Text 36] The Dynasty of Bharata 145

TRANSLATION

Mudgala, the son of Bharmyasva, had twin children, one male
and the other female. The male child was named Divodasa, and the
female child was named Ahalya. From the womb of Ahalya by the

semen of her husband, Gautama, came a son named Satananda.
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tasya satyadhrtih putro
dhanur-veda-visdradah

Saradvdms tat-suto yasmad
urvasi-darsanat kila

Sara-stambe ’patad reto
mithunam tad abhiic chubham

tasya—of him (Satananda); satyadhrtih—Satyadhrti; putrah—a son;
dhanuh-veda-visdradah—very expert in the art of archery; Saradvén—
Saradvan; tat-sutah—the son of Satyadhrti; yasmadt—from whom;
urvasi-darsanat—simply by seeing the celestial Urvasi; kila—indeed;
Sara-stambe—on a clump of sara grass; apatat—fell; retah—semen;
mithunam—a male and female; tat abhat—there were born; Subham—
all-auspicious.

TRANSLATION

The son of Satananda was Satyadhrti, who was expert in archery,
and the son of Satyadhrti was Saradvan. When Saradvan met
Urvasi, he discharged semen, which fell on a clump of éara grass.
From this semen were born two all-auspicious babies, one male
and the other female.

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TH CH SAMA A |
HU FAN BA F TOTTHTATA HA REI
