Brahma Purana — Chapter 11
BrP 11.1
आयोः पुत्राश् च ते पञ्च सर्वे वीरा महारथाः स्वर्भानुतनयायां च प्रभायां जज्ञिरे नृपाः ॥
āyoḥ putrāś ca te pañca sarve vīrā mahārathāḥ svarbhānutanayāyāṃ ca prabhāyāṃ jajñire nṛpāḥ //
And those five sons of Āyu, all heroes, great chariot-warriors — those kings were born of Prabhā, the daughter of Svarbhānu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.2
नहुषः प्रथमं जज्ञे वृद्धशर्मा ततः परम् रम्भो रजिर् अनेनाश् च त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुताः ॥
nahuṣaḥ prathamaṃ jajñe vṛddhaśarmā tataḥ param rambho rajir anenāś ca triṣu lokeṣu viśrutāḥ //
Nahuṣa was born first, after him Vṛddhaśarmā, (then) Rambha, Raji and Anenas, renowned in the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.3
रजिः पुत्रशतानीह जनयाम् आस पञ्च वै राजेयम् इति विख्यातं क्षत्रम् इन्द्रभयावहम् ॥
rajiḥ putraśatānīha janayām āsa pañca vai rājeyam iti vikhyātaṃ kṣatram indrabhayāvaham //
Raji here begot five hundred sons, a kṣatriya host famed as 'Rājeya', which brought fear to Indra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.4
यत्र दैवासुरे युद्धे समुत्पन्ने सुदारुणे देवाश् चैवासुराश् चैव पितामहम् अथाब्रुवन् ॥
yatra daivāsure yuddhe samutpanne sudāruṇe devāś caivāsurāś caiva pitāmaham athābruvan //
When a most terrible war between the gods and the asuras had broken out there, both the gods and the asuras then spoke to the Grandfather (Brahmā):
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BrP 11.5
आवयोर् भगवन् युद्धे को विजेता भविष्यति ब्रूहि नः सर्वभूतेश श्रोतुम् इच्छाम तत्त्वतः ॥
āvayor bhagavan yuddhe ko vijetā bhaviṣyati brūhi naḥ sarvabhūteśa śrotum icchāma tattvataḥ //
"Lord, who will be the victor in the war between us two? Tell us, O lord of all beings; we wish to hear it as it truly is."
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BrP 11.6
येषाम् अर्थाय संग्रामे रजिर् आत्तायुधः प्रभुः योत्स्यते ते विजेष्यन्ति त्रींल् लोकान् नात्र संशयः ॥
yeṣām arthāya saṃgrāme rajir āttāyudhaḥ prabhuḥ yotsyate te vijeṣyanti trīṃl lokān nātra saṃśayaḥ //
"Those for whose sake the mighty Raji, having taken up his weapon, will fight in the battle — they will conquer the three worlds; there is no doubt here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.7
यतो रजिर् धृतिस् तत्र श्रीश् च तत्र यतो धृतिः यतो धृतिश् च श्रीश् चैव धर्मस् तत्र जयस् तथा ॥
yato rajir dhṛtis tatra śrīś ca tatra yato dhṛtiḥ yato dhṛtiś ca śrīś caiva dharmas tatra jayas tathā //
"Where Raji is, there is firmness; and where firmness is, there is prosperity; and where firmness and prosperity are, there is righteousness and likewise victory."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.8
ते देवा दानवाः प्रीता देवेनोक्ता रजिं तदा अभ्ययुर् जयम् इच्छन्तो वृण्वानास् तं नरर्षभम् ॥
te devā dānavāḥ prītā devenoktā rajiṃ tadā abhyayur jayam icchanto vṛṇvānās taṃ nararṣabham //
Those gods and dānavas, pleased, being (thus) told by the god, then went up to Raji, desiring victory, choosing that bull among men.
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BrP 11.9
स हि स्वर्भानुदौहित्रः प्रभायां समपद्यत राजा परमतेजस्वी सोमवंशविवर्धनः ॥
sa hi svarbhānudauhitraḥ prabhāyāṃ samapadyata rājā paramatejasvī somavaṃśavivardhanaḥ //
For he, the daughter's son of Svarbhānu, was born of Prabhā, a king of the highest splendour, the increaser of the lunar lineage.
