संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
स्वर्भानुः महासुरः उग्रसेनः उग्रकर्मा नराधिपः इति ख्यातःsvarbhānuḥ mahāsuraḥ ugrasenaḥ ugrakarmā narādhipaḥ iti khyātaḥthe great asura Svarbhanu became the renowned lord of men Ugrasena, a man of fierce deeds
अश्वः महासुरः अशोकः नाम राजा महावीर्यपराक्रमः आसीत्aśvaḥ mahāsuraḥ aśokaḥ nāma rājā mahāvīryaparākramaḥ āsītthe great asura Ashva became a king named Ashoka, of great valor and might
तस्मात् अवरजः अश्वपतिः दैतेयः हार्दिक्यः मनुजर्षभः राजा अभवत्tasmāt avarajaḥ aśvapatiḥ daiteyaḥ hārdikyaḥ manujarṣabhaḥ rājā abhavathis younger brother, the daitya Ashvapati, became king as Hardikya, a bull among men
वृषपर्वा महासुरः दीर्घप्रज्ञः इति नृपः अभवत्vṛṣaparvā mahāsuraḥ dīrghaprajñaḥ iti nṛpaḥ abhavatthe great asura Vrishaparvan became king as Dirghaprajna
वृषपर्वणः अनुजः अजकः मल्लः इति नृपः अभवत्vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ anujaḥ ajakaḥ mallaḥ iti nṛpaḥ abhavatVrishaparvan's younger brother Ajaka became king as Malla
अश्वग्रीवः महासुरः रोचमानः इति नृपः अभवत्aśvagrīvaḥ mahāsuraḥ rocamānaḥ iti nṛpaḥ abhavatthe great asura Ashvagriva became king as Rochamana
सूक्ष्मः मतिमान् बृहन्तः इति पार्थिवः आसीत्sūkṣmaḥ matimān bṛhantaḥ iti pārthivaḥ āsītthe wise Sukshma became king as Brihanta
तुहुण्डः असुरोत्तमः सेनाबिन्दुः इति नराधिपः बभूवtuhuṇḍaḥ asurottamaḥ senābinduḥ iti narādhipaḥ babhūvathe best of asuras, Tuhunda, became the lord of men Senabindu
इसृपा बलाधिकः पापजित् नाम राजा विख्यातविक्रमः आसीत्isṛpā balādhikaḥ pāpajit nāma rājā vikhyātavikramaḥ āsītthe strongest, Isripa, became a king named Papajit, renowned for valor
एकचक्रः महासुरः प्रतिविन्ध्यः इति क्षितौ प्रथितः बभूवekacakraḥ mahāsuraḥ prativindhyaḥ iti kṣitau prathitaḥ babhūvathe great asura Ekachakra became the renowned Prativindhya on earth
विरूपाक्षः चित्रयोधी दैतेयः चित्रवर्मा इति पार्थिवः आसीत्virūpākṣaḥ citrayodhī daiteyaḥ citravarmā iti pārthivaḥ āsītthe daitya Virupaksha, a skilled warrior, became king as Chitravarman
हरः अरिहरः दानवोत्तमः सुवास्तुः इति मनुजर्षभः जज्ञेharaḥ ariharaḥ dānavottamaḥ suvāstuḥ iti manujarṣabhaḥ jajñethe best of danavas, Hara, the destroyer of enemies, was born as the bull among men Suvastu
अहरः महातेजाः बाह्लीकः नाम राजा क्षितौ प्रथितः बभूवaharaḥ mahātejāḥ bāhlīkaḥ nāma rājā kṣitau prathitaḥ babhūvathe greatly radiant Ahara became the renowned king on earth named Bahlika
निचन्द्रः चन्द्रवक्त्रः असुरोत्तमः मुञ्जकेशः इति पार्थिवः आसीत्nicandraḥ candravaktraḥ asurottamaḥ muñjakeśaḥ iti pārthivaḥ āsītthe best of asuras, Nichandra, moon-faced, became king as Munjakesha
निकुम्भः संख्ये अजितः महामतिः देवाधिपः इति भूमिपतिः अजायतnikumbhaḥ saṃkhye ajitaḥ mahāmatiḥ devādhipaḥ iti bhūmipatiḥ ajāyataNikumbha, unconquered in battle, greatly wise, was born as king Devadhipa
दैतेयः शरभः पौरवः नाम राजर्षिः नरेषु बभूवdaiteyaḥ śarabhaḥ pauravaḥ nāma rājarṣiḥ nareṣu babhūvathe daitya Sharabha became, among men, a royal sage named Paurava
द्वितीयः शलभः प्रह्रादः नाम बाह्लीकः नराधिपः बभूवdvitīyaḥ śalabhaḥ prahrādaḥ nāma bāhlīkaḥ narādhipaḥ babhūvathe second [demon], Shalabha, became the lord of men named Prahlada of Bahlika
चन्द्रः दितिजश्रेष्ठः ताराधिपोपमः ऋषिकः नाम राजर्षिः नृपसत्तमः बभूवcandraḥ ditijaśreṣṭhaḥ tārādhipopamaḥ ṛṣikaḥ nāma rājarṣiḥ nṛpasattamaḥ babhūvaChandra, the best of the sons of Diti, resembling the lord of the stars, became the royal sage named Rishika, the foremost of kings
अयःशिराayaḥśirāoriginal form "ayaḥśirā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अश्वशिराaśvaśirāoriginal form "aśvaśirā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अयःशङ्कुश्ayaḥśaṅkuśoriginal form "ayaḥśaṅkuś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चcaoriginal form "ca", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वीर्यवान्vīryavānoriginal form "vīryavān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथाtathāoriginal form "tathā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गगनमूर्धाgaganamūrdhāoriginal form "gaganamūrdhā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चcaoriginal form "ca", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वेगवांश्vegavāṃśoriginal form "vegavāṃś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चात्रcātraoriginal form "cātra", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पञ्चमःpañcamaḥoriginal form "pañcamaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पञ्चैतेpañcaiteoriginal form "pañcaite", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जज्ञिरेjajñireoriginal form "jajñire", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजन्rājanoriginal form "rājan", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वीर्यवन्तोvīryavantooriginal form "vīryavanto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महासुराःmahāsurāḥoriginal form "mahāsurāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
केकयेषुkekayeṣuoriginal form "kekayeṣu", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महात्मानःmahātmānaḥoriginal form "mahātmānaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पार्थिवर्षभसत्तमाःpārthivarṣabhasattamāḥoriginal form "pārthivarṣabhasattamāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
केतुमान्ketumānoriginal form "ketumān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विख्यातोvikhyātooriginal form "vikhyāto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यस्yasoriginal form "yas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ततोtatooriginal form "tato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽन्यः'nyaḥoriginal form "'nyaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रतापवान्pratāpavānoriginal form "pratāpavān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अमितौजाamitaujāoriginal form "amitaujā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पृथिव्यांpṛthivyāṃoriginal form "pṛthivyāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सोsooriginal form "so", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽभवन्न्'bhavannoriginal form "'bhavann", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्वर्भानुर्svarbhānuroriginal form "svarbhānur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विख्यातःvikhyātaḥoriginal form "vikhyātaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
