[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [The Mahābhārata and its versions](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata) › [Harivamsha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa) › 2.22 # Harivamsha 2.22 Harivaṃśa 2.22 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.2.22) sa dhanvī kavacī jātas tejasā nirdahann iva baddhagodhāṅgulitravān | prajārakṣākṛtotsāhaḥ | pṛthur vainyas tadā cemāṃ rarakṣa kṣatrapūrvajaḥ // > He was born armed with bow and armor, as if burning with brilliance, > wearing bracers of monitor lizard skin and finger-guards, > zealous in protecting his subjects; > and then Pṛthu, son of Vena, the first ancestor of kṣatriyas, protected this earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.2.21) - [Next: 2.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.2.23) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa~en-mt.2.22) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.2.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.2.22) · Pramāṇa