संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
जनमेजयः उवाच भगवन् पूरोः वंशकरान् नृपान् यद्वीर्याः यादृशाः यावन्तः यत्पराक्रमाः श्रोतुम् इच्छामिjanamejayaḥ uvāca bhagavan pūroḥ vaṃśakarān nṛpān yadvīryāḥ yādṛśāḥ yāvantaḥ yatparākramāḥ śrotum icchāmiJanamejaya said: O lord, I wish to hear about the kings who continued the line of Puru — of what valor they were, what manner of men, how many, and what might they possessed
अस्मिन् [वंशे] शीलहीनः निर्वीर्यः प्रजाविरहितः वा नराधिपः कदाचन भूतपूर्वः न हिasmin [vaṃśe] śīlahīnaḥ nirvīryaḥ prajāvirahitaḥ vā narādhipaḥ kadācana bhūtapūrvaḥ na hifor in this line there has never been a king lacking good character, powerless, or without offspring
तपोधन तेषां प्रथितवृत्तानां विज्ञानशालिनां राज्ञां चरितं विस्तरेण श्रोतुम् इच्छामिtapodhana teṣāṃ prathitavṛttānāṃ vijñānaśālināṃ rājñāṃ caritaṃ vistareṇa śrotum icchāmiO you rich in austerity, I wish to hear in detail the deeds of those kings, renowned for their exploits, endowed with knowledge
वैशंपायनः उवाच हन्त ते शक्रप्रतिमतेजसः पूरोः वंशधरान् वीरान् कथयिष्यामिvaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca hanta te śakrapratimatejasaḥ pūroḥ vaṃśadharān vīrān kathayiṣyāmiVaishampayana said: well then, I shall tell you of the heroes who bore the line of Puru, radiant in splendor like Shakra
पूरोः पौष्ट्यां त्रयः महारथाः पुत्राः प्रवीरः ईश्वरः रौद्राश्वः च अजायन्त तत्र प्रवीरः वंशकृत्pūroḥ pauṣṭyāṃ trayaḥ mahārathāḥ putrāḥ pravīraḥ īśvaraḥ raudrāśvaḥ ca ajāyanta tatra pravīraḥ vaṃśakṛtto Puru, by his wife Paushti, were born three sons — great warriors: Pravira, Ishvara, and Raudrashva; of these Pravira continued the line
तस्मात् श्येनीसुतः प्रभुः मनस्युः राजीवलोचनः शूरः चतुरन्तायाः पृथिव्याः गोप्ता अभवत्tasmāt śyenīsutaḥ prabhuḥ manasyuḥ rājīvalocanaḥ śūraḥ caturantāyāḥ pṛthivyāḥ goptā abhavatfrom him was born the son of his wife Shyeni, lord Manasyu, lotus-eyed, valiant, guardian of the earth to its four ends
मनस्योः सौवीरीतनयाः त्रयः पुत्राः सुभ्रूः संहननः वाग्मी सर्वे शूराः महारथाः अभवन्manasyoḥ sauvīrītanayāḥ trayaḥ putrāḥ subhrūḥ saṃhananaḥ vāgmī sarve śūrāḥ mahārathāḥ abhavanto Manasyu were born three sons of his wife Sauviri: Subhru, Samhanana, and Vagmin; all were valiant, great warriors
रौद्राश्वस्य अप्सरसि दश महेष्वासाः सूनवः यज्वानः शूराः प्रजावन्तः बहुश्रुताः सर्वास्त्रविद्वांसः धर्मपरायणाः जज्ञिरेraudrāśvasya apsarasi daśa maheṣvāsāḥ sūnavaḥ yajvānaḥ śūrāḥ prajāvantaḥ bahuśrutāḥ sarvāstravidvāṃsaḥ dharmaparāyaṇāḥ jajñireto Raudrashva, by an apsaras, were born ten sons — great archers, performers of sacrifice, valiant, blessed with offspring, greatly learned, masters of every weapon, devoted to dharma
ऋचेपुः कक्षेपुः कृकणेपुः स्थण्डिलेपुः वनेपुः स्थलेपुः च महारथःṛcepuḥ kakṣepuḥ kṛkaṇepuḥ sthaṇḍilepuḥ vanepuḥ sthalepuḥ ca mahārathaḥRichepu, Kakshepu, Krikanepu, Sthandilepu, Vanepu, and Sthalepu — a great warrior
तेजेपुः सत्येपुः धर्मेपुः संनतेपुः च दशमः एते अनाधृष्टिसुताः राजसूयाश्वमेधिनःtejepuḥ satyepuḥ dharmepuḥ saṃnatepuḥ ca daśamaḥ ete anādhṛṣṭisutāḥ rājasūyāśvamedhinaḥTejepu, Satyepu, Dharmepu, and Sannatepu — the tenth; these sons of the wife of Anadhrishti, performers of the rajasuya and ashvamedha
मतिनारः ततः राजा विद्वान् अभवत् मतिनारसुताः चत्वारः अमितविक्रमाः तंसुः महान् अतिरथः द्रुह्युः चmatināraḥ tataḥ rājā vidvān abhavat matinārasutāḥ catvāraḥ amitavikramāḥ taṃsuḥ mahān atirathaḥ druhyuḥ cathen there was the learned king Matinara; Matinara had four sons of boundless might: Tamsu, Mahan, Atiratha, and Druhyu
तेषां तंसुः महावीर्यः पौरवं वंशं उद्वहन् दीप्तं यशः आजहार वसुंधरां जिगायteṣāṃ taṃsuḥ mahāvīryaḥ pauravaṃ vaṃśaṃ udvahan dīptaṃ yaśaḥ ājahāra vasuṃdharāṃ jigāyaof them Tamsu, of great valor, carrying on the line of the Pauravas, won brilliant glory and conquered the earth
वीर्यवान् तंसुः इलिनं सुतं जनयाम् आस सः अपि इमां कृत्स्नां भूमिं विजिग्ये जयतां वरःvīryavān taṃsuḥ ilinaṃ sutaṃ janayām āsa saḥ api imāṃ kṛtsnāṃ bhūmiṃ vijigye jayatāṃ varaḥthe mighty Tamsu begot a son, Ilina; and he, the foremost of conquerors, subdued the whole of this earth
इलिनः रथंतर्यां पञ्चभूतोपमान् पञ्च सुतान् दुःषन्तप्रभृतीन् जनयाम् आसilinaḥ rathaṃtaryāṃ pañcabhūtopamān pañca sutān duḥṣantaprabhṛtīn janayām āsaIlina, by his wife Rathantari, begot five sons, like the five elements, headed by Dushyanta
दुःषन्तं शूरभीमौ प्रपूर्वं वसुम् एव च तेषां ज्येष्ठः राजा दुःषन्तः अभवत्duḥṣantaṃ śūrabhīmau prapūrvaṃ vasum eva ca teṣāṃ jyeṣṭhaḥ rājā duḥṣantaḥ abhavatthese are Dushyanta, Shura, Bhima, Prapura, and Vasu; the eldest of them became king Dushyanta
दुःषन्तात् शाकुन्तलः विद्वान् राजा भरतः जज्ञे तस्मात् भरतवंशस्य महत् यशः विप्रतस्थेduḥṣantāt śākuntalaḥ vidvān rājā bharataḥ jajñe tasmāt bharatavaṃśasya mahat yaśaḥ vipratasthefrom Dushyanta was born the learned king Bharata, son of Shakuntala; from him the great glory of the Bharata line spread far and wide
