SB 9.17.2

SB 9.17.2

Devanagari

श्रीबादरायणिरुवाच य: पुरूरवस: पुत्र आयुस्तस्याभवन् सुता: । नहुष: क्षत्रवृद्धश्च रजी राभश्च वीर्यवान् ॥ १ ॥ अनेना इति राजेन्द्र श‍ृणु क्षत्रवृधोऽन्वयम् । क्षत्रवृद्धसुतस्यासन् सुहोत्रस्यात्मजास्त्रय: ॥ २ ॥ काश्य: कुशो गृत्समद इति गृत्समदादभूत् । शुनक: शौनको यस्य बह्वृचप्रवरो मुनि: ॥ ३ ॥

Verse text

śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca yaḥ purūravasaḥ putra āyus tasyābhavan sutāḥ nahuṣaḥ kṣatravṛddhaś ca rajī rābhaś ca vīryavān anenā iti rājendra śṛṇu kṣatravṛdho ’nvayam kṣatravṛddha-sutasyāsan suhotrasyātmajās trayaḥ kāśyaḥ kuśo gṛtsamada iti gṛtsamadād abhūt śunakaḥ śaunako yasya bahvṛca-pravaro muniḥ

Synonyms

śrī bādarāyaṇiḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said ; yaḥ one who ; purūravasaḥ of Purūravā ; putraḥ son ; āyuḥ his name was Āyu ; tasya of him ; abhavan there were ; sutāḥ sons ; nahuṣaḥ Nahuṣa ; kṣatravṛddhaḥ ca and Kṣatravṛddha ; rajī Rajī ; rābhaḥ Rābha ; ca also ; vīryavān very powerful ; anenāḥ Anenā ; iti thus ; rāja indra — O Mahārāja Parīkṣit ; śṛṇu just hear from me ; kṣatravṛdhaḥ of Kṣatravṛddha ; anvayam the dynasty ; kṣatravṛddha of Kṣatravṛddha ; sutasya of the son ; āsan there were ; suhotrasya of Suhotra ; ātmajāḥ sons ; trayaḥ three ; kāśyaḥ Kāśya ; kuśaḥ Kuśa ; gṛtsamadaḥ Gṛtsamada ; iti thus ; gṛtsamadāt from Gṛtsamada ; abhūt there was ; śunakaḥ Śunaka ; śaunakaḥ Śaunaka ; yasya of whom (Śunaka) ; bahu ṛca — pravaraḥ — the best of those conversant with the Ṛg Veda ; muniḥ a great saintly person .

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: From Purūravā came a son named Āyu, whose very powerful sons were Nahuṣa, Kṣatravṛddha, Rajī, Rābha and Anenā. O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, now hear about the dynasty of Kṣatravṛddha. Kṣatravṛddha’s son was Suhotra, who had three sons, named Kāśya, Kuśa and Gṛtsamada. From Gṛtsamada came Śunaka, and from him came Śaunaka, the great saint, the best of those conversant with the Ṛg Veda.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: From Purūravā came a son named Āyu, whose very powerful sons were Nahuṣa, Kṣatravṛddha, Rajī, Rābha and Anenā. O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, now hear about the dynasty of Kṣatravṛddha. Kṣatravṛddha's son was Suhotra, who had three sons, named Kāśya, Kuśa and Gṛtsamada. From Gṛtsamada came Śunaka, and from him came Śaunaka, the great sage, the best of those conversant with the Ṛg Veda. The Seventeenth Chapter describes the sons of the eldest son of Pururavā named Āyu, [Note: The other sons and their descendents were described in SB 9.15.3.] who increased the ksatriyas, and describes the notables in that line such as Alarka.