Description of the Lunar Dynasty (continued)

Verse 1 (garuda.1.140.1)

हरिरुवाच । जनमेजयः पुरोश्चाभून्नमस्युर्जनमेजयात् । तस्य पुत्रश्चाभयदः सुद्युश्चाभयदादभूत्

hariruvāca janamejayaḥ puroścābhūnnamasyurjanamejayāt tasya putraścābhayadaḥ sudyuścābhayadādabhūt

Hari said: Janamejaya was Puru's son; from Janamejaya, Namasyu. His son was Abhayada; and from Abhayada, Sudyu.

Verse 2 (garuda.1.140.2)

सुद्योर्बहुगतिः पुत्रः संजातिस्तस्य चात्मजः । वत्सजातिश्च सञ्जातेः रौद्राश्वश्च तदात्मजः

sudyorbahugatiḥ putraḥ saṁjātistasya cātmajaḥ vatsajātiśca sañjāteḥ raudrāśvaśca tadātmajaḥ

Sudyu's son was Bahugati; his son was Sanjati. From Sanjati, Vatsajati; and his son was Raudrashva.

Verse 3 (garuda.1.140.3)

ऋतेयुः स्थण्डिलेयुश्च कक्षेयुश्च कृतेयुकः । जलेयुः सन्ततेयुश्च रोद्राश्वस्य सुता वराः

ṛteyuḥ sthaṇḍileyuśca kakṣeyuśca kṛteyukaḥ jaleyuḥ santateyuśca rodrāśvasya sutā varāḥ

Riteyu, Sthandileyu, Kaksheyu, Kriteyu, Jaleyu, and Santateyu were the excellent sons of Raudrashva.

Verse 4 (garuda.1.140.4)

रतिनार ऋतेयोश्च तस्य प्रतिरथः सुतः । तस्य मेधातिथिः पुत्रस्तत्पुत्रश्चैनिलः स्मृतः

ratināra ṛteyośca tasya pratirathaḥ sutaḥ tasya medhātithiḥ putrastatputraścainilaḥ smṛtaḥ

Riteyu's son was Ratinara; his son was Pratiratha. His son was Medhatithi; his son is remembered as Ainila.

Verse 5 (garuda.1.140.5)

ऐनिलस्य तु दुष्यन्तो भरतस्तस्य चात्मजः । शकुन्तलायां संजज्ञे वितथो भरतादभूत्

ainilasya tu duṣyanto bharatastasya cātmajaḥ śakuntalāyāṁ saṁjajñe vitatho bharatādabhūt

Ainila's son was Dushyanta; through Shakuntala, his son Bharata was born. From Bharata came Vitatha.

Verse 6 (garuda.1.140.6)

वितथस्य सुतो मन्युर्मन्योश्चैव नरः स्मृतः । नरस्य संकृतिः पुत्रो गर्गो वै संकृतेः सुतः

vitathasya suto manyurmanyoścaiva naraḥ smṛtaḥ narasya saṁkṛtiḥ putro gargo vai saṁkṛteḥ sutaḥ

Vitatha's son was Manyu; and Nara is remembered as Manyu's son. Nara's son was Sankriti; Sankriti's son was Garga.

Verse 7 (garuda.1.140.7)

गर्गादमन्युः पुत्रो वै शिनिः पुत्रो व्यजायत । मन्युपुत्रान्महावीर्यात्सुतोऽभवदुरुक्षयः

gargādamanyuḥ putro vai śiniḥ putro vyajāyata manyuputrānmahāvīryātsuto'bhavadurukṣayaḥ

From Garga came the son Amanyu, and also a son named Shini. From Manyu's son Mahavirya was born the son Urukshaya.

Verse 8 (garuda.1.140.8)

उरुक्षयात्त्रय्यारुणिर्व्यूहक्षत्राच्च मन्युजात् । सुहोत्रस्तस्य हस्ती च अजमीढद्विमीढकौ

urukṣayāttrayyāruṇirvyūhakṣatrācca manyujāt suhotrastasya hastī ca ajamīḍhadvimīḍhakau

From Urukshaya, Trayyaruni; and Vyuhakshatra was born in Manyu's line. His sons were Suhotra and Hasti, and also Ajamidha and Dvimidha.

