उपाध्यायस्तु देवानां देवापिरभवन्मुनिः। च्यवनोऽस्य हि पुत्रस्तु इष्टकश्च महात्मनः ।। ३७.
Devapi became the preceptor of the gods, a sage; Cyavana and Ishtaka, both of great soul, were his sons.
शन्तनुस्त्वभवद्राजा विद्वान् वै स महाभिषः । इमं चोदाहरन्त्यत्र श्लोकं प्रति महाभिषम् ।। ३७.
Shantanu became king, learned and a great healer; and regarding the great healer, this verse is cited here.
यं यं राजा स्पृशति वै जीर्णं समयतो नरम्। पुनर्युवा स भवति तस्मात्ते शन्तनुं विदुः ।। ३७.
Whomever the king touches, a man worn by age, he becomes young again; thus, they know Shantanu.
ततोऽस्य शन्तनुत्वं वै प्रजास्विह परिश्रुतम्। स उपयेमे धर्म्मात्मा शन्तनु र्जाह्नवीं नृपः ।। ३७.
Therefore, Shantanu's fame among the people is well known here; the righteous king Shantanu married Jahnavi.
तस्यां देवव्रतं भीष्मं पुत्रं सोऽजनयत्प्रभुः । स च भीष्म इति ख्यातः पाण्डवानां पितामहः ।। ३७.
From her, the lord begot Devavrata, called Bhishma, his son; he is known as Bhishma, the grandfather of the Pandavas.
काले विचित्रवीर्यन्तु शन्तनु र्जनयत्सुतम्। शन्तनोर्दयितं पुत्रं प्रजाहितकरम्प्रभुम्। कृष्णद्वैपायनश्चैव क्षेत्रे वैचित्रवीर्यके ।। ३७.
In time, Shantanu begot a son, Vichitravirya, beloved and beneficial to the people; and Krishna Dvaipayana also begot sons in the field of Vichitravirya.
धृतराष्ट्रञ्च पाण्डुञ्च विदुरञ्चाप्यजीजनत्। धृतराष्ट्रात्तु गान्धारी पुत्राणां सुषुवे शतम् ।। ३७.
He begot Dhritarashtra, Pandu, and Vidura; from Dhritarashtra, Gandhari bore a hundred sons.
तेषां दुर्योधनो ज्येष्ठः सर्व्वक्षत्रस्य स प्रभुः। माद्री राज्ञी पृथा चैव पाण्डोर्भार्ये बभूवतुः ।। ३७.
Among them, Duryodhana is the eldest, lord of all the Kshatriyas; Madri and Pritha were the wives of Pandu.
देवदत्ताः सुतास्ताभ्यां पाण्डोरर्थे विजज्ञिरे। धर्म्माद्युधिष्ठिरो जज्ञे वायोर्जज्ञे वृकोदरः ।। ३७.
From those two, sons were born for Pandu by divine gift; Yudhishthira was born from Dharma, and Vrikodara from Vayu.
इन्द्राद्धनञ्जयो जज्ञे शक्रतुल्यपराक्रमः। अश्विभ्यां सह देवश्च नकुलश्चापि माद्रिजौ ।। ३७.
From Indra, Dhananjaya was born, whose prowess equals Shakra; Nakula and Sahadeva, sons of Madri, were born from the Ashvins.
पञ्चैव पाण्डवेभ्यश्च द्रौपद्यां जज्ञिरे सुताः। द्रौपद्यजनयज्ज्येष्ठं श्रुतिविद्धं युधिष्ठिरात् ।। ३७.
From the Pandavas, five sons were born to Draupadi; Draupadi bore the eldest, Shrutavidha, from Yudhishthira.
हिडम्बा भीमसेनात्तु जज्ञे पुत्रं घटोत्कचम्। काश्याः पुनर्भीमसेनाज्जज्ञे सर्व्ववृकं सुतम् ।। ३७.
From Bhimasena and Hidimba was born the son Ghatotkacha; again, from Bhimasena and Kashya was born the son Sarvavrika.
सुहोत्रं विजया माद्री सहदेवादजायत। करेमत्यान्तु वैद्यायां निरमित्रस्तु लाङ्गलिः ।। ३७.
Vijaya, Madri's son, begot Suhotra; and from Sahadeva and Vaideya, Niramitra and Langali were born.
सुभद्रायां रथी पार्थादभिमन्युरजायत। उत्तरायान्तु वैराट्यां परिक्षिदभिमन्युजः ।। ३७.
From Partha and Subhadra was born the charioteer Abhimanyu; and from Abhimanyu and Uttara, daughter of Virata, was born Parikshit.
परिक्षितस्तु दायादो राजासीज्जनमेजयः। ब्राह्मणान् स्थापयामास स वै वाजसनेयिकान् ।। ३७.
Parikshit’s heir was the king Janamejaya; he established the Brahmins of the Vajasaneya tradition.
असपत्नं तदामर्षाद्वैशम्पायन एव तु। न स्थास्यतीह दुर्बुद्धे तवैतद्वचनं भुवि ।। ३७.
