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.
कल्याणं चरतस्तस्य शुशोच निम्नगाततः। चिंतयाथ परीतात्मा जगामाथ विनिश्चयम्
As he was engaged in auspicious acts, the river grieved for him; then, filled with concern, he came to a decision.
भूत्वा गच्छाम्यहं नारी यस्यामेवं विधः सुतः। जायेत तस्मादद्याहं भवाम्यस्य सुतप्रदा
'I shall become a woman and go to him, so that such a son may be born; therefore, today I shall become the giver of a son to him.'
अथ भूत्वा कुमारी सा बिभ्रती परमं वपुः। ज्ञापयामास राजानं तामियेष नृपस्ततः
Then, having become a maiden of surpassing beauty, she informed the king, and the king desired her.
अथसानवमेमासिसुषुवेसरितांवरा। पुत्रं सर्वगुणोपेतं बभ्रुं देवावृधात्परम्
She, the best among maidens, gave birth to a son endowed with all virtues, Babhru, superior even to Devāvṛdha.
अत्र वंशे पुराणज्ञा ब्रुवंतीति परिश्रुतम्। गुणान्देवावृधस्याथ कीर्त्तयंतो महात्मनः
In this lineage, those who know the ancient tales are renowned for recounting the virtues of the great-souled Devāvṛdha.
बभ्रुः श्रेष्ठो मनुष्याणां देवैर्देवावृधः समः। षष्टिः शतं च पुत्राणां सहस्राणि च सप्ततिः
Babhru was the best among men, equal to the gods was Devāvṛdha; he had one hundred and sixty thousand sons.
एतेमृतत्वं संप्राप्ता बभ्रोर्देवावृधादपि। यज्ञदानतपोधीमान्ब्रह्मण्यस्सुदृढव्रतः
These attained immortality, surpassing even Babhru and Devāvṛdha; they were devoted to sacrifice, charity, austerity, wisdom, the Brahman, and firm in their vows.
रूपवांश्च महातेजा भोजोतोमृतकावतीम्। शरकान्तस्य दुहिता सुषुवे चतुरः सुतान्
Handsome and of great brilliance, Bhoja married Mṛtakāvatī, the daughter of Śarakānta, who bore him four sons.
कुकुरं भजमानं च श्यामं कंबलबर्हिषम्। कुकुरस्यात्मजो वृष्टिर्वृष्टेस्तु तनयो धृतिः
Kukura, Bhajamāna, Śyāma, and Kaṃbalabarhiṣa; Kukura's son was Vṛṣṭi, and Vṛṣṭi's son was Dhṛti.
कपोतरोमा तस्यापि तित्तिरिस्तस्य चात्मजः। तस्यासीद्बहुपुत्रस्तु विद्वान्पुत्रो नरिः किल
Kapotaromā was his son, and Tittiri was his son; he had many sons, and among them was a wise son named Nari.