दृढाश्वस्य प्रमोदश्च हर्यश्वस्तस्य चात्मजः हर्यश्वस्य निकुम्भो ऽभूत् संहताश्वस् ततो ऽभवत्
Dridhashva's son was Pramoda, and Haryashva was his son; Haryashva's son was Nikumbha, and from him came Samhataashva.
अकृताश्वो रणाश्वश्च संहताश्वसुताव् उभौ युवनाश्वो रणाश्वस्य मान्धाता च ततो ऽभवत्
Akritashva and Ranashva were both sons of Samhataashva; Yuvanashva was the son of Ranashva, and from him came Mandhata.
मान्धातुः पुरुकुत्सो ऽभूद् धर्मसेनश्च पार्थिवः मुचुकुन्दश्च विख्यातः शत्रुजिच्च प्रतापवान्
Mandhata's sons were Purukutsa and Dharmasena, the king; also renowned was Muchukunda, and Shatrujit, who was mighty.
पुरुकुत्सस्य पुत्रो ऽभूद् वसुदो नर्मदापतिः सम्भूतिस्तस्य पुत्रो ऽभूत् त्रिधन्वा च ततो ऽभवत्
Purukutsa's son was Vasuda, lord of the Narmada; his son was Sambhuti, and from him came Tridhanva.
त्रिधन्वनः सुतो जातस् त्रय्यारुण इति स्मृतः तस्मात्सत्यव्रतो नाम तस्मात्सत्यरथः स्मृतः
The son of Tridhanvan was born, known as Trayyaruṇa; from him came Satyavrata by name, and from him, Satyaratha is remembered.
तस्य पुत्रो हरिश्चन्द्रो हरिश्चन्द्राच्च रोहितः रोहिताच्च वृको जातो वृकाद्बाहुरजायत
His son was Hariśchandra, and from Hariśchandra came Rohita; from Rohita was born Vṛka, and from Vṛka, Bāhu was born.
सगरस्तस्य पुत्रो ऽभूद् राजा परमधार्मिकः द्वे भार्ये सगरस्यापि प्रभा भानुमती तथा
Sagara was his son, a king of supreme righteousness; Sagara had two wives, Prabhā and Bhānumatī.
ताभ्यामाराधितः पूर्वम् और्वो ऽग्निः पुत्रकाम्यया और्वस्तुष्टस्तयोः प्रादाद् यथेष्टं वरमुत्तमम्
By both of them, the sage Aurva, a descendant of Agni, was worshipped in the past with the desire for sons; Aurva, being pleased, granted them each an excellent boon as they wished.
एका षष्टिसहस्राणि सुतमेकं तथापरा गृह्णातु वंशकर्तारं प्रभागृह्णाद् बहूंस्तदा
One was to have sixty thousand sons, and the other was to have one son who would continue the lineage; Prabhā then accepted the many sons.
एकं भानुमती पुत्रम् अगृह्णादसमञ्जसम् ततः षष्टिसहस्राणि सुषुवे यादवी प्रभा
Bhānumatī bore one son, Asamañjas, while Prabhā, the Yādavī, then gave birth to sixty thousand sons.
खनन्तः पृथिवीं दग्धा विष्णुना ये ऽश्वमार्गणे असमञ्जसस्तु तनयो यो ऽंशुमान्नाम विश्रुतः
Those who, digging the earth in search of the horse, were burned by Viṣṇu; Asamañjas' son was the renowned Aṃśumān.
तस्य पुत्रो दिलीपस् तु दिलीपात्तु भगीरथः येन भागीरथी गङ्गा तपः कृत्वावतारिता
His son was Dilīpa, and from Dilīpa came Bhagīratha, by whom, after performing austerities, the Gaṅgā called Bhāgīrathī was brought down.
भगीरथस्य तनयो नाभाग इति विश्रुतः नाभागस्याम्बरीषो ऽभूत् सिन्धुद्वीपस् ततो ऽभवत्
Bhagīratha's son was the well-known Nābhāga; from Nābhāga came Ambarīṣa, and from him, Sindhudvīpa was born.
तस्यायुतायुः पुत्रो ऽभूद् ऋतुपर्णस्ततो ऽभवत् तस्य कल्माषपादस्तु सर्वकर्मा ततः स्मृतः
His son was Ayutāyu, and from him came Ṛtuparṇa; his son was Kalmāṣapāda, known for all deeds.
तस्यानरण्यः पुत्रो ऽभून् निघ्नस्तस्य सुतो ऽभवत् निघ्नपुत्राव् उभौ जाताव् अनमित्ररघू नृपौ
His son was Anaraṇya, and Nighna was his son; Nighna's two sons were both born, the kings Anamitra and Raghu.