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BrP 11.10
ते हृष्टमनसः सर्वे रजिं वै देवदानवाः ऊचुर् अस्मज्जयाय त्वं गृहाण वरकार्मुकम् ॥
te hṛṣṭamanasaḥ sarve rajiṃ vai devadānavāḥ ūcur asmajjayāya tvaṃ gṛhāṇa varakārmukam //
All those gods and dānavas, glad at heart, said to Raji: "Take up your excellent bow for our victory."
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BrP 11.11
अथोवाच रजिस् तत्र तयोर् वै देवदैत्ययोः अर्थज्ञः स्वार्थम् उद्दिश्य यशः स्वं च प्रकाशयन् ॥
athovāca rajis tatra tayor vai devadaityayoḥ arthajñaḥ svārtham uddiśya yaśaḥ svaṃ ca prakāśayan //
Then Raji, who knew (his own) interest, spoke there to those two, the gods and the daityas, aiming at his own advantage and making his own glory manifest:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.12
यदि दैत्यगणान् सर्वाञ् जित्वा वीर्येण वासवः इन्द्रो भवामि धर्मेण ततो योत्स्यामि संयुगे ॥
yadi daityagaṇān sarvāñ jitvā vīryeṇa vāsavaḥ indro bhavāmi dharmeṇa tato yotsyāmi saṃyuge //
"If, having conquered by valour all the hosts of the daityas, I become Indra of the Vasus rightfully, then I shall fight in the battle."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.13
देवाः प्रथमतो विप्राः प्रतीयुर् हृष्टमानसाः एवं यथेष्टं नृपते कामः संपद्यतां तव ॥
devāḥ prathamato viprāḥ pratīyur hṛṣṭamānasāḥ evaṃ yatheṣṭaṃ nṛpate kāmaḥ saṃpadyatāṃ tava //
The gods, O brahmins, first assented, glad at heart: "So be it, O king, just as you wish; let your desire be fulfilled."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.14
श्रुत्वा सुरगणानां तु वाक्यं राजा रजिस् तदा पप्रच्छासुरमुख्यांस् तु यथा देवान् अपृच्छत ॥
śrutvā suragaṇānāṃ tu vākyaṃ rājā rajis tadā papracchāsuramukhyāṃs tu yathā devān apṛcchata //
But having heard the words of the hosts of gods, King Raji then asked the chiefs of the asuras just as he had asked the gods.
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BrP 11.15
दानवा दर्पसंपूर्णाः स्वार्थम् एवावगम्य ह प्रत्यूचुस् तं नृपवरं साभिमानम् इदं वचः ॥
dānavā darpasaṃpūrṇāḥ svārtham evāvagamya ha pratyūcus taṃ nṛpavaraṃ sābhimānam idaṃ vacaḥ //
The dānavas, filled with pride, understanding only their own interest, answered that best of kings with these haughty words:
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BrP 11.16
अस्माकम् इन्द्रः प्रह्रादो यस्यार्थे विजयामहे अस्मिंस् तु समरे राजंस् तिष्ठ त्वं राजसत्तम ॥
asmākam indraḥ prahrādo yasyārthe vijayāmahe asmiṃs tu samare rājaṃs tiṣṭha tvaṃ rājasattama //
"Our Indra is Prahrāda, for whose sake we seek victory. But in this battle, O king, best of kings, do you stand (with us)."
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BrP 11.17
स तथेति ब्रुवन्न् एव देवैर् अप्य् अतिचोदितः भविष्यसीन्द्रो जित्वैनं देवैर् उक्तस् तु पार्थिवः ॥
sa tatheti bruvann eva devair apy aticoditaḥ bhaviṣyasīndro jitvainaṃ devair uktas tu pārthivaḥ //
Even as he was saying "so be it," he was further urged on by the gods as well; "having conquered this one, you shall be Indra" — thus was the king addressed by the gods.
