Vishnupurana 4.19.17
Viṣṇupurāṇa 4.19.17
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- Sanskrit
4.19.17
sudhanurjahnuparīkṣitpramukhāḥ kuroḥ putrāḥ babhūvuḥ |
sudhanuṣaḥ putraḥ suhotraḥ
tasmāc cyavanaś cyavanāt kṛtakaḥ |
tataś coparicaro vasuḥ |
bṛhadrathapratyagrakuśāmbamāvellamatsyapramukhāḥ vasoḥ putrāḥ saptājāyanta |
bṛhadrathāt kuśāgras tasmād ṛṣabhas tataḥ puṣpavān |
tasmāt satyahitas tasmāt sudhanvā tasya ca jantuḥ |
bṛhadrathāc cānyaḥ śakaladvayajanmā jarayā saṃdhito jarāsaṃdhanāmā |
tasmāt sahadevas tataḥ somapis tataḥ śrutaśravāḥ |
ity ete māgadhā bhūbhṛtaḥ ||
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.
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iti śrīviṣṇupurāṇe caturthe 'ṃśe ekonaviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ
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