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.
शंसंति च पुराणज्ञाः पृथुश्रवसमुत्तमम्। ततश्चास्याभवन्पुत्राः उशना शत्रुतापनः
The knowers of ancient lore praise Pṛthuśravā as the foremost; from him were born sons, among whom was Uśanā, the tormentor of foes.
पुत्रश्चोशनसस्तस्य शिनेयुर्नामसत्तमः। आसीत्शिनेयोः पुत्रो यः स रुक्मकवचो मतः
Uśanā's son was Śineyu, the best of men; Śineyu's son was known as Rukmakavaca.
निहत्य रुक्मकवचो युद्धे युद्धविशारदः। धन्विनो विविधैर्बाणैरवाप्य पृथिवीमिमाम्
Having slain Rukmakavaca in battle, skilled in warfare, with many arrows from his bow, he gained this earth.
अश्वमेधे ऽददाद्राजा ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च दक्षिणां। जज्ञे तु रुक्मकवचात्परावृत्परवीरहा
At the aśvamedha sacrifice, the king gave gifts to the brāhmaṇas; and from Rukmakavaca was born Parāvṛt, destroyer of enemy heroes.
तत्पुत्रा जज्ञिरे पंच महावीर्यपराक्रमाः। रुक्मेषुः पृथुरुक्मश्च ज्यामघः परिघो हरिः
To him were born five sons, all of great strength and valor: Rukmeshu, Prithurukma, Jyamagha, Parigha, and Hari.
परिघं च हरिं चैव विदेहे स्थापयत्पिता। रुक्मेषुरभवद्राजा पृथुरुक्मस्तथाश्रयः
Their father settled Parigha and Hari in Videha; Rukmeshu became king, and Prithurukma was his supporter.
ताभ्यां प्रव्राजितो राज्याज्ज्यामघोवसदाश्रमे। प्रशांतश्चाश्रमस्थस्तु ब्राह्मणेन विबोधितः
By those two, Jyamagha was exiled from the kingdom and dwelt in an ashram; living there peacefully, he was enlightened by a Brahmin.
जगाम धनुरादाय देशमन्यं ध्वजी रथी। नर्मदातट एकाकी केवलं वृत्तिकर्शितः
Taking up his bow, alone and worn by hardship, he went to another land, bearing a banner and riding a chariot, to the bank of the Narmada.
ऋक्षवंतं गिरिं गत्वा मुक्तमन्यैरुपाविशत्। ज्यामघस्याभवद्भार्या शैब्या परिणता सती
He reached Mount Rikshavat and settled there, a place abandoned by others; Jyamagha's wife, the faithful Shaibya, stayed with him.
अपुत्रोप्यभवद्राजा भार्यामन्यामचिंतयन्। तस्यासीद्विजयो युद्धे तत्र कन्यामवाप्य सः
Though he was king, he had no son and began to consider another wife; in battle he gained victory and there obtained a maiden.
भार्यामुवाच संत्रासात्स्नुषेयं ते शुचिस्मिते। एवमुक्त्वाब्रवीदेनं कस्य केयं स्नुषेति वै
Out of fear, he said to his wife, 'O pure-smiling one, let this be your daughter-in-law.' Thus addressed, she asked him, 'Whose daughter-in-law is this?'
राजोवाच। यस्ते जनिष्यते पुत्रस्तस्य भार्या भविष्यति। तस्याः सा तपसोग्रेण कन्यायाः संप्रसूयत
The king said: 'She will be the wife of the son who will be born to you.' By her intense austerity, a daughter was born to that maiden.
पुत्रं विदर्भं सुभगं शैब्या परिणता सती। राजपुत्र्यां तु विद्वांसौ स्नुषायां क्रथकौशिकौ
Shaibya, the faithful wife, bore a son named Vidarbha; and in the royal maiden, the learned Kratha and Kaushika were born as daughters-in-law.
लोमपादं तृतीयं तु पुत्रं परमधार्मिकम्। पश्चाद्विदर्भो जनयच्छूरं रणविशारदम्
The third son, Lomapada, was supremely righteous; afterwards, Vidarbha begot a heroic son skilled in battle.
लोमपादात्मजो बभ्रुर्धृतिस्तस्य तु चात्मजः। कौशिकस्यात्मजश्चेदिस्तस्माच्चैद्यनृपाः स्मृताः
Lomapada's son was Babhrur, whose own son was Dhriti; Kaushika's son was Chedi, from whom the kings of Chedi are known.
क्रथो विदर्भपुत्रो यः कुंतिस्तस्यात्मजोभवत्। कुंतेर्धृष्टस्ततो जज्ञे धृष्टात्सृष्टः प्रतापवान्
Kratha, the son of Vidarbha, had a son named Kunti; from Kunti was born Dhrishta, and from Dhrishta, the mighty Srishta.
सृष्टस्य पुत्रो धर्मात्मा निवृत्तिः परवीरहा। निवृत्तिपुत्रो दाशार्हो नाम्ना स तु विदूरथः
Srishta's son was the righteous Nivritti, destroyer of enemies; Nivritti's son was Dasharha, also called Viduratha.
दाशार्हपुत्रो भीमस्तु भीमाज्जीमूत उच्यते। जीमूतपुत्रो विकृतिस्तस्यभीमरथः सुतः
Dasharha's son was Bhima, and from Bhima came Jimuta; Jimuta's son was Vikriti, whose son was Bhimaratha.
अथ भीमरथस्यापि पुत्रो नवरथः किल। तस्य चासीद्दशरथः शकुनिस्तस्य चात्मजः
Then Bhimaratha's son was Navaratha, it is said; his son was Dasharatha, and Shakuni was his son.
तस्मात्करंभस्तस्माच्च देवरातो बभूव ह। देवक्षत्रोभवद्राजा देवरातान्महायशाः
From him came Karambha, and from him Devarata was born; from Devarata came the renowned king Devakshatra.