Devanagari
गजाह्वये हृते नद्या कौशाम्ब्यां साधु वत्स्यति ।
उक्तस्ततश्चित्ररथस्तस्माच्छुचिरथ: सुत: ॥ ४० ॥
Verse text
gajāhvaye hṛte nadyā
kauśāmbyāṁ sādhu vatsyati
uktas tataś citrarathas
tasmāc chucirathaḥ sutaḥ
Synonyms
gajāhvaye
—
on the town of Hastināpura (New Delhi)
;
hṛte
—
being inundated
;
nadyā
—
by the river
;
kauśāmbyām
—
in the place known as Kauśāmbī
;
sādhu
—
duly
;
vatsyati
—
will live there
;
uktaḥ
—
celebrated
;
tataḥ
—
thereafter
;
citrarathaḥ
—
Citraratha
;
tasmāt
—
from him
;
śucirathaḥ
—
Śuciratha
;
sutaḥ
—
the son .
Translation
When the town of Hastināpura [New Delhi] is inundated by the river, Nemicakra will live in the place known as Kauśāmbī. His son will be celebrated as Citraratha, and the son of Citraratha will be Śuciratha.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
When the town of Hastināpura is inundated by the river, Nemicakra will live in the place known as Kauśāmbī. His son will be celebrated as Citraratha, and the son of Citraratha will be Śuciratha.