न स्थास्यतीह दुर्बुद्धे तवैतद्वचनं भुवि यावत्स्थास्यसि त्वं लोके तावदेव प्रपत्स्यति
O fool, your words will not endure here on earth; as long as you remain in this world, so long will they persist.
क्षत्रस्य विजयं ज्ञात्वा ततःप्रभृति सर्वशः अभिगम्य स्थिताश्चैव नृपं च जनमेजयम्
From that time onward, knowing the victory of the Kṣatriya, all approached and remained with King Janamejaya.
ततःप्रभृति शापेन क्षत्रियस्य तु याजिनः उत्सन्ना याजिनो यज्ञे ततःप्रभृति सर्वशः
From that time, by the curse, the Kṣatriya sacrificers were lost; from then on, sacrificers in the sacrifice disappeared entirely.
क्षत्रस्य याजिनः केचिच् छापात्तस्य महात्मनः पौर्णमासेन हविषा इष्ट्वा तस्मिन्प्रजापतिम् स वैशम्पायनेनैव प्रविशन्वारितस्ततः
Some Kṣatriya sacrificers, by the curse of that great soul, after offering the full-moon oblation to Prajāpati, were then restrained from entering by Vaiśampāyana.
परीक्षितः सुतो ऽसौ वै पौरवो जनमेजयः द्विर् अश्वमेधमाहृत्य महावाजसनेयकः
Parīkṣit's son was Janamejaya of the Paurava line; the great Vājasaneyaka performed the horse sacrifice twice for him.
प्रवर्तयित्वा तं सर्वम् ऋषिं वाजसनेयकम् विवादे ब्राह्मणैः सार्धम् अभिशप्तो वनं ययौ
Having completed all that, the sage Vājasaneyaka, cursed in a dispute with the Brahmins, went to the forest.
जनमेजयाच्छतानीकस् तस्माज्जज्ञे स वीर्यवान् जनमेजयः शतानीकं पुत्रं राज्ये ऽभिषिक्तवान्
From Janamejaya was born Śatānīka, a mighty man; Janamejaya installed his son Śatānīka in the kingdom.
अथाश्वमेधेन ततः शतानीकस्य वीर्यवान् जज्ञे ऽधिसोमकृष्णाख्यः साम्प्रतं यो महायशाः
Then, by the horse sacrifice, to Śatānīka the mighty was born Adhisomakṛṣṇa, who is now greatly renowned.
तस्मिञ्छासति राष्ट्रं तु युष्माभिरिदमाहृतम् दुरापं दीर्घसत्त्रं वै त्रीणि वर्षाणि पुष्करे वर्षद्वयं कुरुक्षेत्रे दृषद्वत्यां द्विजोत्तमाः
While he ruled the kingdom, you performed here the difficult and lengthy sacrifice—three years at Puṣkara, two years at Kurukṣetra, and at Dṛṣadvatī, O best of Brahmins.
भविष्यं श्रोतुमिच्छामः प्रजानां लोमहर्षणे पुरा किल यदेतद्वै व्यतीतं कीर्तितं त्वया
We wish to hear, O Lomaharṣaṇa, about the future of the peoples; you have already recounted what happened in the past.
येषु वै स्थास्यते क्षत्रम् उत्पत्स्यन्ते नृपाश्च ये तेषाम् आयुष्प्रमाणं च नामतश्चैव तान्नृपान्
In which lineages will the Kṣatriyas remain, and which kings will arise? Tell us their lifespans and their names, O sage.
कृतयुगप्रमाणं च त्रेताद्वापरयोस्तथा कलियुगप्रमाणं च युगदोषं युगक्षयम्
Tell us the measure of the Kṛta Yuga, and likewise of the Tretā and Dvāpara; also the measure of Kali Yuga, its faults, and its end.
सुखदुःखप्रमाणं च प्रजादोषं युगस्य तु एतत्सर्वं प्रसंख्याय पृच्छतां ब्रूहि नः प्रभो
O Lord, please tell us, having considered the measure of happiness and sorrow, the faults of the people, and the nature of the age.
यथा मे कीर्तितं पूर्वं व्यासेनाक्लिष्टकर्मणा भाव्यं कलियुगं चैव तथा मन्वन्तराणि च
Just as Vyāsa, whose actions are untroubled, has previously described to me, so too will the Kali age and the cycles of Manus come to be.
अनागतानि सर्वाणि ब्रुवतो मे निबोधत अत ऊर्ध्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि भविष्या ये नृपास्तथा
Listen to all that I speak of which is yet to come; hereafter I will declare the kings who are destined to be.
