Text 6] The Descendants of Ajamidha 151

pariksth sudhanur jahnur
nisadha§ ca kuroh sutah

suhotro "bhit sudhanusas
cyavano ’tha tatah krti

yah—who; ajamidha-sutah—was a son born from Ajamidha; hi—in-
deed; anyah—another; rksah—Rksa; samvaranah—Samvarana;
tatah—from him (Rksa); tapatyam—Tapati; siirya-kanyayam—in the
womb of the daughter of the sun-god; kuruksetra-patih—the King of
Kuruksetra; kuruh—Kuru was born; pariksih sudhanuh jahnuh
nisadhah ca—Pariksi, Sudhanu, Jahnu and Nisadha; kuroh—of Kuru;
sutah—the sons; suhotrah—Suhotra; abhit—was born; sudhanusah—
from Sudhanu; cyavanah—Cyavana; atha—from Suhotra; tatah—from
him (Cyavana); krti—a son named Krti.

TRANSLATION

Another son of Ajamidha was known as Rksa. From Rksa came a
son named Sarnvarana, and from Sarnvarana through the womb of
his wife, Tapati, the daughter of the sun-god, came Kuru, the King
of Kuruksetra. Kuru had four sons—Pariksi, Sudhanu, Jahnu and
Nisadha. From Sudhanu, Suhotra was born, and from Suhotra,
Cyavana. From Cyavana, Krti was born.

TEXT 6

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vasus tasyoparicaro
brhadratha-mukhas tatah

kusaémba-matsya-pratyagra-
cedipadyas ca cedipah

vasuh—a son named Vasu; tasya—of him (Krti); uparicarah—the
surname of Vasu; brhadratha-mukhah—headed by Brhadratha; tatah—
from him (Vasu); kusamba—Kuéamba; matsya —Matsya; pratyagra—