Verse 9 (garuda.1.140.9)

हस्तिनः पुरुमीढश्च कण्वोऽभूदजमीढतः । कण्वान्मेधातिथिर्जज्ञे यतः काण्वायना द्विजाः

hastinaḥ purumīḍhaśca kaṇvo'bhūdajamīḍhataḥ kaṇvānmedhātithirjajñe yataḥ kāṇvāyanā dvijāḥ

Hastin's son was Purumidha; from Ajamidha, Kanva. From Kanva was born Medhatithi, from whom descended the Kanvayana Brahmins.

Verse 10 (garuda.1.140.10)

अजमीढाद्वृहदिषुस्तत्पुत्रश्च बृहद्धनुः । बृहत्कर्मा तस्य पुत्रस्तस्य पुत्रो जयद्रथः

ajamīḍhādvṛhadiṣustatputraśca bṛhaddhanuḥ bṛhatkarmā tasya putrastasya putro jayadrathaḥ

From Ajamidha, Brihadishu; his son was Brihaddhanu. His son was Brihatkarma; his son was Jayadratha.

Verse 11 (garuda.1.140.11)

जयद्रथाद्विश्वजिच्च सेनजिच्च तदात्मजः । रुचिराश्वः सेनजितः पृथुसेनस्तदात्मजः

jayadrathādviśvajicca senajicca tadātmajaḥ rucirāśvaḥ senajitaḥ pṛthusenastadātmajaḥ

From Jayadratha, Vishvajit; his son was Senajit. Senajit's son was Ruchirashva; his son was Prithusena.

Verse 12 (garuda.1.140.12)

पारस्तु पृथुसेनस्य पाराद्द्वीपोऽभवन्नृपः । नृपस्य सृमरः पुत्रः सुकृतिश्च पृथोः सुतः

pārastu pṛthusenasya pārāddvīpo'bhavannṛpaḥ nṛpasya sṛmaraḥ putraḥ sukṛtiśca pṛthoḥ sutaḥ

Prithusena's son was Para; from Para, King Dvipa. That king's son was Srimara; and Sukriti was Prithu's son.

Verse 13 (garuda.1.140.13)

विभ्राजः सुकृतेः पुत्रो विभ्राजादश्वहोऽभवत् । कृत्यां तस्माद्ब्रह्मदत्तो विष्वक्सेनस्तदात्मजः

vibhrājaḥ sukṛteḥ putro vibhrājādaśvaho'bhavat kṛtyāṁ tasmādbrahmadatto viṣvaksenastadātmajaḥ

Sukriti's son was Vibhraja; from Vibhraja, Ashvaha. Through Kritya, his son was Brahmadatta; his son was Vishvaksena.

Verse 14 (garuda.1.140.14)

यवीनरो द्विमीढस्य धृतिमांश्च यवीनरात् । धतिमतः सत्यधृतिर्दृढनेमिस्तदात्मजः

yavīnaro dvimīḍhasya dhṛtimāṁśca yavīnarāt dhatimataḥ satyadhṛtirdṛḍhanemistadātmajaḥ

Dvimidha's son was Yavinara; from Yavinara, Dhritiman. From Dhritiman, Satyadhriti; his son was Dridhanemi.

Verse 15 (garuda.1.140.15)

दृढनेमेः सुपार्श्वोऽभूत्सुपार्श्वात्सन्नतिस्तथा । कृस्तु सन्नतेः पुत्रः कृतादुग्रायुधोऽभवत्

dṛḍhanemeḥ supārśvo'bhūtsupārśvātsannatistathā kṛstu sannateḥ putraḥ kṛtādugrāyudho'bhavat

Dridhanemi's son was Suparshva; from Suparshva, Sannati. Sannati's son was Kriti; from Kriti, Ugrayudha.

Verse 16 (garuda.1.140.16)

उग्रायुधाच्च क्षेम्यौऽभूत्सुधीरस्तु तदात्मजः । पुरञ्जयः सुधीराच्च तस्य पुत्रो विदूरथः

ugrāyudhācca kṣemyau'bhūtsudhīrastu tadātmajaḥ purañjayaḥ sudhīrācca tasya putro vidūrathaḥ

From Ugrayudha came Kshemya; his son was Sudhira. From Sudhira, Puranjaya; his son was Viduratha.

