Text 17]
The Dynasties of the Sons of Manu
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TRANSLATION
From Kārūṣa, another son of Manu, came the Kārūṣa dynasty, a family of kṣatriyas. The Kārūṣa kṣatriyas were the kings of the northern direction. They were celebrated protectors of brahminical culture and were all firmly religious.
TEXT 17
धृष्टाद् धार्ष्टमभूत् क्षत्रं ब्रह्मभूयं गतं क्षितौ । नृगस्य वंशः सुमतिर्भूतज्योतिस्ततो वसुः ॥१७॥
dhṛṣṭād dhārṣṭam abhūt kṣatram brahma-bhūyam gatam kṣitau nṛgasya vaṁśaḥ sumatir bhūtajyotis tato vasuḥ
dhṛṣṭāt —from Dhṛṣṭa, another son of Manu;  dhārṣṭam —a caste of the name Dhārṣṭa;  abhūt —was produced;  kṣatram —belonging to the  kṣatriya  group;  brahma-bhūyam —the position of  brāhmaṇas ;  gatam —had achieved;  kṣitau —on the surface of the world;  nṛgasya —of Nṛga, another son of Manu;  vaṁśaḥ —the dynasty;  sumatiḥ —of the name Sumati;  bhūtajyotiḥ —of the name Bhūtajyoti;  tataḥ —thereafter;  vasuḥ —by the name Vasu.
TRANSLATION
From the son of Manu named Dhṛṣṭa came a kṣatriya caste called Dhārṣṭa, whose members achieved the position of  brāhmaṇas  in this world. Then, from the son of Manu named Nṛga came Sumati. From Sumati came Bhūtajyoti, and from Bhūtajyoti came Vasu.
PURPORT
Here it is said,  kṣatram brahma-bhūyam gatam kṣitau : although the Dhārṣṭas belonged to the  kṣatriya  caste, they were able to convert themselves into  brāhmaṇas . This gives clear evidence supporting the following statement by Nārada ( Bhāg.  7.11.35):