Out of resentment, Vaisampayana declared: 'This word of yours, O foolish one, will not remain here without rival.'
यावत्स्था स्याम्यहं लोके तावन्नैतत्प्रशस्यते। अभितः संस्थितश्चापि ततः स जनमेजयः ।। ३७.
As long as I remain in this world, this will not be praised; and even after I am gone, so it was for Janamejaya.
पौर्णमास्येन हविषा देवमिष्ट्वा प्रजापतिम्। विज्ञाय संस्थितोऽपश्यत्तद्वधीष्टां विभोर्मखे ।। ३७.
Having worshipped Prajapati with an offering at the full moon, and understanding, he departed and saw that the destruction desired by the Lord occurred in the sacrifice.
परिक्षित्तनयश्वापि पौरवो जनमेजयः । द्विरश्वमेधमाहृत्य ततो वाजसनेयकम् । प्रवर्त्तयित्वा तद्ब्रह्म त्रिखर्व्वी जनमेजयः ।। ३७.
Janamejaya, the Paurava, son of Parikshit, after performing the horse sacrifice twice, then established the Vajasaneyi tradition, and Janamejaya, with three horse sacrifices, set forth that Brahma.
खर्व्वमश्वकमुख्यानां खर्व्वमङ्गनिवासिनाम्। सर्व्वञ्च मध्यदेशानां त्रिखर्व्वी जनमेजयः । विषादाद्ब्राह्मणैः सार्द्धमभिशस्तः क्षयं ययौ ।। ३७.
Janamejaya, with three horse sacrifices, diminished the chief horses, diminished the women-dwellers, and all the people of the central region; afflicted, he was cursed by the Brahmins and met his end.
तस्य पुत्रः शतनीको बलवान् सत्यविक्रमः । ततः सुतं शतानीकं विप्रास्तमभ्यषेचयत् ।। ३७.
His son was Shatanika, powerful and true in valor; then the Brahmins consecrated his son Shatanika.
पुत्रोऽश्वमेध दत्तोऽभूच्छतानीकस्य वीर्य्यवान्। पुत्रोऽश्वमेधदत्ताद्वै जातः परपुरंजयः ।। ३७.
The son of Shatanika was Ashvamedhadatta, full of vigor; and from Ashvamedhadatta was born Parapuramjaya.
अधिसामकृष्णो धर्मात्मा साम्प्रतोऽयं महायशाः। यस्मिन् प्रशासति महीं युष्माभिरिदमाहृतम् ।। ३७.
Adhisamakrishna, righteous and of great fame, now rules; under whose reign you have accomplished this.
दुरापं दीर्घसत्रं वै त्रीणि वर्षाणि दुश्चरम्। वर्षद्वयं कुरुक्षेत्रे दृषद्वत्यां द्विजोत्तमाः ।। ३७.
This difficult, long sacrifice, hard to attain, lasting three years, was performed for two years at Kurukshetra and on the Drishadvati, O best of twice-born.
ऋषय ऊचुः ।। श्रोतुं भविष्यमिच्छामः प्रजानां वै महामते । सूत सार्द्धं नृपैर्भाव्यं व्यतीतं कीर्त्तितं त्वया ।। ३७.
The sages said: We wish to hear, O wise one, about the future of the people, O Suta, along with the kings, as you have recounted the past.
यत्तु संस्थास्यते कृत्यमुत्पत्स्यन्ति चे ये नृपाः। वर्षाग्रतोऽपि प्रब्रूहि नामतश्चैव तान्नृपान् ।। ३७.
Tell us also what will be established in the future, and the kings who will arise; speak their names as well, even those who will come after many years.
कालं युगप्रमाणञ्च गुणदोषान् भविष्यतः। सुखदुःखे प्रजानाञ्च धर्मतः कामतोऽर्थतः ।। ३७.
Tell us the time, the measure of the ages, the virtues and faults of what is to come, and the happiness and sorrow of the people in regard to righteousness, desire, and wealth.
एतत्सर्वं प्रसङ्ख्याय पृच्छतां ब्रूहि तत्वतः। स एवमुक्तो मुनिभिः सूतो बुद्धिमतां वरः। आचचक्षे यथावृत्तं यथादृष्टं यथाश्रुतम् ।। ३७.
Having considered all this, tell us the truth as we ask; thus addressed by the sages, the Suta, foremost among the wise, narrated as it happened, as he saw and as he heard.
यथा मे कीर्त्तितं सर्वं व्यासेनाद्भुतकर्म्मणा। भाव्यं कलियुगञ्चैव तथा मन्वन्तराणि तु ।। ३७.
As everything was recounted to me by Vyasa, the wondrous actor, so also about the coming Kali Yuga and the Manvantaras.
अनागतानि सर्वाणि ब्रुवतो मे निबोधत। अत ऊर्द्ध्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि भविष्यन्ति वृपास्तु ये ।। ३७.
Hear from me all that is yet to come; from here onward I will declare the kings who will arise.