श्रीपराशर उवाच ।
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ययालेश्चातुर्थपुत्रस्यानोःसभानलचक्षुः परमेषुसंज्ञास्त्रयः पुत्रा बभूवुः ॥
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Anu, the fourth son of Yayāti, had three sons named Sabhānala, Cakṣus, and Parameṣu.
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सभानलपुत्रः कालानलः ॥
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The son of Sabhānala was Kālānala.
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कालानलात्सृंजयः ॥
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From Kālānala, Sṛñjaya was born.
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सृंजयात्पुरञ्जयः ॥
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From Sṛñjaya, Purañjaya was born.
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पुरञ्जयाज्जनमेजयः ॥
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From Purañjaya, Janamejaya was born.
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तस्मान्महाशालः ॥
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From him was born Mahāśāla.
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तस्माच्च महामनाः ॥
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From Mahāśāla was born Mahāmanas.
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तस्मादुशीनरतितीक्षू द्वौ पुत्रावुत्पन्नौ ॥
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From Mahāmanas, two sons named Uśīnara and Titīkṣu were born.
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उशीनरस्यापि शिबिनृगनव- ।
कृमि वर्माख्याः पञ्च पुत्रा बभूवुः ॥
कृमि वर्माख्याः पञ्च पुत्रा बभूवुः ॥
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Uśīnara had five sons named Śibi, Nṛga, Nava, Kṛmi, and Varma.
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पृषदर्भसुवीरकेकयमद्रकाश्चत्वारशिशबिपुत्राः ॥
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The four sons of Śibi were Pṛṣadarbha, Suvīra, Kekaya, and Madraka.
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तितीक्षोरपि ।
रुशद्रथः पुत्रो ।
ऽभूत् ॥
रुशद्रथः पुत्रो ।
ऽभूत् ॥
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Titīkṣu had a son named Ruśadratha.
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तस्यापि हेमः हेमस्यापि सुतपाः सुतपसश्च बलिः ॥
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The son of Ruśadratha was Hema; Hema's son was Sutapas; and from Sutapas, Bali was born.
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यस्य क्षेत्रे दीर्घतमसांगवङ्गकलिङ्गसुह्यपैण्ड्राख्यं वालेयं क्षत्रमजन्यत ॥
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In the lineage of Bali, five sons named Aṅga, Vaṅga, Kaliṅga, Suhya, and Paiṇḍra—known as the Bāleya Kṣatriyas—were procreated by the sage Dīrghatamas.
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तन्नामसंतसतिसंज्ञाश्च पञ्चविषयाः बभूवुः ॥
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The five regions where they ruled became known by their respective names.
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अङ्गादनपानस्ततो दिविरथस्तस्माद्धर्मरथः ॥
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From Aṅga was born Anapāna; from him, Diviratha; and from him, Dharmaratha.
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ततश्चित्ररथः ।
रोमपादसंज्ञः ॥
रोमपादसंज्ञः ॥
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Dharmaratha's son was Citraratha, who was also known as Romapāda.
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यस्य दशरथो मित्रं जज्ञे ॥
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King Daśaratha was a close friend of Romapāda.
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यस्याजपुत्रो दशरथः शान्तां नाम कन्यामनपत्यस्यदुहितृत्वे युयोज ॥
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Since Romapāda was childless, Daśaratha, the son of Aja, gave him his daughter Śāntā for adoption.
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रोमपादाच्चतुरङ्गः तस्मात्पृथुलाक्षः ॥
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From Romapāda was born Caturaṅga, and from him, Pṛthulākṣa.
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ततश्चंपः यश्चंपां निवेशायामास ॥
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Pṛthulākṣa had a son named Campa, who founded the city of Campā.
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चंपस्य हर्यङ्गो नामात्मजो ऽभूत् ॥
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Campa's son was named Haryaṅga.
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हर्यङ्गाद्भद्ररथः भद्ररथाद्बृहद्रथः बृहद्रथाद्बृहत्कर्मा बृहत्कर्मणश्च वृहद्भानुस्तस्माच्च बृहन्मनाः बृहन्मनसो जयद्रथः ॥
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From Haryaṅga came Bhadraratha; from Bhadraratha, Bṛhadratha; from Bṛhadratha, Bṛhatkarman; from Bṛhatkarman, Bṛhadbhānu; from him, Bṛhanmanas; and from Bṛhanmanas was born Jayadratha.
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जयद्रथो ब्रहमक्षत्रान्तरालसंभू- ।
त्यां पत्न्यां विजयं नाम पुत्रमजीजनत् ॥
त्यां पत्न्यां विजयं नाम पुत्रमजीजनत् ॥
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Jayadratha begot a son named Vijaya through his wife, who was born from the intermediate caste resulting from the union of Brāhmaṇa and Kṣatriya parents.
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विजयश्च धृतिं पुत्रमवाप ॥
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And Vijaya obtained a son named Dhṛti.
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तस्यापि धृतव्रतः पुत्रो ऽभूत् ॥
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His son was Dhṛtavrata.
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धृतव्रता- ।
त्सत्यकर्मा ॥
त्सत्यकर्मा ॥
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From Dhṛtavrata came Satyakarman.
४.१८.२७
सत्यकर्मणस्त्वतिरथः ॥
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From Satyakarman was born Atiratha.
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यो गङ्गाङ्गतो मञ्जूषागतं पृथापविद्धं कर्णं पुत्रमवाप ॥
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Atiratha, while at the river Gaṅgā, found Karṇa, who had been abandoned by Pṛthā in a basket, and took him as his son.
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कर्णाद्वृषसेनः इत्येतदन्ता अङ्गवंश्याः ॥
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From Karṇa came Vṛṣasena; these individuals conclude the descendants of the lineage of Aṅga.
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अतश्च पुरुवं- ।
शं श्रोतुमर्हसि ॥
शं श्रोतुमर्हसि ॥
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Therefore, you should now hear about the lineage of Puru.
इति श्रीविष्णुमहापुराणे चतुर्थांशे ऽष्टादशो ऽध्यायः ।
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