जनमेजयjanamejayaoriginal form "janamejaya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भगवञ्bhagavañoriginal form "bhagavañ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पूरोर्pūrororiginal form "pūror", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यद्वीर्याyadvīryāoriginal form "yadvīryā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यादृशाश्yādṛśāśoriginal form "yādṛśāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यावन्तोyāvantooriginal form "yāvanto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ह्य्hyoriginal form "hy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अस्मिञ्asmiñoriginal form "asmiñ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शीलहीनोśīlahīnooriginal form "śīlahīno", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
निर्वीर्योnirvīryooriginal form "nirvīryo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वाvāoriginal form "vā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रजाविरहितोprajāvirahitooriginal form "prajāvirahito", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वापिvāpioriginal form "vāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कदाkadāoriginal form "kadā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चनcanaoriginal form "cana", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विज्ञानशालिनाम्vijñānaśālināmoriginal form "vijñānaśālinām", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वैशंपायनvaiśaṃpāyanaoriginal form "vaiśaṃpāyana", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यन्yanoriginal form "yan", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मांmāṃoriginal form "māṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्वंtvaṃoriginal form "tvaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
परिपृच्छसिparipṛcchasioriginal form "paripṛcchasi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पूरोर्pūrororiginal form "pūror", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वीराञ्vīrāñoriginal form "vīrāñ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रवीरेश्वररौद्राश्वास्pravīreśvararaudrāśvāsoriginal form "pravīreśvararaudrāśvās", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुत्राputrāoriginal form "putrā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पौष्ट्याम्pauṣṭyāmoriginal form "pauṣṭyām", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रवीरस्pravīrasoriginal form "pravīras", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मनस्युर्manasyuroriginal form "manasyur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तस्माच्tasmācoriginal form "tasmāc", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
छूरःchūraḥoriginal form "chūraḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पृथिव्याश्pṛthivyāśoriginal form "pṛthivyāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चतुरन्तायाcaturantāyāoriginal form "caturantāyā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
संहननोsaṃhananooriginal form "saṃhanano", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सौवीरीतनयास्sauvīrītanayāsoriginal form "sauvīrītanayās", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मनस्योर्manasyororiginal form "manasyor", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महेष्वासाmaheṣvāsāoriginal form "maheṣvāsā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दशाप्सरसिdaśāpsarasioriginal form "daśāpsarasi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यज्वानोyajvānooriginal form "yajvāno", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रजावन्तोprajāvantooriginal form "prajāvanto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सर्वेsarveoriginal form "sarve", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सर्वेsarveoriginal form "sarve", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऋचेपुर्ṛcepuroriginal form "ṛcepur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अथathaoriginal form "atha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कृकणेपुश्kṛkaṇepuśoriginal form "kṛkaṇepuś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्थण्डिलेपुर्sthaṇḍilepuroriginal form "sthaṇḍilepur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वनेपुश्vanepuśoriginal form "vanepuś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्थलेपुश्sthalepuśoriginal form "sthalepuś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तेजेपुर्tejepuroriginal form "tejepur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बलवान्balavānoriginal form "balavān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धीमान्dhīmānoriginal form "dhīmān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सत्येपुश्satyepuśoriginal form "satyepuś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चेन्द्रविक्रमःcendravikramaḥoriginal form "cendravikramaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
संनतेपुश्saṃnatepuśoriginal form "saṃnatepuś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दशमोdaśamooriginal form "daśamo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
