Vishnupurana 4.19.13-16
Viṣṇupurāṇa 4.19.13-16
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- Sanskrit
4.19.13
ugrāyudhāt kṣemyaḥ kṣemyāt suvīras tasmād ripuṃjayas tasmāc ca bahuratha ity ete pauravāḥ |
ajamīḍhasya nalinī nāma patnī tasyāṃ nīlasaṃjñaḥ putro 'bhavat |
tasmād api śāntiḥ śānteḥ suśāntiḥ suśānteḥ purujānuḥ |
tataś cakṣus tato haryaśvaḥ |
haryaśvān mudgalasṛñjayabṛhadiṣupravīrakāmpilyāḥ |
pañcānām eteṣāṃ viṣayāṇāṃ rakṣaṇāyālam ete matputrā iti pitrābhihitam |
ataḥ pāñcālāḥ ||
The son of Dwimíd́ha was Yavínara; his son was Dhritimat; his son was Satyadhriti; his son was Drid́hanemi; his son was Supárśwa; his son was Sumati; his son was Sannatimat; his son was Krita, to whom Hirańyanábha taught the philosophy of the Yoga, and he compiled twenty-four Sanhitás (or compendia) for the use of the eastern Brahmans, who study the Sáma-veda. The son of Krita was Ugráyudha, by whose prowess the Nípa race of Kshatriyas was destroyed; his son was Kshemya; his son was Suvíra; his son was Nripanjaya; his son was Bahuratha. These were all called Pauravas.
Ajamíd́ha had a wife called Níliní, and by her he had a son named Níla; his son was Śánti; his son was Śuśánti; his son was Purujánu; his son was Chakshu; his son was Haryyaśwa, who had five sons, Mudgala, Śrinjaya, Vrihadishu, Pravíra, and Kámpilya. Their father said, "These my five (pancha) sons are able (alam) to protect the countries;" and hence they were termed the Pánchálas. From Mudgala descended the Maudgalya Brahmans: he had also a son named Bahwaśwa, who had two children, twins, a son and daughter, Divodása and Ahalyá. The son of Śaradwat or Gautama by Ahalyá was Śatánanda; his son was Satyadhriti, who was a proficient in military science. Being enamoured of the nymph Urvaśí, Satyadhriti was the parent of two children, a boy and a girl. Śántanu, a Raja, whilst hunting, found these children exposed in a clump of long Śara grass; and, compassionating their condition, took them, and brought them up. As they were nurtured through pity (kripá), they were called Kripa and Kripí. The latter became the wife of Drońa, and the mother of Aswattháman.
4.19.14
mudgalāc ca maudgalyāḥ kṣatropetā dvijātayo babhūvuḥ |
mudgalād vadhyaśvo vadhyaśvād divodāso 'halyā ca mithunam abhūt |
śaradvato 'halyāyāṃ śatānando 'bhavat |
śatānandāt satyadhṛtir dhanurvedāntago jajñe |
satyadhṛtes tu varāpsarasam urvaśīṃ dṛṣṭvā retaḥ skannaṃ śarastambe papāta ||
Ajamíd́ha had a wife called Níliní, and by her he had a son named Níla; his son was Śánti; his son was Śuśánti; his son was Purujánu; his son was Chakshu; his son was Haryyaśwa, who had five sons, Mudgala, Śrinjaya, Vrihadishu, Pravíra, and Kámpilya. Their father said, "These my five (pancha) sons are able (alam) to protect the countries;" and hence they were termed the Pánchálas. From Mudgala descended the Maudgalya Brahmans: he had also a son named Bahwaśwa, who had two children, twins, a son and daughter, Divodása and Ahalyá. The son of Śaradwat or Gautama by Ahalyá was Śatánanda; his son was Satyadhriti, who was a proficient in military science. Being enamoured of the nymph Urvaśí, Satyadhriti was the parent of two children, a boy and a girl. Śántanu, a Raja, whilst hunting, found these children exposed in a clump of long Śara grass; and, compassionating their condition, took them, and brought them up. As they were nurtured through pity (kripá), they were called Kripa and Kripí. The latter became the wife of Drońa, and the mother of Aswattháman.
