Harivamsha — Chapter 26
HV 26.1
क्रोष्टोर् एवाभवत् पुत्रो वृजिनीवान् महायशाः वार्जिनीवतम् इच्छन्ति स्वाहिं स्वाहाकृतां वरम्
kroṣṭor evābhavat putro vṛjinīvān mahāyaśāḥ vārjinīvatam icchanti svāhiṃ svāhākṛtāṃ varam
Of Kroṣṭu there was a son, Vṛjinīvān, of great fame; (of him) they hold Svāhi to be the son of Vṛjinīvān, best of those who make the svāhā offering.
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HV 26.2
स्वाहिपुत्रो ऽभवद् राजा रुषद्गुर् वदतां वरः महाक्रतुभिर् ईजे यो विविधैर् आप्तदक्षिणैः
svāhiputro 'bhavad rājā ruṣadgur vadatāṃ varaḥ mahākratubhir īje yo vividhair āptadakṣiṇaiḥ
Svāhi's son was king Ruṣadgu, best of speakers, who sacrificed with great and various rites at which the sacrificial fees were duly given.
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HV 26.3
शतप्रसूतिम् इच्छन् वै रुषद्गुः सो ऽग्र्यम् आत्मजम् चित्रैश् चित्ररथस् तस्य पुत्रः कर्मभिर् अन्वितः
śataprasūtim icchan vai ruṣadguḥ so 'gryam ātmajam citraiś citrarathas tasya putraḥ karmabhir anvitaḥ
Ruṣadgu, desiring a hundredfold progeny, (begot) his foremost son; his son was Citraratha, endowed with brilliant deeds.
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HV 26.4
आसीच् चैत्ररथिर् वीरो यज्वा विपुलदक्षिणः शशबिन्दुः परं वृत्तं राजर्षीणाम् अनुष्ठितः
āsīc caitrarathir vīro yajvā vipuladakṣiṇaḥ śaśabinduḥ paraṃ vṛttaṃ rājarṣīṇām anuṣṭhitaḥ
Citraratha's son was the hero Śaśabindu, a sacrificer who gave abundant fees, who followed the highest conduct of royal sages.
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HV 26.5
पृथुश्रवाः पृथुयशा राजासीच् छाशबिन्दुजः शंसन्ति च पुराणज्ञाः पार्थश्रवसम् अन्तरम्
pṛthuśravāḥ pṛthuyaśā rājāsīc chāśabindujaḥ śaṃsanti ca purāṇajñāḥ pārthaśravasam antaram
Śaśabindu's son was king Pṛthuśravas, of wide renown; and those versed in the ancient lore declare Antara to be the son of Pṛthuśravas.
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HV 26.7
अन्तरस्य सुयज्ञस् तु सुयज्ञतनयो ऽभवत् उषतो यज्ञम् अखिलं स्वधर्मम् उषतां वरः ॥ ह्व्_२६।६ उद्यतस् तस्य धर्मात्मा+ +भवत् पुत्रवतांवरः । शिनेयुर् अभवत् पुत्र उषतः शत्रुतापनः मरुत्तस् तस्य तनयो राजर्षिर् अभवन् नृपः
antarasya suyajñas tu suyajñatanayo 'bhavat uṣato yajñam akhilaṃ svadharmam uṣatāṃ varaḥ // HV_26.6 udyatas tasya dharmātmā+ +bhavat putravatāṃvaraḥ | śineyur abhavat putra uṣataḥ śatrutāpanaḥ maruttas tasya tanayo rājarṣir abhavan nṛpaḥ
Antara's son was Suyajña, and Suyajña's son was Uṣat, best of those who dwell (well), (who performed) the whole sacrifice as his own duty. // His son was Udyata, righteous of soul, the best of those who have sons. Uṣat's son was Śineyu, scorcher of foes. His son was Marutta, a king who was a royal sage.
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HV 26.8
मरुत्तो ऽलभत ज्येष्ठं सुतं कम्बलबर्हिषम् चचार परमं धर्मम् अमर्षात् प्रेत्यभाववित्
marutto 'labhata jyeṣṭhaṃ sutaṃ kambalabarhiṣam cacāra paramaṃ dharmam amarṣāt pretyabhāvavit
Marutta obtained an eldest son, Kambalabarhis; knowing the state after death, he practised the highest dharma out of (righteous) indignation.