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BrP 11.18
जघान दानवान् सर्वान् ये ऽवध्या वज्रपाणिनः स विप्रनष्टां देवानां परमश्रीः श्रियं वशी ॥
jaghāna dānavān sarvān ye 'vadhyā vajrapāṇinaḥ sa vipranaṣṭāṃ devānāṃ paramaśrīḥ śriyaṃ vaśī //
He slew all the dānavas, those who could not be slain by the wielder of the thunderbolt; he, of supreme splendour and self-controlled, (recovered) the gods' fortune that had been utterly lost —
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BrP 11.19
निहत्य दानवान् सर्वान् आजहार रजिः प्रभुः ततो रजिं महावीर्यं देवैः सह शतक्रतुः ॥
nihatya dānavān sarvān ājahāra rajiḥ prabhuḥ tato rajiṃ mahāvīryaṃ devaiḥ saha śatakratuḥ //
having slain all the dānavas, the mighty Raji brought (it) back. Then Śatakratu, together with the gods, (spoke) to Raji of great valour:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.20
रजिपुत्रो ऽहम् इत्य् उक्त्वा पुनर् एवाब्रवीद् वचः इन्द्रो ऽसि तात देवानां सर्वेषां नात्र संशयः ॥
rajiputro 'ham ity uktvā punar evābravīd vacaḥ indro 'si tāta devānāṃ sarveṣāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ //
Saying "I am Raji's son," (Indra) again spoke these words: "Dear one, you are the Indra of all the gods; there is no doubt of it here."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.21
यस्याहम् इन्द्रः पुत्रस् ते ख्यातिं यास्यामि कर्मभिः स तु शक्रवचः श्रुत्वा वञ्चितस् तेन मायया ॥
yasyāham indraḥ putras te khyātiṃ yāsyāmi karmabhiḥ sa tu śakravacaḥ śrutvā vañcitas tena māyayā //
"Whose son I, Indra, am — by (my) deeds I shall attain renown for you." But he, hearing Śakra's words, was deceived by that trickery of his.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 11.22
तथैवेत्य् अब्रवीद् राजा प्रीयमाणः शतक्रतुम् तस्मिंस् तु देवैः सदृशो दिवं प्राप्ते महीपतौ ॥
tathaivety abravīd rājā prīyamāṇaḥ śatakratum tasmiṃs tu devaiḥ sadṛśo divaṃ prāpte mahīpatau //
"So be it," said the king, showing favour to Śatakratu. But when that lord of the earth, equal to the gods, had gone to heaven,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.23
दायाद्यम् इन्द्राद् आजह्रू राज्यं तत्तनया रजेः पञ्च पुत्रशतान्य् अस्य तद् वै स्थानं शतक्रतोः ॥
dāyādyam indrād ājahrū rājyaṃ tattanayā rajeḥ pañca putraśatāny asya tad vai sthānaṃ śatakratoḥ //
Raji's sons took the kingdom from Indra as their inheritance; his five hundred sons (took) that station which belonged to Śatakratu.
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BrP 11.24
समाक्रामन्त बहुधा स्वर्गलोकं त्रिविष्टपम् ते यदा तु स्वसंमूढा रागोन्मत्ता विधर्मिणः ॥
samākrāmanta bahudhā svargalokaṃ triviṣṭapam te yadā tu svasaṃmūḍhā rāgonmattā vidharmiṇaḥ //
They repeatedly overran the world of heaven, the triple abode. But when they, deluded about themselves, mad with passion, transgressing the law,
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BrP 11.25
ब्रह्मद्विषश् च संवृत्ता हतवीर्यपराक्रमाः ततो लेभे स्वम् ऐश्वर्यम् इन्द्रः स्थानं तथोत्तमम् ॥
brahmadviṣaś ca saṃvṛttā hatavīryaparākramāḥ tato lebhe svam aiśvaryam indraḥ sthānaṃ tathottamam //
and become haters of brahman, had their valour and prowess destroyed, then Indra regained his own lordship and that highest station,
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BrP 11.26
हत्वा रजिसुतान् सर्वान् कामक्रोधपरायणान् य इदं च्यावनं स्थानात् प्रतिष्ठानं शतक्रतोः शृणुयाद् धारयेद् वापि न स दौर्गत्यम् आप्नुयात् ॥
hatvā rajisutān sarvān kāmakrodhaparāyaṇān ya idaṃ cyāvanaṃ sthānāt pratiṣṭhānaṃ śatakratoḥ śṛṇuyād dhārayed vāpi na sa daurgatyam āpnuyāt //
having slain all Raji's sons, who were given over to desire and anger. Whoever should hear or should retain this (account) of the fall from station and the re-establishment of Śatakratu will not meet with misfortune.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.27
रम्भो ऽनपत्यस् त्व् आसीच् च वंशं वक्ष्याम्य् अनेनसः अनेनसः सुतो राजा प्रतिक्षत्रो महायशाः ॥
rambho 'napatyas tv āsīc ca vaṃśaṃ vakṣyāmy anenasaḥ anenasaḥ suto rājā pratikṣatro mahāyaśāḥ //
But Rambha was without offspring; I shall declare the lineage of Anenas. The son of Anenas was the king Pratikṣatra, of great fame.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.28
प्रतिक्षत्रसुतश् चासीत् संजयो नाम विश्रुतः संजयस्य जयः पुत्रो विजयस् तस्य चात्मजः ॥
pratikṣatrasutaś cāsīt saṃjayo nāma viśrutaḥ saṃjayasya jayaḥ putro vijayas tasya cātmajaḥ //
And Pratikṣatra's son was the renowned one named Saṃjaya; Saṃjaya's son was Jaya, and his son was Vijaya.
