Text 19]
The Dynasties of the Sons of Yayāti
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tribhānus tat-suto 'syāpi karandhama udāra-dhīḥ marutas tat-suto 'putraḥ putraṁ pauravam anvabhūt
tribhānuḥ—Tribhānu; tat-sutaḥ—the son of Bhānumān; asya—of him (Tribhānu); api—also; karandhamaḥ—Karandhama; udāra-dhīḥ—who was very magnanimous; marutaḥ—Maruta; tat-sutaḥ—the son of Karandhama; aputraḥ—being without issue; putram—as his son; pauravam—a son of the Pūru dynasty, Mahārāja Duṣmanta; anvabhūt—adopted.
TRANSLATION
The son of Bhānumān was Tribhānu, and his son was the magnanimous Karandhama. Karandhama's son was Maruta, who had no sons and who therefore adopted a son of the Pūru dynasty [Mahārāja Duṣmanta] as his own.
TEXTS 18-19
दुष्मन्तः स पुनर्भेजे स्ववंशं राज्यकामुकः । ययातेर्ज्येष्ठपुत्रस्य यदोर्वंशं नरर्षम ॥१८॥ वर्णयामि महापुण्यं सर्वपापहरं नृणाम् । यदोर्वंशं नरः श्रुत्वा सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥१९॥
duṣmantaḥ sa punar bheje sva-vaṁśaṁ rājya-kāmukaḥ yayāter jyeṣṭha-putrasya yador vaṁśaṁ nararṣabha
varṇayāmi mahā-puṇyaṁ sarva-pāpa-haraṁ nṛṇām yador vaṁśaṁ naraḥ śrutvā sarva-pāpaiḥ pramucyate
duṣmantaḥ—Mahārāja Duṣmanta; saḥ—he; punaḥ bheje—again accepted; sva-vaṁśaṁ—his original dynasty (the Pūru dynasty);