श्रीमान्śrīmānoriginal form "śrīmān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यस्yasoriginal form "yas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तुtuoriginal form "tu", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उग्रसेनugrasenaoriginal form "ugrasena", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ख्यातkhyātaoriginal form "khyāta", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यस्yasoriginal form "yas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्व्tvoriginal form "tv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अश्वaśvaoriginal form "aśva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विख्यातःvikhyātaḥoriginal form "vikhyātaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
श्रीमान्śrīmānoriginal form "śrīmān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आसीन्āsīnoriginal form "āsīn", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अशोकोaśokooriginal form "aśoko", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजासीन्rājāsīnoriginal form "rājāsīn", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तस्माद्tasmādoriginal form "tasmād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अवरजोavarajooriginal form "avarajo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यस्yasoriginal form "yas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तुtuoriginal form "tu", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजन्न्rājannoriginal form "rājann", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्मृतःsmṛtaḥoriginal form "smṛtaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सोsooriginal form "so", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽभवद्'bhavadoriginal form "'bhavad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हार्दिक्योhārdikyooriginal form "hārdikyo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वृषपर्वेतिvṛṣaparvetioriginal form "vṛṣaparveti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विख्यातःvikhyātaḥoriginal form "vikhyātaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
श्रीमान्śrīmānoriginal form "śrīmān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यस्yasoriginal form "yas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तुtuoriginal form "tu", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दीर्घप्रज्ञdīrghaprajñaoriginal form "dīrghaprajña", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ख्यातःkhyātaḥoriginal form "khyātaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पृथिव्यांpṛthivyāṃoriginal form "pṛthivyāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सोsooriginal form "so", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽभवन्'bhavanoriginal form "'bhavan", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अजकस्ajakasoriginal form "ajakas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्व्tvoriginal form "tv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुजोanujooriginal form "anujo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजन्rājanoriginal form "rājan", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यyaoriginal form "ya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आसीद्āsīdoriginal form "āsīd", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मल्लmallaoriginal form "malla", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विख्यातःvikhyātaḥoriginal form "vikhyātaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पृथिव्याम्pṛthivyāmoriginal form "pṛthivyām", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अभवन्abhavanoriginal form "abhavan", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अश्वग्रीवaśvagrīvaoriginal form "aśvagrīva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ख्यातःkhyātaḥoriginal form "khyātaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सत्त्ववान्sattvavānoriginal form "sattvavān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
योyooriginal form "yo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
रोचमानrocamānaoriginal form "rocamāna", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ख्यातःkhyātaḥoriginal form "khyātaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पृथिव्यांpṛthivyāṃoriginal form "pṛthivyāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सोsooriginal form "so", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽभवन्'bhavanoriginal form "'bhavan", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नृपःnṛpaḥoriginal form "nṛpaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सूक्ष्मस्sūkṣmasoriginal form "sūkṣmas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तुtuoriginal form "tu", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजन्rājanoriginal form "rājan", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कीर्तिमान्kīrtimānoriginal form "kīrtimān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यःyaḥoriginal form "yaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रकीर्तितःprakīrtitaḥoriginal form "prakīrtitaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बृहन्तbṛhantaoriginal form "bṛhanta", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विख्यातःvikhyātaḥoriginal form "vikhyātaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्षिताव्kṣitāvoriginal form "kṣitāv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तुहुण्डtuhuṇḍaoriginal form "tuhuṇḍa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विख्यातोvikhyātooriginal form "vikhyāto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यyaoriginal form "ya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आसीद्āsīdoriginal form "āsīd", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सेनाबिन्दुर्senābinduroriginal form "senābindur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इतिitioriginal form "iti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ख्यातःkhyātaḥoriginal form "khyātaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यस्yasoriginal form "yas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तेषाम्teṣāmoriginal form "teṣām", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