4.19.15
tac ca dvidhā gatam apatyadvayaṃ kumāraḥ kanyakā cābhavat |
mṛgayām upagataḥ śāntanur dṛṣṭvā kṛpayā jagrāha ||
Ajamíd́ha had a wife called Níliní, and by her he had a son named Níla; his son was Śánti; his son was Śuśánti; his son was Purujánu; his son was Chakshu; his son was Haryyaśwa, who had five sons, Mudgala, Śrinjaya, Vrihadishu, Pravíra, and Kámpilya. Their father said, "These my five (pancha) sons are able (alam) to protect the countries;" and hence they were termed the Pánchálas. From Mudgala descended the Maudgalya Brahmans: he had also a son named Bahwaśwa, who had two children, twins, a son and daughter, Divodása and Ahalyá. The son of Śaradwat or Gautama by Ahalyá was Śatánanda; his son was Satyadhriti, who was a proficient in military science. Being enamoured of the nymph Urvaśí, Satyadhriti was the parent of two children, a boy and a girl. Śántanu, a Raja, whilst hunting, found these children exposed in a clump of long Śara grass; and, compassionating their condition, took them, and brought them up. As they were nurtured through pity (kripá), they were called Kripa and Kripí. The latter became the wife of Drońa, and the mother of Aswattháman.
4.19.16
tataḥ sa kumāraḥ kṛpaḥ kanyā cāśvatthāmno jananī kṛpī droṇasya patny abhavat |
divodāsasyāpi mitrāyuḥ putro mitrāyoś cyavano nāma rājā cyavanāt sudāsaḥ |
tataḥ saudāsaḥ sahadevas tasyāpi somakaḥ |
tato jantuḥ putraśatajyeṣṭho 'bhavat |
teṣāṃ yavīyān pṛṣataḥ pṛṣatād drupadas tasmād dhṛṣṭadyumnas tato dhṛṣṭaketuḥ |
ajamīḍhasyānya ṛkṣanāmā putro 'bhūt |
ṛkṣāt saṃvaraṇaḥ saṃvaraṇāc ca kuruḥ |
ya idaṃ dharmakṣetraṃ kurukṣetraṃ cakāra ||
The son of Divodása was Mitráyu; his son was Chyavana; his son was Sudása; his son was Saudása, also called Sahadeva; his son was Somaka; he had a hundred sons, of whom Jantu was the eldest, and Prishata the youngest. The son of Prishata was Drupada; his son was Dhrisht́adyumna; his son was Drisht́aketu.
Ajamíd́ha had a wife called Níliní, and by her he had a son named Níla; his son was Śánti; his son was Śuśánti; his son was Purujánu; his son was Chakshu; his son was Haryyaśwa, who had five sons, Mudgala, Śrinjaya, Vrihadishu, Pravíra, and Kámpilya. Their father said, "These my five (pancha) sons are able (alam) to protect the countries;" and hence they were termed the Pánchálas. From Mudgala descended the Maudgalya Brahmans: he had also a son named Bahwaśwa, who had two children, twins, a son and daughter, Divodása and Ahalyá. The son of Śaradwat or Gautama by Ahalyá was Śatánanda; his son was Satyadhriti, who was a proficient in military science. Being enamoured of the nymph Urvaśí, Satyadhriti was the parent of two children, a boy and a girl. Śántanu, a Raja, whilst hunting, found these children exposed in a clump of long Śara grass; and, compassionating their condition, took them, and brought them up. As they were nurtured through pity (kripá), they were called Kripa and Kripí. The latter became the wife of Drońa, and the mother of Aswattháman.
Another son of Ajamíd́ha was named Riksha; his son was Samvarańa; his son was Kuru, who gave his name to the holy district Kurukshetra; his sons were Sudhanush, Jahnu, Paríkshit, and many others. The son of Sudhanush was Suhotra; his son was Chyavana; his son was Krítaka; his son was Uparichara the Vasu, who had seven children, Vrihadratha, Pratyagra, Kuśámba, Mávella, Matsya, and others. The son of Vrihadratha was Kuśágra; his son was Rishabha; his son was Pushpavat; his son was Satyadhrita; his son was Sudhanwan; and his son was Jantu. Vrihadratha had another son, who being born in two parts, which were put together (sandhita) by a female fiend named Jará, he was denominated Jarásandha; his son was Sahadeva; his son was Somápi; his son was Srutaśravas. These were kings of Magadhá.
Translations (2)
- The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English
- A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English