देवविक्रमःdevavikramaḥoriginal form "devavikramaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनाधृष्टिसुतास्anādhṛṣṭisutāsoriginal form "anādhṛṣṭisutās", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तातtātaoriginal form "tāta", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मतिनारस्matinārasoriginal form "matināras", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ततोtatooriginal form "tato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विद्वांश्vidvāṃśoriginal form "vidvāṃś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चर्चेपुतोcarceputooriginal form "carceputo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽभवत्'bhavatoriginal form "'bhavat", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मतिनारसुताmatinārasutāoriginal form "matinārasutā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजंश्rājaṃśoriginal form "rājaṃś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चत्वारोcatvārooriginal form "catvāro", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽमितविक्रमाः'mitavikramāḥoriginal form "'mitavikramāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तंसुर्taṃsuroriginal form "taṃsur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अतिरथोatirathooriginal form "atiratho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
द्रुह्युश्druhyuśoriginal form "druhyuś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चाप्रतिमद्युतिःcāpratimadyutiḥoriginal form "cāpratimadyutiḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तंसुर्taṃsuroriginal form "taṃsur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वंशम्vaṃśamoriginal form "vaṃśam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यशोyaśooriginal form "yaśo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वसुंधराम्vasuṃdharāmoriginal form "vasuṃdharām", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तुtuoriginal form "tu", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तंसुर्taṃsuroriginal form "taṃsur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वीर्यवान्vīryavānoriginal form "vīryavān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सोsooriginal form "so", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽपि'pioriginal form "'pi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कृत्स्नाम्kṛtsnāmoriginal form "kṛtsnām", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पञ्चभूतोपमांस्pañcabhūtopamāṃsoriginal form "pañcabhūtopamāṃs", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इलिनोilinooriginal form "ilino", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नृपnṛpaoriginal form "nṛpa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चcaoriginal form "ca", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चcaoriginal form "ca", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ज्येष्ठोjyeṣṭhooriginal form "jyeṣṭho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽभवद्'bhavadoriginal form "'bhavad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दुःषन्तोduḥṣantooriginal form "duḥṣanto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जनमेजयjanamejayaoriginal form "janamejaya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दुःषन्ताद्duḥṣantādoriginal form "duḥṣantād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भरतोbharatooriginal form "bharato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विद्वाञ्vidvāñoriginal form "vidvāñ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शाकुन्तलोśākuntalooriginal form "śākuntalo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नृपःnṛpaḥoriginal form "nṛpaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तस्माद्tasmādoriginal form "tasmād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महद्mahadoriginal form "mahad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Here begins the genealogy of the Pauravas — the direct line of ancestors of the Pandavas and Kauravas. Notable is Janamejaya's praise for the line: 'there has never been a king lacking character, powerless, or without offspring.' Here is the ideal of a noble lineage: succession not only of blood but of virtue; where character, valor, and dharma are preserved from generation to generation, there the lineage flourishes. It is significant that the kings of this line are 'performers of sacrifice, greatly learned, devoted to dharma' — power, learning, and piety are united in them. Thus the scripture shows that the greatness of a lineage lies in the righteousness of its members. And for the listener — and for us — this is not a dry list, but a living thread: from Puru (son of Yayati), through Dushyanta and Bharata, to those whose drama is the Mahabharata itself. In this way the genealogy roots the heroes to come in a glorious past; and the glorious name of Bharata — from whom come the lineage, the land, and the epic itself — serves as the very center of this genealogy.