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HV 26.9
शतप्रसूतिम् इच्छन् वै सुतं कम्बलबर्हिषः बभूव रुक्मकवचः शतप्रसवतः सुतः
śataprasūtim icchan vai sutaṃ kambalabarhiṣaḥ babhūva rukmakavacaḥ śataprasavataḥ sutaḥ
Desiring a hundredfold progeny, (Marutta obtained) Kambalabarhis as son; Rukmakavaca was the son of Śataprasavat.
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HV 26.10
निहत्य रुक्मकवचः शतं कवचिनां रणे धन्विनां निशितैर् बाणैर् अवाप श्रियम् उत्तमाम्
nihatya rukmakavacaḥ śataṃ kavacināṃ raṇe dhanvināṃ niśitair bāṇair avāpa śriyam uttamām
Rukmakavaca, having slain in battle a hundred armoured bowmen with his sharp arrows, obtained the highest prosperity.
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HV 26.11
जज्ञे च रुक्मकवचात् पराजित् परवीरहा जज्ञिरे पञ्च पुत्रास् तु महावीर्याः पराजिताः रुक्मेषुः पृथुरुक्मश् च ज्यामघः पालितो हरिः
jajñe ca rukmakavacāt parājit paravīrahā jajñire pañca putrās tu mahāvīryāḥ parājitāḥ rukmeṣuḥ pṛthurukmaś ca jyāmaghaḥ pālito hariḥ
And from Rukmakavaca was born Parājit, slayer of enemy heroes; and to Parājit were born five sons of great valour: Rukmeṣu, Pṛthurukma, Jyāmagha, Pālita and Hari.
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HV 26.12
पालितं च हरिं चैव विदेहेभ्यः पिता ददौ रुक्मेषुर् अभवद् राजा पृथुरुक्मश् च संश्रितः ताभ्यां प्रव्राजितो राज्याज् ज्यामघो ऽवसद् आश्रमे
pālitaṃ ca hariṃ caiva videhebhyaḥ pitā dadau rukmeṣur abhavad rājā pṛthurukmaś ca saṃśritaḥ tābhyāṃ pravrājito rājyāj jyāmagho 'vasad āśrame
The father gave Pālita and Hari to the Videhas; Rukmeṣu became king and Pṛthurukma attached himself (to him); banished from the kingdom by those two, Jyāmagha lived in a hermitage.
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HV 26.13
प्रशान्तः स वनस्थस् तु ब्राह्मणेनावबोधितः जगाम रथम् आस्थाय देशम् अन्यं ध्वजी रथी
praśāntaḥ sa vanasthas tu brāhmaṇenāvabodhitaḥ jagāma ratham āsthāya deśam anyaṃ dhvajī rathī
He, tranquil and dwelling in the forest, was roused by a brahmin, and mounting his chariot went to another country, with his banner and his chariot.
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HV 26.14
नर्मदाकूलम् एकाकी नर्मदां मृत्तिकावतीम् ऋक्षवन्तं गिरिं जित्वा शुक्तिमत्याम् उवास सः
narmadākūlam ekākī narmadāṃ mṛttikāvatīm ṛkṣavantaṃ giriṃ jitvā śuktimatyām uvāsa saḥ
Alone, (he went to) the bank of the Narmadā, the Narmadā, Mṛttikāvatī; having conquered the Ṛkṣavat mountain, he dwelt on the Śuktimatī.
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HV 26.15
ज्यामघस्याभवद् भार्या चैत्रा परिणता सती अपुत्रो ऽपि च राजा स नान्यां भार्याम् अविन्दत
jyāmaghasyābhavad bhāryā caitrā pariṇatā satī aputro 'pi ca rājā sa nānyāṃ bhāryām avindata
Jyāmagha's wife was Caitrā, a virtuous woman advanced in years; and though sonless, that king took no other wife.
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HV 26.16
तस्यासीद् विजयो युद्धे तत्र कन्याम् अवाप सः रथम् आरोप्य सा नीता पत्न्यर्थं स्त्रीनिवेशनम् ॥ तां दृष्ट्वा रुषिता शैब्या भर्तारम् इदम् अब्रवीत् । किमर्थम् इयम् आनीता सपत्नी दुर्नया मम । भार्याम् उवाच संत्रासात् स्नुषेति स नरेश्वरः
tasyāsīd vijayo yuddhe tatra kanyām avāpa saḥ ratham āropya sā nītā patnyarthaṃ strīniveśanam || tāṃ dṛṣṭvā ruṣitā śaibyā bhartāram idam abravīt | kimartham iyam ānītā sapatnī durnayā mama | bhāryām uvāca saṃtrāsāt snuṣeti sa nareśvaraḥ
He was victorious in battle, and there he won a maiden; setting her on his chariot she was brought to the women's quarters to be his wife. Seeing her, Śaibyā, enraged, said this to her husband: 'For what purpose has this ill-conducted rival wife of mine been brought here?' Out of fear the lord of men said to his wife, 'She is a daughter-in-law.'
