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.
देवगर्भसमो जज्ञे देवक्षत्रस्य नंदनः। मधुर्नाममहातेजा मधोः कुरुवशः स्मृतः
Devakshatra's son, equal to the gods, was born named Madhur, of great splendor; Madhur's son Madhu is known as of the Kuru lineage.
आसीत्कुरुवशात्पुत्रः पुरुहोत्रः प्रतापवान्। अंशुर्जज्ञेथ वैदर्भ्यां द्रवंत्यां पुरुहोत्रतः
From the Kuru lineage was born the mighty Puruhotra; from Puruhotra and his wife Dravanti of Vidarbha, Anshu was born.
वेत्रकी त्वभवद्भार्या अंशोस्तस्यां व्यजायत। सात्वतः सत्वसंपन्नः सात्वतान्कीर्तिवर्द्धनः
Vetrakī became the wife of Aṃśa, and from her was born Sātvata, endowed with great virtue, the enhancer of the fame of the Sātvatas.
इमां विसृष्टिं विज्ञाय ज्यामघस्य महात्मनः। प्रजावानेति सायुज्यं राज्ञः सोमस्य धीमतः
Having understood this lineage of the great-souled Jyāmagha, know that he, possessing many descendants, attained union with the wise king Soma.
सात्वतान्सत्वसंपन्ना कौसल्या सुषुवे सुतान्। तेषां सर्गाश्च चत्वारो विस्तरेणैव तान्शृणु
Kausalyā gave birth to sons for Sātvata, all endowed with virtue; now hear in detail about their four lineages.
भजमानस्य सृंजय्यां भाजनामा सुतोभवत्। सृंजयस्य सुतायां तु भाजकास्तु ततोभवन्
To Bhajamāna, a son named Bhājana was born from Sṛṃjaya; and from the daughter of Sṛṃjaya, the Bhājakas were then born.
तस्य भाजस्य भार्ये द्वे सुषुवाते सुतान्बहून्। नेमिं चकृकणं चैव वृष्णिं परपुरंजयं
Bhājana had two wives, both of whom bore him many sons: Nemi, Cakṛkaṇa, Vṛṣṇi, and Parapuraṃjaya.
ते भाजकाः स्मृता यस्माद्भजमानाद्वि जज्ञिरे। देवावृधः पृथुर्नाम मधूनां मित्रवर्द्धनः
Those born from Bhajamāna are known as the Bhājakas; from them were born Devāvṛdha, Pṛthu by name, and Mitravarddhana among the Madhus.
अपुत्रस्त्वभवद्राजा चचार परमं तपः। पुत्रः सर्वगुणोपेतो मम भूयादिति स्पृहन्
The king was without a son and performed intense austerity, desiring, 'May I have a son endowed with all virtues.'
संयोज्य कृष्णमेवाथ पर्णाशाया जलं स्पृशन्। सा तोयस्पर्शनात्तस्य सांनिध्यं निम्नगा ह्यगात्
Then, joining with Kṛṣṇa and touching water in the leaf-hut, by the touch of that water, the river approached his presence.