SB 9.22.44 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

दण्डपाणिर्निमिस्तस्य क्षेमको भविता यत: । ब्रह्मक्षत्रस्य वै योनिर्वंशो देवर्षिसत्कृत: ॥ ४४ ॥ क्षेमकं प्राप्य राजानं संस्थां प्राप्स्यति वै कलौ । अथ मागधराजानो भाविनो ये वदामि ते ॥ ४५ ॥

Verse text

daṇḍapāṇir nimis tasya kṣemako bhavitā yataḥ brahma-kṣatrasya vai yonir vaṁśo devarṣi-satkṛtaḥ kṣemakaṁ prāpya rājānaṁ saṁsthāṁ prāpsyati vai kalau atha māgadha-rājāno bhāvino ye vadāmi te

Synonyms

daṇḍapāṇiḥ — Daṇḍapāṇi ; nimiḥ — Nimi ; tasya — from him (Mahīnara) ; kṣemakaḥ — a son named Kṣemaka ; bhavitā — will take birth ; yataḥ — from whom (Nimi) ; brahma — kṣatrasya — of brāhmaṇas and kṣatriyas ; vai — indeed ; yoniḥ — the source ; vaṁśaḥ — the dynasty ; deva — ṛṣi — satkṛtaḥ — respected by great saintly persons and demigods ; kṣemakam — King Kṣemaka ; prāpya — up to this point ; rājānam — the monarch ; saṁsthām — an end to them ; prāpsyati — there will be ; vai — indeed ; kalau — in this Kali-yuga ; atha — thereafter ; māgadha — rājānaḥ — the kings in the Māgadha dynasty ; bhāvinaḥ — the future ; ye — all those who ; vadāmi — I shall explain ; te — unto you .

Translation

The son of Mahīnara will be Daṇḍapāṇi, and his son will be Nimi, from whom King Kṣemaka will be born. I have now described to you the moon-god’s dynasty, which is the source of brāhmaṇas and kṣatriyas and is worshiped by demigods and great saints. In this Kali-yuga, Kṣemaka will be the last monarch. Now I shall describe to you the future of the Māgadha dynasty. Please listen.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

The son of Mahīnara will be Daṇḍapāṇi, and his son will be Nimi, from whom King Kṣemaka will be born. I have now described to you the moon-god's dynasty, which is the source of brāhmaṇas and kṣatriyas and is worshiped by devatās and sages. In this Kali-yuga, Kṣemaka will be the last monarch. Now I shall describe to you the future Māgadha dynasty. This dynasty is respected by the devatās and sages (devarṣi-satkṛtaḥ).