असुराणांasurāṇāṃoriginal form "asurāṇāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पापजिन्pāpajinoriginal form "pāpajin", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजासीद्rājāsīdoriginal form "rājāsīd", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भुविbhuvioriginal form "bhuvi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एकचक्रekacakraoriginal form "ekacakra", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इतिitioriginal form "iti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ख्यातkhyātaoriginal form "khyāta", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आसीद्āsīdoriginal form "āsīd", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यस्yasoriginal form "yas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तुtuoriginal form "tu", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रतिविन्ध्यprativindhyaoriginal form "prativindhya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इतिitioriginal form "iti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ख्यातोkhyātooriginal form "khyāto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विरूपाक्षस्virūpākṣasoriginal form "virūpākṣas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तुtuoriginal form "tu", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दैतेयश्daiteyaśoriginal form "daiteyaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महासुरःmahāsuraḥoriginal form "mahāsuraḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चित्रवर्मेतिcitravarmetioriginal form "citravarmeti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विख्यातःvikhyātaḥoriginal form "vikhyātaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्षिताव्kṣitāvoriginal form "kṣitāv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हरस्harasoriginal form "haras", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्व्tvoriginal form "tv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अरिहरोariharooriginal form "ariharo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वीरvīraoriginal form "vīra", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आसीद्āsīdoriginal form "āsīd", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
योyooriginal form "yo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सुवास्तुर्suvāsturoriginal form "suvāstur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इतिitioriginal form "iti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विख्यातःvikhyātaḥoriginal form "vikhyātaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अहरस्aharasoriginal form "aharas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तुtuoriginal form "tu", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शत्रुपक्षक्षयंकरःśatrupakṣakṣayaṃkaraḥoriginal form "śatrupakṣakṣayaṃkaraḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बाह्लीकोbāhlīkooriginal form "bāhlīko", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
निचन्द्रश्nicandraśoriginal form "nicandraś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चन्द्रवक्त्रश्candravaktraśoriginal form "candravaktraś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चcaoriginal form "ca", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यyaoriginal form "ya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आसीद्āsīdoriginal form "āsīd", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मुञ्जकेशmuñjakeśaoriginal form "muñjakeśa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इतिitioriginal form "iti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ख्यातःkhyātaḥoriginal form "khyātaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
श्रीमान्śrīmānoriginal form "śrīmān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
निकुम्भस्nikumbhasoriginal form "nikumbhas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्व्tvoriginal form "tv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महामतिर्mahāmatiroriginal form "mahāmatir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भूमौbhūmauoriginal form "bhūmau", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
श्रेष्ठोśreṣṭhooriginal form "śreṣṭho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
देवाधिपdevādhipaoriginal form "devādhipa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इतिitioriginal form "iti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्मृतःsmṛtaḥoriginal form "smṛtaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Here the roster of incarnated demons continues — dozens of asuras who became kings of the earth. It is telling how many there are: almost every ruler of the earth, apart from the Pandavas and their allies, turns out to be an incarnation of an asura. This explains the condition of the world before Krishna's descent: the earth was ‘burdened’ precisely because demons in human bodies had occupied its thrones — hence the lawlessness, and the need for cleansing. It is also telling that among the incarnated demons are Ugrasena (the father of Kamsa), Bahlika, and Paurava — meaning the tradition does not simply divide the world into ‘good men’ and ‘evil demons’: many of these kings behave differently through the epic. Demonic origin explains their inclination toward adharma, but does not remove their power of choice. Thus the scripture joins two planes: the heavenly design (who is whose ‘portion’) and the earthly drama of free deeds; and the reader learns to see behind the story a cosmic struggle, without thereby denying human responsibility.