स एव पशुपालोभूत्क्षेत्रपालः स एव हि। स एव वृष्ट्या पर्जन्यो योगित्वादर्जुनोभवत्
He was the protector of cattle, the guardian of fields, and through his union with rain, he became Arjuna, like Parjanya.
योसौ बाहुसहस्रेण ज्याघातकठिनत्वचा। भाति रश्मिसहस्रेण शारदेनेव भास्करः
He, with a thousand arms hardened by the bowstring's strike, shines with a thousand rays like the autumn sun.
एष नाम मनुष्येषु माहिष्मत्यां महाद्युतिः। एष वेगं समुद्रस्य प्रावृट्काले भजेत वै
This illustrious man among humans in Māhiṣmatī possesses the force of the ocean during the rainy season.
क्रीडते स्वसुखा ये विप्रतिस्रोतो महीपतिः। ललनाः क्रीडता तेन प्रतिबद्धोर्मिमालिनी
The king, delighting in his own pleasure, plays amidst opposing currents; the waves, adorned with foam, are bound by his sport.
ऊर्मिभ्रुकुटिमाला सा शंकिताभ्येति नर्मदा। एष एव मनोर्वंशे त्ववगाहेन्महार्णवम्
The Narmadā, adorned with a garland of frowning waves, approaches cautiously; he alone, in the Manu lineage, plunges into the great ocean.
करेणोद्धृत्य वेगं तु कामिनीप्रीणनेन तु। तस्य बाहुसहस्रेण क्षोभ्यमाणे महोदधौ
Lifting the force with his hand, pleasing his beloved, as the great ocean is agitated by his thousand arms.
भवंति लीना निश्चेष्टाः पातालस्था महासुराः। तदूरुक्षोभचकिता अमृतोत्पादशंकिताः
The great demons dwelling in the netherworld become submerged and motionless, frightened by the agitation of his thighs, fearing the emergence of nectar.
नता निश्चलमूर्द्धानो भवंति च महोरगाः। एष धन्वी च चिक्षेप रावणं प्रति सायकान्
The great serpents become bowed with unmoving heads; this archer hurled arrows at Rāvaṇa.
एष धन्वी धनुर्गृह्य उत्सिक्तं पंचभिः शरैः। लंकेशं मोहयित्वा तु सबलं रावणं बलात्
This archer, taking up his bow, bewildered the lord of Laṅkā with five arrows, overpowering Rāvaṇa and his forces.
निर्जित्य बद्ध्वा त्वानीय माहिष्मत्याम्बबंध तम्। ततो गतोहं तस्याग्रे अर्जुनं संप्रसादयन्
Having conquered and bound him, he brought him to Māhiṣmatī and imprisoned him; then I went before him, appeasing Arjuna.
मुमोच राजन्पौत्रं मे सख्यं कृत्वा च पार्थिवः। तस्य बाहुसहस्रस्य बभूव ज्यातलस्वनः
The king released my grandson, forming a friendship; the sound of the bowstring of his thousand arms arose.
युगांताग्नेः प्रवृत्तस्य यथा ज्यातलनिःस्वनः। अहो बलं विधेर्वीर्यं भार्गवः स यदाच्छिनत्
As the sound of the bowstring at the end of an age's fire arises, so was the power and might of fate when Bhārgava cut it.
मृधे सहस्रं बाहूनां हेमतालवनं यथा। यं वसिष्ठस्तु संक्रुद्धो ह्यर्जुनं शप्तवान्विभुः
In battle, a thousand arms fell like golden palm groves; it was Vasiṣṭha, enraged, who cursed Arjuna.
यस्माद्वनं प्रदग्धं ते विश्रुतं मम हैहय। तस्मात्ते दुष्कृतं कर्म कृतमन्यो हनिष्यति
Because you burned my forest, O Haihaya, your infamous deed will be punished by another who will slay you.
छित्वा बाहुसहस्रं ते प्रमथ्य तरसा बली। तपस्वी ब्राह्मणस्त्वां वै वधिष्यति स भार्गवः
Having cut off your thousand arms and subdued you with force, a powerful ascetic brāhmaṇa, Bhārgava, will kill you.
तस्य रामोथ हंतासीन्मुनिशापेन धीमतः। तस्य पुत्रशतं त्वासीत्पंच तत्र महारथाः
Rāma became his slayer by the curse of the wise sage; he had a hundred sons, of whom five were great chariot-warriors.