Verse 17 (garuda.1.140.17)

अजमीढान्नलिन्याञ्च नीलो नाम नृपोऽभवत् । नीलाच्छान्तिरभूत्पुत्रः सुशान्तिस्तस्य चात्मजः

ajamīḍhānnalinyāñca nīlo nāma nṛpo'bhavat nīlācchāntirabhūtputraḥ suśāntistasya cātmajaḥ

From Ajamidha, through Nalini, was born a king named Nila. From Nila came the son Shanti; his son was Sushanti.

Verse 18 (garuda.1.140.18)

सुशान्तेश्च पुरुर्जातो ह्यर्कस्तस्य सुतोऽभवत् । अर्कस्य चैव हर्यश्वो हर्यश्वान्मुकुलोऽभवत्

suśānteśca pururjāto hyarkastasya suto'bhavat arkasya caiva haryaśvo haryaśvānmukulo'bhavat

From Sushanti was born Puru; his son was Arka. Arka's son was Haryashva; from Haryashva, Mukula.

Verse 19 (garuda.1.140.19)

यवीनरो बृहद्भानुः कम्पिल्लः सृञ्जयस्तथा । पाञ्चालान्मुकुलाज्जज्ञे शरद्वान्वैष्णवो महान्

yavīnaro bṛhadbhānuḥ kampillaḥ sṛñjayastathā pāñcālānmukulājjajñe śaradvānvaiṣṇavo mahān

Yavinara, Brihadbhanu, Kampilla, and Srinjaya were his sons. From Mukula was born the Panchala lineage, and the great Vaishnava sage Sharadvan.

Verse 20 (garuda.1.140.20)

दिवोदासो द्वितीयोऽस्य ह्यहल्यायां शरद्वतः । शतानन्दोऽभवत्पुत्रस्तस्य सत्यधृतिः सतः

divodāso dvitīyo'sya hyahalyāyāṁ śaradvataḥ śatānando'bhavatputrastasya satyadhṛtiḥ sataḥ

His second son was Divodasa; through Ahalya, from Sharadvat, was born the son Shatananda; his son was Satyadhriti.

Verse 21 (garuda.1.140.21)

कृपः कृपी सत्यधृतेरुर्वश्यां वीर्यहानितः । द्रोणपत्नी कृपी जज्ञे अश्वत्थामानमुत्तमम्

kṛpaḥ kṛpī satyadhṛterurvaśyāṁ vīryahānitaḥ droṇapatnī kṛpī jajñe aśvatthāmānamuttamam

Satyadhriti, through Urvashi, begot Kripa and Kripi from a discharge of seed. Kripi, Drona's wife, bore the excellent Ashvatthama.

Verse 22 (garuda.1.140.22)

दिवोदासान्मित्रयुश्च मित्रयोश्च्यवनोऽभवत् । सुदासश्च्यवनाज्जज्ञे सौदासस्तस्य जात्मजः

divodāsānmitrayuśca mitrayoścyavano'bhavat sudāsaścyavanājjajñe saudāsastasya jātmajaḥ

From Divodasa, Mitrayu; from Mitrayu, Chyavana. From Chyavana was born Sudasa; his son was Saudasa.

Verse 23 (garuda.1.140.23)

सहदेवस्तस्य पुत्रः सहदेवात्तु सोमकः । जन्तुस्तु सोमकाज्जज्ञे पृषतश्चापरो महान्

sahadevastasya putraḥ sahadevāttu somakaḥ jantustu somakājjajñe pṛṣataścāparo mahān

His son was Sahadeva; from Sahadeva, Somaka. From Somaka was born Jantu, and also the great Prishata.

Verse 24 (garuda.1.140.24)

पृषताद्द्रुपदो जज्ञे धृष्टद्युम्नस्ततोऽभवत् । धृष्टद्युम्नाद्धृष्टकेतुरृक्षोऽभूतजमीढतः

pṛṣatāddrupado jajñe dhṛṣṭadyumnastato'bhavat dhṛṣṭadyumnāddhṛṣṭaketurṛkṣo'bhūtajamīḍhataḥ

From Prishata was born Drupada; then Dhrishtadyumna. From Dhrishtadyumna, Dhrishtaketu. In another branch, Riksha was born of Ajamidha.

