्तेपे शतं वर्षाणि दुश्चरम्
The queen of Ajamīḍha, Dhūminī, who longed for a son, undertook severe austerities for one hundred years in the absence of a child.
हुत्वाग्निं विधिवत्सम्यक् पवित्रीकृतभोजना अग्निहोत्रक्रमेणैव सा सुष्वाप महाव्रता
Having properly offered oblations into the fire according to prescribed rites, and purified her food, she, steadfast in her great vow, slept in accordance with the agnihotra procedure.
तस्यां वै धूमवर्णायाम् अजमीढः समीयिवान् ऋक्षं सा जनयामास धूमवर्णं शताग्रजम्
Into Dhūminī, whose complexion was smoky, Ajamīḍha entered; she gave birth to Ṛkṣa, called Dhūmavarṇa, the eldest of a hundred.
ऋक्षात्संवरणो जज्ञे कुरुः संवरणात् ततः यः प्रयागमतिक्रम्य कुरुक्षेत्रमकल्पयत्
From Ṛkṣa was born Saṃvaraṇa; from Saṃvaraṇa, Kuru; who, after crossing Prayāga, established Kurukṣetra.
कृष्यतस्तु महाराजो वर्षाणि सुबहून्यथ कृष्यमाणस्ततः शक्रो भयात्तस्मै वरं ददौ
The great king Kuru cultivated the land for many years; while he was cultivating, Indra, out of fear, granted him a boon.
पुण्यं च रमणीयं च कुरुक्षेत्रं तु तत्स्मृतम् तस्यान्ववायः सुमहान् यस्य नाम्ना तु कौरवाः
That Kurukṣetra is renowned as sacred and delightful; his vast lineage is known by his name as the Kauravas.
कुरोस्तु दयिताः पुत्राः सुधन्वा जह्नुरेव च परीक्षिच्च महातेजाः प्रजनश्चारिमर्दनः
Kuru’s beloved sons were Sudhanvan, Jahnu, Parīkṣit of great splendor, and Prajana, the crusher of foes.
सुधन्वनस्तु दायादः पुत्रो मतिमतां वरः च्यवनस्तस्य पुत्रस्तु राजा धर्मार्थतत्त्ववित्
Sudhanvan’s heir was Cyavana, foremost among the wise; Cyavana’s son was the king Kṛmi, who understood the essence of dharma and artha.
च्यवनस्य कृमिः पुत्र ऋक्षाज्जज्ञे महातपाः कृमेः पुत्रो महावीर्यः ख्यातस्त्विन्द्रसमो विभुः
Cyavana’s son was Kṛmi, born from Ṛkṣa, a great ascetic; Kṛmi’s son, renowned as equal to Indra in might, was Vibhu of great valor.
चैद्योपरिचरो वीरो वसुर्नामान्तरिक्षगः चैद्योपरिचराज्जज्ञे गिरिका सप्त वै सुतान्
The heroic Caidyoparicara, called Vasus, dwelled in the sky; from Caidyoparicara was born Girikā, who had seven sons.
महारथो मगधराड् विश्रुतो यो बृहद्रथः प्रत्यश्रवाः कुशश्चैव चतुर्थो हरिवाहनः
The great chariot-warrior, king of Magadha, famed as Bṛhadratha; Pratyaśravā, Kuśa, and the fourth, Harivāhana.
पञ्चमश्च यजुश्चैव मत्स्यः काली च सप्तमी बृहद्रथस्य दायादः कुशाग्रो नाम विश्रुतः
The fifth was Yaju, the sixth Matsya, and the seventh Kālī; Bṛhadratha’s heir was Kuśāgra, renowned by name.
कुशाग्रस्यात्मजश्चैव वृषभो नाम वीर्यवान् वृषभस्य तु दायादः पुण्यवान्नाम पार्थिवः
Kuśāgra’s own son was Vṛṣabha, mighty in strength; Vṛṣabha’s heir was Puṇyavān, a virtuous king.
पुण्यः पुण्यवतश्चैव राजा सत्यधृतिस्ततः दायादस्तस्य धनुषस् तस्मात्सर्वश्च जज्ञिवान्
Puṇya, son of Puṇyavān, was king Satyadhṛti; his heir was Dhanu, and from him Sarva was born.
सर्वस्य सम्भवः पुत्रस् तस्माद्राजा बृहद्रथः द्वे तस्य शकले जाते जरया संधितश् च सः
Sarva’s son was Sambhava, and from him king Bṛhadratha; two fragments of him were born, joined together by Jarā.
जरया संधितो यस्माज् जरासंधस्ततः स्मृतः जेता सर्वस्य क्षत्रस्य जरासंधो महाबलः
Because he was joined by Jarā, he is known as Jarāsaṃdha; Jarāsaṃdha, of great strength, conquered all the kṣatriyas.
जरासंधस्य पुत्रस्तु सहदेवः प्रतापवान् सहदेवात्मजः श्रीमान् सोमवित् स महातपाः
Jarāsaṃdha’s son was Sahadeva, renowned for his prowess; Sahadeva’s son was the illustrious Somavit, a great ascetic.
श्रुतश्रवास्तु सोमादेर् मागधाः परिकीर्तिताः जह्नुस्त्वजनयत्पुत्रं सुरथं नाम भूमिपम्
From Somavit’s line, the Māgadhas are celebrated; Jahnu begot a son named Suratha, a ruler of the earth.
सुरथस्य तु दायादो वीरो राजा विदूरथः विदूरथसुतश्चापि सार्वभौम इति स्मृतः
Suratha's heir was the valiant king Viduratha; and Viduratha's son was known as Sarvabhauma.
सार्वभौमाज्जयत्सेनो रुचिरस्तस्य चात्मजः रुचिरात्तु ततो भौमस् त्वरितायुस्ततो ऽभवत्
From Sarvabhauma came Jayatsena, and Rucira was his son; from Rucira was born Bhauma, and then Tvaritayu.
अक्रोधनस् त्व् आयुसुतस् तस्माद्देवातिथिः स्मृतः देवातिथेस्तु दायादो दक्ष एव बभूव ह
Akrodhana was the son of Ayus, and from him came Devatithi; Devatithi's heir was Daksha.
भीमसेनस्ततो दक्षाद् दिलीपस् तस्य चात्मजः दिलीपस्य प्रतीपस्तु तस्य पुत्रास् त्रयः स्मृताः
From Daksha came Bhimasena, and Dilipa was his son; Pratipa was the son of Dilipa, and he is remembered as having three sons.