Devanagari
श्रीशुक उवाच
खट्वाङ्गाद् दीर्घबाहुश्च रघुस्तस्मात् पृथुश्रवा: ।
अजस्ततो महाराजस्तस्माद् दशरथोऽभवत् ॥ १ ॥
Verse text
śrī-śuka uvāca
khaṭvāṅgād dīrghabāhuś ca
raghus tasmāt pṛthu-śravāḥ
ajas tato mahā-rājas
tasmād daśaratho ’bhavat
Synonyms
śrī
—
śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
;
khaṭvāṅgāt
—
from Mahārāja Khaṭvāṅga
;
dīrghabāhuḥ
—
the son named Dīrghabāhu
;
ca
—
and
;
raghuḥ tasmāt
—
from him Raghu was born
;
pṛthu
—
śravāḥ — saintly and celebrated
;
ajaḥ
—
the son named Aja
;
tataḥ
—
from him
;
mahā
—
rājaḥ — the great king called Mahārāja Daśaratha
;
tasmāt
—
from Aja
;
daśarathaḥ
—
by the name Daśaratha
;
abhavat
—
was born .
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The son of Mahārāja Khaṭvāṅga was Dīrghabāhu, and his son was the celebrated Mahārāja Raghu. From Mahārāja Raghu came Aja, and from Aja was born the great personality Mahārāja Daśaratha.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The son of Mahārāja Khaṭvāṅga was Dīrghabāhu and his son was the celebrated Mahārāja Raghu. From Mahārāja Raghu came Aja, and from Aja was born Mahārāja Daśaratha.
In the Tenth Chapter, Śukadeva makes all men drink the nectar of Rāma’s birth, actions and qualities.