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HV 26.17
एतच् छ्रुत्वाब्रवीद् एनं कस्य चेयं स्नुषेति वै न हि प्रसूता पुत्रेण नान्या भार्यास्ति तेऽनघ । स्नुषा संबन्धवाग् एषा कतमेन सुतेन ते । अब्रवीत् तद् उपश्रुत्य ज्यामघोराजसत्तमः । यस् ते जनिष्यते पुत्रस् तस्य भार्येति जातभीः
etac chrutvābravīd enaṃ kasya ceyaṃ snuṣeti vai na hi prasūtā putreṇa nānyā bhāryāsti te'nagha | snuṣā saṃbandhavāg eṣā katamena sutena te | abravīt tad upaśrutya jyāmaghorājasattamaḥ | yas te janiṣyate putras tasya bhāryeti jātabhīḥ
Hearing this she said to him, 'And whose daughter-in-law is she? For I have not borne a son, and you have no other wife, O blameless one. This word "daughter-in-law" implies a relation — by which son of yours (is she so)?' Hearing that, Jyāmagha, best of kings, seized with fear, said: 'She is the wife of the son who shall be born to you.'
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HV 26.18
उग्रेण तपसा तस्याः कन्यायाः सा व्यजायत पुत्र्यां विदर्भं सुभागा चैत्रा परिणता सती
ugreṇa tapasā tasyāḥ kanyāyāḥ sā vyajāyata putryāṃ vidarbhaṃ subhāgā caitrā pariṇatā satī
By fierce austerity that maiden gave birth: in the daughter (of the king) the fortunate Caitrā, having come to maturity, brought forth Vidarbha.
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HV 26.20
राजपुत्र्यां तु विद्वांसौ स्नुषायां क्रथकैशिकौ पश्चाद् विदर्भो ऽजनयच् छूरौ रणविशारदौ ॥ ह्व्_२६।१९ लोमपादं तृतीयं तु पुत्रंपरमधार्मिकम् ॥ लोमपादात्मजो बभ्रुर् आह्वतिस् तस्य चात्मजः । आह्वतेः कैशिकश् चैव विद्वान् परमधार्मिकः । कैशिकस्य चिदिः पुत्रस् तस्माच् चैद्या नृपाः स्मृताः । भीमो विदर्भस्य सुतः कुन्तिस् तस्यात्मजो ऽभवत् कुन्तेर् धृष्टः सुतो जज्ञे रणधृष्टः प्रतापवान्
rājaputryāṃ tu vidvāṃsau snuṣāyāṃ krathakaiśikau paścād vidarbho 'janayac chūrau raṇaviśāradau // HV_26.19 lomapādaṃ tṛtīyaṃ tu putraṃparamadhārmikam || lomapādātmajo babhrur āhvatis tasya cātmajaḥ | āhvateḥ kaiśikaś caiva vidvān paramadhārmikaḥ | kaiśikasya cidiḥ putras tasmāc caidyā nṛpāḥ smṛtāḥ | bhīmo vidarbhasya sutaḥ kuntis tasyātmajo 'bhavat kunter dhṛṣṭaḥ suto jajñe raṇadhṛṣṭaḥ pratāpavān
Afterwards Vidarbha begot upon that royal daughter, his daughter-in-law, the two learned ones, Kratha and Kaiśika, heroes skilled in battle; and a third son, Lomapāda, supremely righteous. Lomapāda's son was Babhru, and his son was Āhvati; Āhvati's son was Kaiśika, learned and supremely righteous. Kaiśika's son was Cidi, and from him the Caidya kings are reckoned. Bhīma was Vidarbha's son, and his son was Kunti; of Kunti was born the son Dhṛṣṭa, bold in battle and of great might.