कृतास्त्रा बलिनः शूरा धर्मात्मानो महाबल। शूरसेनश्च शूरश्च धृष्टो वै कृष्ण एव च
They were skilled in weapons, mighty, heroic, righteous, and of great strength: Śūrasena, Śūra, Dhṛṣṭa, and also Kṛṣṇa.
जयद्ध्वजः स वै कर्ता अवन्तिश्च रसापतिः। जयध्वजस्य पुत्रस्तु तालजंघो महाबलः
Jayaddhvaja was the chief among them, and Avanti, the lord of Rasā; Jayadhvaja's son was Tālajaṅgha, of great might.
तस्य पुत्राश्शतान्येव तालजंघा इति स्मृताः। तेषां पंचकुलान्यासन्हैहयानां महात्मनाम्
His sons, counted in the hundreds, were known as the Tālajaṅghas; among them were five great lineages of the noble Haihayas.
वीतिहोत्राश्च संजाता भोजाश्चावंतयस्तथा। तुंडकेराश्च विक्रांतास्तालजंघाः प्रकीर्तिताः
The Vītihotras arose, as did the Bhojas, the Avantis, and the valiant Tuṇḍikeras—these are renowned as the Tālajaṅghas.
वीतिहोत्रसुतश्चापि अनंतो नाम वीर्यवान्। दुर्जयस्तस्य पुत्रस्तु बभूवामित्रकर्षणः
And Vītihotra's son was Ananta, famed for his strength; his son was Durjaya, subduer of foes.
सद्भावेन महाराजः प्रजाधर्मेण पालयन्। कार्तवीर्यार्जुनो नाम राजा बाहुसहस्रधृत्
With integrity, the great king ruled his people by the law of righteousness—Kārtavīryārjuna by name, the king who bore a thousand arms.
येन सागरपर्यंता धनुषा निर्जिता मही। यस्तस्यकीर्तयेन्नाम कल्यमुत्थाय मानवः
By him, the earth up to the ocean's edge was conquered with his bow; whoever recites his name at dawn, O mortal,
न तस्य वित्तनाशः स्यान्नष्टं च लभते पुनः। कार्तवीर्यस्य यो जन्म कथयेदिह धीमतः। यथा यष्टा यथा दाता स्वर्गलोके महीयते
Will not suffer loss of wealth, and what is lost will be regained; whoever here recounts the birth of Kārtavīrya, the wise one, is honored in heaven as one who has performed sacrifice and given gifts.
पुलस्त्य उवाच। क्रोष्टोः शृणु त्वं राजेंद्र वंशमुत्तमपूरुषम्। यस्यान्ववाये संभूतो विष्णुर्वृष्णिकुलोद्वहः
Pulastya said: Hear, O king, of the noble lineage of Kroṣṭu, from whose line was born Viṣṇu, the foremost of the Vṛṣṇis.
क्रोष्टोरेवाभवत्पुत्रो वृजिनीवान्महायशाः। तस्य पुत्रोभवत्स्वातिः कुशंकुस्तत्सुतोभवत्
Kroṣṭu had a son named Vṛjinīvān, of great fame; his son was Svāti, and Kuśaṃku was Svāti's son.
कुशंकोरभवत्पुत्रो नाम्ना चित्ररथोस्य तु। शशबिंदुरिति ख्यातश्चक्रवर्ती बभूव ह
Kuśaṃku's son was named Citraratha, and he became known as Śaśabindu, a universal emperor.
अत्रानुवंशश्लोकोयं गीतस्तस्य पुराभवत्। शशबिंदोस्तु पुत्राणां शतानामभवच्छतम्
Here is a verse from the genealogies, sung of old: Śaśabindu had a hundred sons, and each of them had a hundred sons.
धीमतां चारुरूपाणां भूरिद्रविणतेजसाम्। तेषां शतप्रधानानां पृथुसाह्वा महाबलाः
They were wise, beautiful, and possessed of great wealth and splendor; among these hundred chiefs, the Pṛthus were mighty.
पृथुश्रवाः पृथुयशाः पृथुतेजाः पृथूद्भवः। पृथुकीर्तिः पृथुमतो राजानः शशबिंदवः
Pṛthuśravā, Pṛthuyaśas, Pṛthutejas, Pṛthūdbhava, and Pṛthukīrti—these were the kings descended from Pṛthumat, the Śaśabindus.