Devanagari
बाणज्येष्ठं पुत्रशतमशनायां ततोऽभवत् ।
तस्यानुभावं
सुश्लोक्यं पश्चादेवाभिधास्यते ॥ १७ ॥
Verse text
bāṇa-jyeṣṭhaṁ putra-śatam
aśanāyāṁ tato ’bhavat
tasyānubhāvaṁ suślokyaṁ
paścād evābhidhāsyate
Synonyms
bāṇa
—
jyeṣṭham — having Bāṇa as the eldest
;
putra
—
śatam — one hundred sons
;
aśanāyām
—
through Aśanā
;
tataḥ
—
from him
;
abhavat
—
there were
;
tasya
—
his
;
anubhāvam
—
character
;
su
—
ślokyam — laudable
;
paścāt
—
later
;
eva
—
certainly
;
abhidhāsyate
—
will be described .
Translation
Thereafter, Bali Mahārāja begot one hundred sons in the womb of Aśanā. Of these one hundred sons, King Bāṇa was the eldest. The activities of Bali Mahārāja, which are very laudable, will be described later [in the Eighth Canto].
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Thereafter, Bali Mahārāja begot one hundred sons in the womb of Aśanā, of whom Bāṇa was the eldest. The activities of Bali Mahārāja, which are very laudable, will be described later [in the Eighth Canto].
Neuter gender of anubhāvam is poetic license. Or it can indicate an external perspective on his actions.