Text 19] The Dynasties of the Sons of Yayati 189

tribhdnus tat-suto ’syapi
karandhama udara-dhih

marutas tat-suto ‘putrah
putram pauravam anvabhit

tribhadnuh—Tribhanu; tat-sutah—the son of Bhanuman; asya—of
him (Tribhanu); api—also; karandhamah—Karandhama; uddra-
dhih—who was very magnanimous; marutah—Maruta; tat-sutah—the
son of Karandhama; aputrah—being without issue; putram—as his son;
pauravam—a son of the Piru dynasty, Maharaja Dusmanta; anvabhit
—adopted.

TRANSLATION

The son of Bhanuman was Tribhanu, and his son was the mag-
nanimous Karandhama. Karandhama’s son was Maruta, who had
no sons and who therefore adopted a son of the Piru dynasty
[Maharaja Dusmanta] as his own.

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dusmantah sa punar bheje
sva-vamsam rajya-kamukah

yayater jyestha-putrasya
yador vamsam nararsabha

varnayami mahd-punyam
sarva-papa-haram nmam

yador vamnsam narah srutva
sarva-papaih pramucyate

dusmantah—Maharaja Dusmanta; sah—he; punah bheje—again
accepted; sva-varnsam—his original dynasty (the Piru dynasty);