Verse 25 (garuda.1.140.25)

ऋक्षात्संवरणो जज्ञे कुरुः संवरणादभूत् । सुधनुश्च पीक्षिच्च जह्नुश्चैव कुरोः सुताः

ṛkṣātsaṁvaraṇo jajñe kuruḥ saṁvaraṇādabhūt sudhanuśca pīkṣicca jahnuścaiva kuroḥ sutāḥ

From Riksha was born Samvarana; from Samvarana, Kuru. Sudhanu, Pikshi, and Jahnu were sons of Kuru.

Verse 26 (garuda.1.140.26)

सुधनुषः सुहोत्रोऽभूच्च्यवनोऽभूत्सुहोत्रतः । च्यवनात्कृतको जज्ञे तथोपरिचरो वसुः

sudhanuṣaḥ suhotro'bhūccyavano'bhūtsuhotrataḥ cyavanātkṛtako jajñe tathoparicaro vasuḥ

Sudhanu's son was Suhotra; from Suhotra, Chyavana. From Chyavana was born Kritaka, and likewise Uparichara Vasu.

Verse 27 (garuda.1.140.27)

बृहद्रथश्च प्रत्यग्रः सत्याद्याश्च वसोः सुताः । बृहद्रथात्कुशाग्रश्च कुशाग्रादृषभोऽभवत्

bṛhadrathaśca pratyagraḥ satyādyāśca vasoḥ sutāḥ bṛhadrathātkuśāgraśca kuśāgrādṛṣabho'bhavat

Brihadratha, Pratyagra, Satya, and others were Vasu's sons. From Brihadratha, Kushagra; from Kushagra, Rishabha.

Verse 28 (garuda.1.140.28)

ऋषभात्पुष्पवांस्तस्माज्जज्ञे सत्यहितो नृपः । सत्यहितात्सुधन्वाभूज्जह्रुश्चव सुधन्वनः

ṛṣabhātpuṣpavāṁstasmājjajñe satyahito nṛpaḥ satyahitātsudhanvābhūjjahruścava sudhanvanaḥ

From Rishabha came Pushpavan; from him was born King Satyahita. From Satyahita, Sudhanva; and from Sudhanva, Jahnu.

Verse 29 (garuda.1.140.29)

बृहद्रथाज्जरासन्धः सहदेवस्तदात्मजः । सहदेवाच्च च सोमापिः सोमापेः श्रुतवान्सुतः

bṛhadrathājjarāsandhaḥ sahadevastadātmajaḥ sahadevācca ca somāpiḥ somāpeḥ śrutavānsutaḥ

From Brihadratha came Jarasandha; his son was Sahadeva. From Sahadeva, Somapi; Somapi's son was Shrutavan.

Verse 30 (garuda.1.140.30)

भीमसेनोग्रसेनौ च श्रुतसेनोऽपराजितः । जनमेजयस्तथान्योऽभूज्जह्नोस्तु सुरथोऽभवत्

bhīmasenograsenau ca śrutaseno'parājitaḥ janamejayastathānyo'bhūjjahnostu suratho'bhavat

Bhimasena, Ugrasena, Shrutasena, Aparajita, and another Janamejaya belonged to this line as well. From Jahnu, Suratha.

Verse 31 (garuda.1.140.31)

विदूरथस्तु सुरथात्सार्वभौमो विदूरथात् । जयसेनः सार्वभौमादावधीतस्तदात्मजः

vidūrathastu surathātsārvabhaumo vidūrathāt jayasenaḥ sārvabhaumādāvadhītastadātmajaḥ

From Suratha, Viduratha; from Viduratha, Sarvabhauma. From Sarvabhauma, Jayasena; his son was Avadhita.

Verse 32 (garuda.1.140.32)

अयुतायुस्तस्य पुत्रस्तस्य चाक्रोधनः सुतः । अक्रोधनस्यातिथिश्च ऋक्षोऽभूदतिथेः सुतः

ayutāyustasya putrastasya cākrodhanaḥ sutaḥ akrodhanasyātithiśca ṛkṣo'bhūdatitheḥ sutaḥ

His son was Ayutayu; his son was Akrodhana. Akrodhana's son was Atithi; Atithi's son was Riksha.

Verse 33 (garuda.1.140.33)

ऋक्षाच्च भीमसेनोऽभूद्दिलीपो भीमसेनतः । प्रतीपोऽभूद्दिलीपाच्च देवापिस्तु प्रतीपतः

ṛkṣācca bhīmaseno'bhūddilīpo bhīmasenataḥ pratīpo'bhūddilīpācca devāpistu pratīpataḥ

From Riksha, Bhimasena; from Bhimasena, Dilipa. From Dilipa, Pratipa; and from Pratipa, Devapi.