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HV 26.21
धृष्टस्य जज्ञिरे शूरास् त्रयः परमधार्मिकाः आवन्तश् च दशार्हश् च बली विष्णुहरश् च यः
dhṛṣṭasya jajñire śūrās trayaḥ paramadhārmikāḥ āvantaś ca daśārhaś ca balī viṣṇuharaś ca yaḥ
To Dhṛṣṭa were born three heroes, supremely righteous: Āvanta, and Daśārha, and the strong Viṣṇuhara.
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HV 26.22
दशार्हस्य सुतो व्योमा विद्वाञ् जीमूत उच्यते जीमूतपुत्रो वृकतिस् तस्य भीमरथः सुतः
daśārhasya suto vyomā vidvāñ jīmūta ucyate jīmūtaputro vṛkatis tasya bhīmarathaḥ sutaḥ
Daśārha's son was Vyomā, and the learned (son of Vyomā) is called Jīmūta; Jīmūta's son was Vṛkati, and his son was Bhīmaratha.
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HV 26.23
अथ भीमरथस्यासीत् पुत्रो नवरथस् तथा तस्य चासीद् दशरथः शकुनिस् तस्य चात्मजः
atha bhīmarathasyāsīt putro navarathas tathā tasya cāsīd daśarathaḥ śakunis tasya cātmajaḥ
Then Bhīmaratha had a son, Navaratha; and he had Daśaratha, and his son was Śakuni.
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HV 26.24
तस्मात् करम्भः कारम्भिर् देवरातो ऽभवन् नृपः देवक्षत्रो ऽभवत् तस्य दैवक्षत्रिर् महात्मनः
tasmāt karambhaḥ kārambhir devarāto 'bhavan nṛpaḥ devakṣatro 'bhavat tasya daivakṣatrir mahātmanaḥ
From him (came) Karambha; the son of Karambha was king Devarāta; his son was Devakṣatra, and of that great one (came) the son of Devakṣatra.
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HV 26.25
देवगर्भसमो जज्ञे देवक्षत्रस्य नन्दनः मधूनां वंशकृद् राजा मधुर् मधुरवाग् अपि
devagarbhasamo jajñe devakṣatrasya nandanaḥ madhūnāṃ vaṃśakṛd rājā madhur madhuravāg api
Devakṣatra's delight of a son was born, equal to a child of the gods: king Madhu, founder of the line of the Madhus, sweet also in speech.
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HV 26.26
मधोर् जज्ञे तु वैदर्भ्यां पुरुत्वान् पुरुषोत्तमः पुत्रो मरुवसस् तथा । आसीन् मरुवसः पुत्रः । माता जज्ञे ऽथ वैदर्भ्यां भद्रवत्यां कुरूद्वह
madhor jajñe tu vaidarbhyāṃ purutvān puruṣottamaḥ putro maruvasas tathā | āsīn maruvasaḥ putraḥ | mātā jajñe 'tha vaidarbhyāṃ bhadravatyāṃ kurūdvaha
And of Madhu there was born, from a Vaidarbhī wife, by reason of his abundance, the best of men as a son, namely Maruvasa; and Maruvasa had a son. Then, O upholder of the Kurus, Mātā was born of the Vaidarbhī woman Bhadravatī.
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HV 26.28
एक्ष्वाकी चाभवद् भार्या मातुस् तस्याम् अजायत सर्वसत्त्वगुणोपेतः सात्वतां कीर्तिवर्धनः ॥ ह्व्_२६।२७ यत्रासन् सद्गुणोपेताः सात्वताः कुलवर्धनाः । इमां विसृष्टिं विज्ञाय ज्यामघस्य महात्मनः युज्यते परया प्रीत्या प्रजावांश् च भवत्य् उत
ekṣvākī cābhavad bhāryā mātus tasyām ajāyata sarvasattvaguṇopetaḥ sātvatāṃ kīrtivardhanaḥ // HV_26.27 yatrāsan sadguṇopetāḥ sātvatāḥ kulavardhanāḥ | imāṃ visṛṣṭiṃ vijñāya jyāmaghasya mahātmanaḥ yujyate parayā prītyā prajāvāṃś ca bhavaty uta
And an Ikṣvāku princess became the wife of Mātā; upon her was born (a son) endowed with all good qualities, who increased the fame of the Sātvatas — among whom were the Sātvatas, endowed with good qualities, increasers of their line. One who learns this genealogy of the great-souled Jyāmagha is joined with the highest joy and becomes rich in offspring.
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