ऐडेक्ष्वाक्वन्वये चैव पौरवे चान्वये तथा येषु संस्थास्यते तच्च ऐडेक्ष्वाकुकुलं शुभम् तान्सर्वान्कीर्तयिष्यामि भविष्ये कथितान्नृपान्
In the lineages of Aida, Ikṣvāku, and Puru, and in those where the auspicious Aida-Ikṣvāku clan will be established, I will recount all those future kings who have been mentioned.
तेभ्यो ऽपरे ऽपि ये त्व् अन्ये ह्य् उत्पत्स्यन्ते नृपाः पुनः क्षत्राः पारशवाः शूद्रास् तथान्ये ये बहिश्चराः
From them, other kings will also arise again—Kṣatriyas, Pāraśavas, Śūdras, and others who dwell outside.
अन्धाः शकाः पुलिन्दाश्च चूलिका यवनास्तथा कैवर्ताभीरशबरा ये चान्ये म्लेच्छसम्भवाः पर्यायतः प्रवक्ष्यामि नामतश्चैव तान्नृपान्
The Andhas, Śakas, Pulindas, Cūlikas, Yavanas, Kaivartas, Ābhīras, Śabaras, and others born from foreigners—I will describe them in turn, and name those kings as well.
अधिसोमकृष्णश् चैतेषां प्रथमं वर्तते नृपः तस्यान्ववाये वक्ष्यामि भविष्ये कथितान्नृपान्
Among them, Adhisomakṛṣṇa will be the first king; I will speak of his descendants, those future kings who have been mentioned.
अधिसोमकृष्णपुत्रस्तु विवक्षुर्भविता नृपः गङ्गया तु हृते तस्मिन् नगरे नागसाह्वये
Adhisomakṛṣṇa's son, Vivakṣu, will become king; when the city called Nāgasāhvaya is taken by the Gaṅgā, he will rule there.
त्यक्त्वा विवक्षुर्नगरं कौशाम्ब्यां तु निवत्स्यति भविष्याष्टौ सुतास्तस्य महाबलपराक्रमाः
Vivakṣu will leave the city and reside at Kauśāmbī; he will have eight sons, all mighty and valiant.
भूरिर्ज्येष्ठः सुतस्तस्य तस्य चित्ररथः स्मृतः शुचिद्रवश्चित्ररथाद् वृष्णिमांश्च शुचिद्रवात्
His eldest son will be Bhūri, remembered as Citraratha; from Citraratha comes Śucidrava, and from Śucidrava, Vṛṣṇimān.
वृष्णिमतः सुषेणश्च भविष्यति शुचिर्नृपः तस्मात्सुषेणाद्भविता सुनीथो नाम पार्थिवः
From Vṛṣṇimān will come Suṣeṇa, and Śuci will be king; from Suṣeṇa will arise a ruler named Sunītha.
नृपात्सुनीथाद्भविता नृचक्षुः सुमहायशाः नृचक्षुषस्तु दायादो भविता वै सुखीवलः
From King Sunītha will come Nṛcakṣu, renowned for his great fame; Nṛcakṣu's heir will be Sukhīvala.
सुखीवलसुतश्चापि भावी राजा परिष्णवः परिष्णवसुतश्चापि भविता सुतपा नृपः
Sukhīvala's son will be the future king Pariṣṇava; Pariṣṇava's son will be Sutapā, the ruler.
मेधावी तस्य दायादो भविष्यति न संशयः मेधाविनः सुतश्चापि भविष्यति पुरंजयः
His heir will be Medhāvī, without doubt; Medhāvī's son will be Puraṃjaya.
उर्वो भाव्यः सुतस्तस्य तिग्मात्मा तस्य चात्मजः तिग्माद्बृहद्रथो भाव्यो वसुदामा बृहद्रथात्
Urva will be his son, fierce in spirit; from him will come Tigmātmā, and from Tigmātmā, Bṛhadratha; from Bṛhadratha, Vasudāma.
वसुदाम्नः शतानीको भविष्योदयनस्ततः भविष्यते चोदयनाद् वीगे राजा वहीनरः
From Vasudāma will come Śatānīka, and then Udayana; from Udayana will be born the king Vahīnara.
वहीनरात्मजश्चैव दण्डपाणिर्भविष्यति दण्डपाणेर्निरमित्रो निरमित्रात्तु क्षेमकः
Vahīnara's son will be Daṇḍapāṇi; from Daṇḍapāṇi comes Niramitra, and from Niramitra, Kṣemaka.
अत्रानुवंशश्लोको ऽयं गीतो विप्रैः पुरातनैः ब्रह्मक्षत्रस्य यो योनिर् वंशो देवर्षिसत्कृतः क्षेमकं प्राप्य राजानं संस्थास्यति कलौ युगे
Here is a verse of lineage sung by ancient sages: The origin of the Brahman-Kṣatriya line, honored by divine sages, will reach its end with King Kṣemaka in the Kali age.