Verse 34 (garuda.1.140.34)

शन्तनुश्चैव बाह्लीकस्त्रयस्ते भ्रातरो नृपाः । बाह्लीकात्सोमदत्तोऽभूद्भूरिर्भूरिश्रवास्ततः

śantanuścaiva bāhlīkastrayaste bhrātaro nṛpāḥ bāhlīkātsomadatto'bhūdbhūrirbhūriśravāstataḥ

and Shantanu and Bahlika — these three were royal brothers. From Bahlika, Somadatta; from him, Bhuri and Bhurishravas.

Verse 35 (garuda.1.140.35)

शलश्च शन्तनोर्भोष्मो गङ्गायां धार्मिको महान् । चित्राङ्गदविचित्रौ तु सत्यवत्यान्तु शन्तनोः

śalaśca śantanorbhoṣmo gaṅgāyāṁ dhārmiko mahān citrāṅgadavicitrau tu satyavatyāntu śantanoḥ

and Shala. Through Ganga, Shantanu begot the great and righteous Bhishma. Through Satyavati, Shantanu's sons were Chitrangada and Vichitravirya.

Verse 36 (garuda.1.140.36)

भार्ये विचित्रवीर्यस्य त्वम्बिकाम्बालिके तयोः । धृराष्ट्रं च पाण्डुञ्च तद्दास्यां विदुरन्तथा

bhārye vicitravīryasya tvambikāmbālike tayoḥ dhṛrāṣṭraṁ ca pāṇḍuñca taddāsyāṁ vidurantathā

Vichitravirya's wives were Ambika and Ambalika. From them Dhritarashtra and Pandu were begotten, and, through their maidservant, Vidura —

Verse 37 (garuda.1.140.37)

व्यास उत्पादयामास गान्धागी धृतराष्ट्रतः । शतपुत्रं दुर्योधनाद्यं पाण्डोः पञ्च प्रजज्ञिरे

vyāsa utpādayāmāsa gāndhāgī dhṛtarāṣṭrataḥ śataputraṁ duryodhanādyaṁ pāṇḍoḥ pañca prajajñire

were begotten by Vyasa. Through Dhritarashtra, Gandhari bore a hundred sons beginning with Duryodhana. Through Pandu, five sons were born —

Verse 38 (garuda.1.140.38)

प्रतिबिन्ध्यः श्रुतसोमः श्रुतकीर्तिस्तथार्जुनात् । शतानीकः श्रुतकर्मा द्रौपद्यां पञ्च वै क्रमात्

pratibindhyaḥ śrutasomaḥ śrutakīrtistathārjunāt śatānīkaḥ śrutakarmā draupadyāṁ pañca vai kramāt

through Draupadi, in order, were born Prativindhya from Yudhishthira, Shrutasoma from Bhima, Shrutakirti from Arjuna, Shatanika from Nakula, and Shrutakarma from Sahadeva — five sons in all.

Verse 39 (garuda.1.140.39)

यौधेयी च हिडिम्बा च कौशी चैव सुभद्रिका । विजया वै रेणुमती पञ्चभ्यस्तु सुताः क्रमात्

yaudheyī ca hiḍimbā ca kauśī caiva subhadrikā vijayā vai reṇumatī pañcabhyastu sutāḥ kramāt

Yaudheyi, Hidimba, Kaushi, Subhadrika, Vijaya, and Renumati — through these wives, further sons were born to the five Pandavas in turn.

Verse 40 (garuda.1.140.40)

देवको घचोत्कचश्च ह्यभिमन्युश्च सर्वगः । सुहोत्रो निरमित्रश्च परीक्षिदभिमन्युजः

devako ghacotkacaśca hyabhimanyuśca sarvagaḥ suhotro niramitraśca parīkṣidabhimanyujaḥ

Devaka, Ghatotkacha, the all-pervading Abhimanyu, Suhotra, and Niramitra were among them; Parikshit was Abhimanyu's son.

Verse 41 (garuda.1.140.41)

जनमेजयोऽस्य ततो भविष्यांश्च नृपाञ्छृणु

janamejayo'sya tato bhaviṣyāṁśca nṛpāñchṛṇu

His son was Janamejaya. Now hear of the kings yet to come.