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BrP 11.29
विजयस्य कृतिः पुत्रस् तस्य हर्यत्वतः सुतः हर्यत्वतसुतो राजा सहदेवः प्रतापवान् ॥
vijayasya kṛtiḥ putras tasya haryatvataḥ sutaḥ haryatvatasuto rājā sahadevaḥ pratāpavān //
Vijaya's son was Kṛti; his son was Haryatvata; Haryatvata's son was the mighty king Sahadeva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.30
सहदेवस्य धर्मात्मा नदीन इति विश्रुतः नदीनस्य जयत्सेनो जयत्सेनस्य संकृतिः ॥
sahadevasya dharmātmā nadīna iti viśrutaḥ nadīnasya jayatseno jayatsenasya saṃkṛtiḥ //
Sahadeva's (son) was the righteous one known as Nadīna; Nadīna's (son) was Jayatsena, and Jayatsena's was Saṃkṛti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.31
संकृतेर् अपि धर्मात्मा क्षत्रवृद्धो महायशाः अनेनसः समाख्याताः क्षत्रवृद्धस्य चापरः ॥
saṃkṛter api dharmātmā kṣatravṛddho mahāyaśāḥ anenasaḥ samākhyātāḥ kṣatravṛddhasya cāparaḥ //
And Saṃkṛti's (son) was the righteous Kṣatravṛddha, of great fame. (Thus) the descendants of Anenas have been recounted; and another (line), that of Kṣatravṛddha (follows).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 11.32
क्षत्रवृद्धात्मजस् तत्र सुनहोत्रो महायशाः सुनहोत्रस्य दायादास् त्रयः परमधार्मिकाः ॥
kṣatravṛddhātmajas tatra sunahotro mahāyaśāḥ sunahotrasya dāyādās trayaḥ paramadhārmikāḥ //
There Kṣatravṛddha's son was Sunahotra, of great fame; Sunahotra had three heirs, supremely righteous.
