Text 8]
The Dynasties of the Sons of Purūravā
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TRANSLATION
Dyumān was also known as Śatrujit, Vatsa, Rtadhvaja and Kuvalayāśva. From him were born Alarka and other sons.
TEXT 7
षष्टिर्वर्षसहस्राणि षष्टिर्वर्षशतानि च । नालकर्दपरो राजन् बुभुजे मेदिनीं युवा ॥ ७ ॥
ṣaṣṭim varṣa-sahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭim varṣa-śatāṇi ca nālarkād aparo rājan bubhuje medinīm yuvā
ṣaṣṭim—sixty; varṣa-sahasrāṇi—such thousands of years; ṣaṣṭim—sixty; varṣa-śatāṇi—hundreds of years; ca—also; na—not; alarkāt—except for Alarka; aparaḥ—anyone else; rājan—O King Parikṣit; bubhuje—enjoyed; medinīm—the surface of the world; yuvā—as a young man.
TRANSLATION
Alarka, the son of Dyumān, reigned over the earth for sixty-six thousand years, my dear King Parikṣit. No one other than him has reigned over the earth for so long as a young man.
TEXT 8
अलकर्त् सन्ततिस्तसात् सुनीथोऽथ निकेतनः । धर्मकेतुः सुतस्तसात् सत्यकेतुरजायत ॥ ८ ॥
alarkāt santatis tasmāt sunītho 'tha niketanaḥ dharmaketuḥ sutas tasmāt satyaketur ajāyata
alarkāt—from Alarka; santatiḥ—a son known as Santati; tasmāt—from him; sunīthaḥ—Sunitha; atha—from him; niketanaḥ—a son