अनामित्रो वनमगाद् भविता स कृते नृपः रघोर् अभूद्दिलीपस्तु दिलीपादजकस्तथा
Anamitra went to the forest; he will become a king in the Kṛta age; from Raghu came Dilīpa, and from Dilīpa, Ajaka.
दीर्घबाहुरजाज्जातश् चाजपालस्ततो नृपः तस्माद्दशरथो जातस् तस्य पुत्रचतुष्टयम्
From Dīrghabāhu was born Ajā, and from Ajā, the king Daśaratha; from him was born Daśaratha, who had four sons.
नारायणात्मकाः सर्वे रामस्तेष्वग्रजो ऽभवत् रावणान्तकरस्तद्वद् रघूणां वंशवर्धनः
All of them were of the nature of Nārāyaṇa; among them, Rāma was the eldest, the destroyer of Rāvaṇa, and likewise the enhancer of the Raghu lineage.
वाल्मीकिस्तस्य चरितं चक्रे भार्गवसत्तमः तस्य पुत्रौ कुशलवाव् इक्ष्वाकुकुलवर्धनौ
Vālmīki, the best of Bhārgavas, composed his story; his sons were Kuśa and Lava, who increased the Ikṣvāku line.
अतिथिस्तु कुशाज्जज्ञे निषधस्तस्य चात्मजः नलस्तु नैषधस्तस्मान् नभास्तस्मादजायत
From Kuśa was born Atithi, and Niṣadha was his son; from Niṣadha came Nala, and from Nala, Nabha was born.
नभसः पुण्डरीको ऽभूत् क्षेमधन्वा ततः स्मृतः तस्य पुत्रो ऽभवद्वीरो देवानीकः प्रतापवान्
From Nabha came Puṇḍarīka, and from him, Kṣemadhanvan is remembered; his son was the heroic Devānīka, full of might.
अहीनगुस्तस्य सुतः सहस्राश्वस्ततः परः ततश्चन्द्रावलोकस्तु तारापीडस्ततो ऽभवत्
Ahīnagu was his son, and after him, Sahasrāśva; then came Candrāvaloka, and from him, Tārāpīḍa was born.
तस्यात्मजश् चन्द्रगिरिर् भानुश् चन्द्रस्ततो ऽभवत् श्रुतायुर् अभवत्तस्माद् भारते यो निपातितः
His son was Candragiri; from him was born Bhānu, and from Bhānu came Candra. From him was born Śrutāyu, who was slain in the Bhārata war.
नलौ द्वाव् एव विख्यातौ वंशे कश्यपसम्भवे वीरसेनसुतस्तद्वन् नैषधश्च नराधिपः
There are two famous Nalas in the lineage descended from Kaśyapa: one is the son of Vīrasena, and the other is the king of Naiṣadha.
एते वैवस्वते वंशे राजानो भूरिदक्षिणाः इक्ष्वाकुवंशप्रभवाः प्राधान्येन प्रकीर्तिताः
These generous kings of the Vaivasvata line, who performed many sacrifices, are chiefly celebrated as originating from the Ikṣvāku dynasty.
भगवञ्श्रोतुमिच्छामि पितॄणां वंशमुत्तमम् रवेश्च श्राद्धदेवत्वं सोमस्य च विशेषतः
Venerable one, I wish to hear about the supreme lineage of the ancestors, and especially about the role of the Sun and the Moon as deities of the śrāddha rite.
हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि पितॄणां वंशमुत्तमम् स्वर्गे पितृगणाः सप्त त्रयस्तेषाममूर्तयः
Indeed, I shall tell you of the supreme lineage of the ancestors: in heaven there are seven groups of Pitṛs, of whom three are without form.
मूर्तिमन्तो ऽथ चत्वारः सर्वेषाममितौजसः अमूर्तयः पितृगणा वैराजस्य प्रजापतेः
The other four are embodied, all of immeasurable energy; the formless groups of Pitṛs are those of the Prajāpati Vairāja.
जयन्ति यान्देवगणा वैराजा इति विश्रुताः ये चैते योगविभ्रष्टाः प्राप्य लोकान्सनातनान्
The divine groups known as Vairājas are those whom the gods honor, and those who, having fallen from yoga, attain the eternal worlds.
पुनर्ब्रह्मदिनान्ते तु जायन्ते ब्रह्मवादिनः सम्प्राप्य तां स्मृतिं भूयो योगं सांख्यमनुत्तमम्
But at the end of a day of Brahmā, those devoted to Brahman are born again, regaining their memory and once more attaining supreme yoga and knowledge.