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BrP 11.33
काशः शलश् च द्वाव् एतौ तथा गृत्समदः प्रभुः पुत्रो गृत्समदस्यापि शुनको यस्य शौनकः ॥
kāśaḥ śalaś ca dvāv etau tathā gṛtsamadaḥ prabhuḥ putro gṛtsamadasyāpi śunako yasya śaunakaḥ //
Kāśa and Śala, these two, and also the lord Gṛtsamada. Gṛtsamada's son was Śunaka, whose (son was) Śaunaka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.34
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रियाश् चैव वैश्याः शूद्रास् तथैव च शलात्मज आर्ष्टिसेणस् तनयस् तस्य काश्यपः ॥
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyāś caiva vaiśyāḥ śūdrās tathaiva ca śalātmaja ārṣṭiseṇas tanayas tasya kāśyapaḥ //
(From him came) brahmins, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas, and likewise śūdras. Śala's son was Ārṣṭiseṇa; his son was Kāśyapa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.35
काशस्य काशिपो राजा पुत्रो दीर्घतपास् तथा धनुस् तु दीर्घतपसो विद्वान् धन्वन्तरिस् ततः ॥
kāśasya kāśipo rājā putro dīrghatapās tathā dhanus tu dīrghatapaso vidvān dhanvantaris tataḥ //
Kāśa's son was king Kāśipa, and (his) son Dīrghatapas; Dīrghatapas' (son) was Dhanu, and from him the learned Dhanvantari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.36
तपसो ऽन्ते सुमहतो जातो वृद्धस्य धीमतः पुनर् धन्वन्तरिर् देवो मानुषेष्व् इह जन्मनि ॥
tapaso 'nte sumahato jāto vṛddhasya dhīmataḥ punar dhanvantarir devo mānuṣeṣv iha janmani //
At the end of very great austerity (Dhanvantari) was born to the aged, wise (Dhanu) — the god Dhanvantari again, in a birth here among men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.37
तस्य गेहे समुत्पन्नो देवो धन्वन्तरिस् तदा काशिराजो महाराजः सर्वरोगप्रणाशनः ॥
tasya gehe samutpanno devo dhanvantaris tadā kāśirājo mahārājaḥ sarvarogapraṇāśanaḥ //
In his house the god Dhanvantari was then born, the king of Kāśi, a great king, destroyer of all diseases.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.38
आयुर्वेदं भरद्वाजात् प्राप्येह स भिषक्क्रियः तम् अष्टधा पुनर् व्यस्य शिष्येभ्यः प्रत्यपादयत् ॥
āyurvedaṃ bharadvājāt prāpyeha sa bhiṣakkriyaḥ tam aṣṭadhā punar vyasya śiṣyebhyaḥ pratyapādayat //
Having obtained the Āyurveda from Bharadvāja here, he was a practitioner of medicine; dividing it again into eight parts, he imparted it to his pupils.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.39
धन्वन्तरेस् तु तनयः केतुमान् इति विश्रुतः अथ केतुमतः पुत्रो वीरो भीमरथः स्मृतः ॥
dhanvantares tu tanayaḥ ketumān iti viśrutaḥ atha ketumataḥ putro vīro bhīmarathaḥ smṛtaḥ //
But Dhanvantari's son was the one renowned as Ketumān; then Ketumān's son is recorded as the hero Bhīmaratha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.40
पुत्रो भीमरथस्यापि दिवोदासः प्रजेश्वरः दिवोदासस् तु धर्मात्मा वाराणस्यधिपो ऽभवत् ॥
putro bhīmarathasyāpi divodāsaḥ prajeśvaraḥ divodāsas tu dharmātmā vārāṇasyadhipo 'bhavat //
Bhīmaratha's son too was Divodāsa, lord of creatures; and Divodāsa, righteous in soul, became the ruler of Vārāṇasī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.41
एतस्मिन्न् एव काले तु पुरीं वाराणसीं द्विजाः शून्यां निवेशयाम् आस क्षेमको नाम राक्षसः ॥
etasminn eva kāle tu purīṃ vārāṇasīṃ dvijāḥ śūnyāṃ niveśayām āsa kṣemako nāma rākṣasaḥ //
But at just this time, O brahmins, a rākṣasa named Kṣemaka settled in the city of Vārāṇasī, which was empty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.42
शप्ता हि सा मतिमता निकुम्भेन महात्मना शून्या वर्षसहस्रं वै भवित्री तु न संशयः ॥
śaptā hi sā matimatā nikumbhena mahātmanā śūnyā varṣasahasraṃ vai bhavitrī tu na saṃśayaḥ //
