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The Dynasties of the Sons of Manu
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dants;  proktaḥ —have been explained;  diṣṭa-vaṁśam —the dynasty of Diṣṭa;  ataḥ —hereafter;  śṛṇu —hear.
TRANSLATION
O King, from Agniveśya came a brahminical dynasty known as Āgniveśyāyana. Now that I have described the descendants of Nariṣyanta, let me describe the descendants of Diṣṭa. Please hear from me.
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नाभागो दिष्टपुत्रोऽन्यः कर्मणा वैश्यतां गतः ।
भलन्दनः सुतस्तस्य वत्सप्रीतिर्भलन्दनात् ॥२३॥
वत्सप्रीतेः सुतः प्रांशुस्तस्तुतं प्रमतिं विदुः ।
खनित्रः प्रमतेस्तसाच्चाश्चुषोऽथ विविंशतिः ॥२४॥
nābhāgo diṣṭa-putro 'nyaḥ karmaṇā vaiśyatām gataḥ bhalandanaḥ sutas tasya vatsaprītir bhalandanāt
vatsaprīteḥ sutaḥ prāṁśus tat-sutam pramatim viduḥ khanitraḥ pramates tasmāc cākṣuṣo 'tha viviṁśatiḥ
nābhāgaḥ —by the name Nābhāga;  diṣṭa-putraḥ —the son of Diṣṭa;  anyaḥ —another;  karmaṇā —by occupation;  vaiśyatām —the order of the  vaiśyas ;  gataḥ —achieved;  bhalandanaḥ —by the name Bhalandana;  sutaḥ —son;  tasya —of him (Nābhāga);  vatsaprītiḥ —by the name Vatsaprīti;  bhalandanāt —from Bhalandana;  vatsaprīteḥ —from Vatsaprīti;  sutaḥ —the son;  prāṁśuḥ —was named Prāṁśu;  tat-sutam —the son of him (Prāṁśu);  pramatim —was named Pramati;  viduḥ —you should understand;  khanitraḥ —was named Khanitra;  pramateḥ —from Pramati;  tasmāt —from him (Khanitra);  cākṣuṣaḥ —was named Cākṣuṣa;  atha —thus (from Cākṣuṣa);  viviṁśatiḥ —the son named Viviṁśati.