Devanagari
चक्रु: स्वनाम्ना विषयान् षडिमान् प्राच्यकांश्च ते ।
खलपानोऽङ्गतो जज्ञे तस्माद् दिविरथस्तत: ॥ ६ ॥
Verse text
cakruḥ sva-nāmnā viṣayān
ṣaḍ imān prācyakāṁś ca te
khalapāno ’ṅgato jajṣe
tasmād divirathas tataḥ
Synonyms
cakruḥ
—
they created
;
sva
—
nāmnā — by their own names
;
viṣayān
—
different states
;
ṣaṭ
—
six
;
imān
—
all these
;
prācyakān ca
—
on the eastern side (of India)
;
te
—
those (six kings)
;
khalapānaḥ
—
Khalapāna
;
aṅgataḥ
—
from King Aṅga
;
jajṣe
—
took birth
;
tasmāt
—
from him (Khalapāna)
;
divirathaḥ
—
Diviratha
;
tataḥ
—
thereafter .
Translation
These six sons, headed by Aṅga, later became kings of six states in the eastern side of India. These states were known according to the names of their respective kings. From Aṅga came a son named Khalapāna, and from Khalapāna came Diviratha.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
These six sons, headed by Aṅga, later became kings of six states in the eastern side of India, known by the names of those kings. From Aṅga came a son named Khalapāna, and from Khalapāna came Diviratha.
Viṣayān means provinces. Prāchykān means eastern parts of Bhārata-varṣa.