For it had been cursed by the wise, great-souled Nikumbha: it would surely be empty for a thousand years — of this there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.43
तस्यां हि शप्तमात्रायां दिवोदासः प्रजेश्वरः विषयान्ते पुरीं रम्यां गोमत्यां संन्यवेशयत् ॥
tasyāṃ hi śaptamātrāyāṃ divodāsaḥ prajeśvaraḥ viṣayānte purīṃ ramyāṃ gomatyāṃ saṃnyaveśayat //
For as soon as it was cursed, Divodāsa, lord of creatures, established a lovely city on the Gomatī at the border of his territory.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.44
भद्रश्रेण्यस्य पूर्वं तु पुरी वाराणसी अभूत् भद्रश्रेण्यस्य पुत्राणां शतम् उत्तमधन्विनाम् ॥
bhadraśreṇyasya pūrvaṃ tu purī vārāṇasī abhūt bhadraśreṇyasya putrāṇāṃ śatam uttamadhanvinām //
Formerly the city of Vārāṇasī belonged to Bhadraśreṇya; and Bhadraśreṇya had a hundred sons who were excellent bowmen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.45
हत्वा निवेशयाम् आस दिवोदासो नराधिपः भद्रश्रेण्यस्य तद् राज्यं हृतं येन बलीयसा ॥
hatvā niveśayām āsa divodāso narādhipaḥ bhadraśreṇyasya tad rājyaṃ hṛtaṃ yena balīyasā //
Having killed (them), Divodāsa, the lord of men, settled (the city) — he, the mightier one, by whom that kingdom of Bhadraśreṇya was taken away.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.46
भद्रश्रेण्यस्य पुत्रस् तु दुर्दमो नाम विश्रुतः दिवोदासेन बालेति घृणया स विसर्जितः ॥
bhadraśreṇyasya putras tu durdamo nāma viśrutaḥ divodāsena bāleti ghṛṇayā sa visarjitaḥ //
But Bhadraśreṇya had a son renowned by the name Durdama; he was let go by Divodāsa out of compassion, (thinking) "he is a child."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.47
हैहयस्य तु दायाद्यं हृतवान् वै महीपतिः आजह्रे पितृदायाद्यं दिवोदासहृतं बलात् ॥
haihayasya tu dāyādyaṃ hṛtavān vai mahīpatiḥ ājahre pitṛdāyādyaṃ divodāsahṛtaṃ balāt //
But the king seized the inheritance of the Haihaya; by force he took back his father's inheritance that had been carried off by Divodāsa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.48
भद्रश्रेण्यस्य पुत्रेण दुर्दमेन महात्मना वैरस्यान्तो महाभागाः कृतश् चात्मीयतेजसा ॥
bhadraśreṇyasya putreṇa durdamena mahātmanā vairasyānto mahābhāgāḥ kṛtaś cātmīyatejasā //
By Bhadraśreṇya's son, the great-souled Durdama, an end was made to the enmity, O greatly fortunate ones, by his own energy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.49
दिवोदासाद् दृषद्वत्यां वीरो जज्ञे प्रतर्दनः तेन बालेन पुत्रेण प्रहृतं तु पुनर् बलम् ॥
divodāsād dṛṣadvatyāṃ vīro jajñe pratardanaḥ tena bālena putreṇa prahṛtaṃ tu punar balam //
From Divodāsa, in Dṛṣadvatī, was born the hero Pratardana; and by that son, (still) a boy, the (enemy's) force was struck down again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.50
प्रतर्दनस्य पुत्रौ द्वौ वत्सभर्गौ सुविश्रुतौ वत्सपुत्रो ह्य् अलर्कस् तु संनतिस् तस्य चात्मजः ॥
pratardanasya putrau dvau vatsabhargau suviśrutau vatsaputro hy alarkas tu saṃnatis tasya cātmajaḥ //
Pratardana had two well-renowned sons, Vatsa and Bharga; Vatsa's son was Alarka, and his son was Saṃnati.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.51
अलर्कस् तस्य पुत्रस् तु ब्रह्मण्यः सत्यसंगरः अलर्कं प्रति राजर्षिं श्लोको गीतः पुरातनैः ॥
alarkas tasya putras tu brahmaṇyaḥ satyasaṃgaraḥ alarkaṃ prati rājarṣiṃ śloko gītaḥ purātanaiḥ //
His son was Alarka, devoted to brahmins, true to his promises; concerning the royal sage Alarka a verse was sung by men of old.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.52
षष्टिर् वर्षसहस्राणि षष्टिर् वर्षशतानि च युवा रूपेण संपन्नः प्राग् आसीच् च कुलोद्वहः ॥
