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Amsa 4 · Chapter 23

The Future Kings of Magadha

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Verse 1 (vishnu.4.23.1)

मागधानां बार्हद्रथानां भविष्याणामनुक्रमं कथयामि ।

māgadhānāṁ bārhadrathānāṁ bhaviṣyāṇāmanukramaṁ kathayāmi

Now I shall relate the succession of the future Barhadratha kings of Magadha.

Verse 2 (vishnu.4.23.2)

अत्र हि वंशे महाबला जरासंधप्रधाना बभूवुः ।

atra hi vaṁśe mahābalā jarāsaṁdhapradhānā babhūvuḥ

In this line, mighty kings arose, foremost among them Jarasandha.

Verse 3 (vishnu.4.23.3)

जरासंधसुतात्सहदेवात्सोमापिः, तस्मात्श्रुतवान्, तस्याप्ययुतायुः, ततश्च निरमित्रः तत्तनयः सुक्षत्रः, तस्मादपि बृहत्कर्मा, ततश्च सेनजित्, तस्माच्च श्रुतंजयः, ततो विप्रः, तस्य च पुत्रः शुचिनामा भविष्यति । तस्यापि क्षेम्यः, ततश्च सुव्रतात्धर्मः, ततः सुश्रमः, ततो दृढसेनः, ततः सुमतिः, तस्मात्सुबलः, तस्य सुनीतो भविता । ततः सत्यजित्, सत्यजितो विशजित्, तस्यापि रिपुंजयः पुत्रः, इत्येते बार्हद्रथा भूपतयो वर्षसहस्रमेकं भविष्यन्ति ।

jarāsaṁdhasutātsahadevātsomāpiḥ, tasmātśrutavān, tasyāpyayutāyuḥ, tataśca niramitraḥ tattanayaḥ sukṣatraḥ, tasmādapi bṛhatkarmā, tataśca senajit, tasmācca śrutaṁjayaḥ, tato vipraḥ, tasya ca putraḥ śucināmā bhaviṣyati tasyāpi kṣemyaḥ, tataśca suvratātdharmaḥ, tataḥ suśramaḥ, tato dṛḍhasenaḥ, tataḥ sumatiḥ, tasmātsubalaḥ, tasya sunīto bhavitā tataḥ satyajit, satyajito viśajit, tasyāpi ripuṁjayaḥ putraḥ, ityete bārhadrathā bhūpatayo varṣasahasramekaṁ bhaviṣyanti

From Jarasandha's son Sahadeva came Somapi; from him Shrutavan; his son too Ayutayu; then Niramitra, whose son was Sukshatra; from him too Brihatkarma; then Senajit; from him Shrutanjaya; then Vipra, whose son will be named Shuchi. His son too will be Kshemya; then, from Suvrata, Dharma; then Sushrama; then Dridhasena; then Sumati; from him Subala, whose son will be Sunita. Then Satyajit; from Satyajit, Vishajit; his son too, Ripunjaya — all these Barhadratha kings will rule for a full thousand years.

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