Text 4] Paraśurāma, the Lord's Warrior Incarnation
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Hotraka, the son of Kāñcana;  tataḥ —then;  tasya —of Hotraka;  jahnuḥ —by the name Jahnu;  sutaḥ —a son;  gaṅgām —all the water of the Ganges;  gaṇḍūṣī-kṛtya —by one sip;  yaḥ —he who (Jahnu);  apibat —drank.
TRANSLATION
The son of Śrutāyu was Vasumān; the son of Satyāyu, Śrutañjaya; the son of Raya, Eka; the son of Jaya, Amita; and the son of Vijaya, Bhima. The son of Bhima was Kāñcana; the son of Kāñcana was Hotraka; and the son of Hotraka was Jahnu, who drank all the water of the Ganges in one sip.
TEXT 4
जह्वोस्तु पुरुस्तस्याथ बलाकश्चात्मजोऽजकः ।
ततः कुशः कुशस्यापि कुशाम्बुस्तनयो वसुः ।
कुशनामश्च चत्वारो गाधिरासीत् कुशाम्बुजः ॥ ४ ॥
jahnos tu purus tasyātha balākaś cātmajo 'jakaḥ tataḥ kuśaḥ kuśasyāpi kuśāmbus tanayo vasuḥ kuśanābhaś ca catvāro gādhir āsīt kuśāmbujaḥ
jahnoḥ —of Jahnu;  tu —indeed;  puruḥ —a son named Puru;  tasya —of Puru;  atha —thereafter;  balākaḥ —a son named Balāka;  ca —and;  ātmajaḥ —Balāka's son;  ajakaḥ —of the name Ajaka;  tataḥ —thereafter;  kuśaḥ —Kuśa;  kuśasya —of Kuśa;  api —then;  kuśāmbuḥ —Kuśāmbu;  tanayaḥ —Tanaya;  vasuḥ —Vasu;  kuśanābhaḥ —Kuśanābha;  ca —and;  catvāraḥ —four (sons);  gādhiḥ —Gādhi;  āsīt —there was;  kuśāmbujaḥ —the son of Kuśāmbu.
TRANSLATION
The son of Jahnu was Puru, the son of Puru was Balāka, the son of Balāka was Ajaka, and the son of Ajaka was Kuśa. Kuśa had four sons, named Kuśāmbu, Tanaya, Vasu and Kuśanābha. The son of Kuśāmbu was Gādhi.