ṣaṣṭir varṣasahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭir varṣaśatāni ca yuvā rūpeṇa saṃpannaḥ prāg āsīc ca kulodvahaḥ //
For sixty thousand years and sixty hundred years this upholder of his line was formerly young and endowed with beauty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.53
लोपामुद्राप्रसादेन परमायुर् अवाप्तवान् तस्यासीत् सुमहद् राज्यं रूपयौवनशालिनः ॥
lopāmudrāprasādena paramāyur avāptavān tasyāsīt sumahad rājyaṃ rūpayauvanaśālinaḥ //
By the favour of Lopāmudrā he obtained the utmost span of life; and vast was the kingdom of him who possessed beauty and youth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.54
शापस्यान्ते महाबाहुर् हत्वा क्षेमकराक्षसम् रम्यां निवेशयाम् आस पुरीं वाराणसीं पुनः ॥
śāpasyānte mahābāhur hatvā kṣemakarākṣasam ramyāṃ niveśayām āsa purīṃ vārāṇasīṃ punaḥ //
At the end of the curse, the mighty-armed one, having slain the rākṣasa Kṣemaka, again settled the lovely city of Vārāṇasī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.55
संनतेर् अपि दायादः सुनीथो नाम धार्मिकः सुनीथस्य तु दायादः क्षेमो नाम महायशाः ॥
saṃnater api dāyādaḥ sunītho nāma dhārmikaḥ sunīthasya tu dāyādaḥ kṣemo nāma mahāyaśāḥ //
Saṃnati's heir too was a righteous man named Sunītha; and Sunītha's heir was one of great fame named Kṣema.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.56
क्षेमस्य केतुमान् पुत्रः सुकेतुस् तस्य चात्मजः सुकेतोस् तनयश् चापि धर्मकेतुर् इति स्मृतः ॥
kṣemasya ketumān putraḥ suketus tasya cātmajaḥ suketos tanayaś cāpi dharmaketur iti smṛtaḥ //
Kṣema's son was Ketumān, and his son was Suketu; and Suketu's son is remembered as Dharmaketu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.57
धर्मकेतोस् तु दायादः सत्यकेतुर् महारथः सत्यकेतुसुतश् चापि विभुर् नाम प्रजेश्वरः ॥
dharmaketos tu dāyādaḥ satyaketur mahārathaḥ satyaketusutaś cāpi vibhur nāma prajeśvaraḥ //
Dharmaketu's heir was the great chariot-warrior Satyaketu; and Satyaketu's son was the lord of creatures named Vibhu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.58
आनर्तस् तु विभोः पुत्रः सुकुमारश् च तत्सुतः सुकुमारस्य पुत्रस् तु धृष्टकेतुः सुधार्मिकः ॥
ānartas tu vibhoḥ putraḥ sukumāraś ca tatsutaḥ sukumārasya putras tu dhṛṣṭaketuḥ sudhārmikaḥ //
Ānarta was Vibhu's son, and his son was Sukumāra; and Sukumāra's son was the very righteous Dhṛṣṭaketu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.59
धृष्टकेतोस् तु दायादो वेणुहोत्रः प्रजेश्वरः वेणुहोत्रसुतश् चापि भार्गो नाम प्रजेश्वरः ॥
dhṛṣṭaketos tu dāyādo veṇuhotraḥ prajeśvaraḥ veṇuhotrasutaś cāpi bhārgo nāma prajeśvaraḥ //
Dhṛṣṭaketu's heir was Veṇuhotra, lord of creatures; and Veṇuhotra's son was the lord of creatures named Bhārga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.60
वत्सस्य वत्सभूमिस् तु भार्गभूमिस् तु भार्गजः एते त्व् अङ्गिरसः पुत्रा जाता वंशे ऽथ भार्गव ॥
vatsasya vatsabhūmis tu bhārgabhūmis tu bhārgajaḥ ete tv aṅgirasaḥ putrā jātā vaṃśe 'tha bhārgava //
Of Vatsa (was born) Vatsabhūmi, and Bhārgabhūmi was Bhārga's son. These were the sons of Aṅgiras, born in the line, O Bhārgava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 11.61
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्यास् त्रयः पुत्राः सहस्रशः इत्य् एते काश्यपाः प्रोक्ता नहुषस्य निबोधत ॥
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyās trayaḥ putrāḥ sahasraśaḥ ity ete kāśyapāḥ proktā nahuṣasya nibodhata //
Brahmins, Kṣatriyas and Vaiśyas — three (kinds of) sons, by the thousands. These are declared to be the descendants of Kaśyapa; now learn of Nahuṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain