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Chapter 23: The Dynasties of the Sons of Yayāti

Verse 3–4 of 30
SB 9.23.3-4

शिबिर्वरः कृमिर्दक्षश्चत्वारोशीनरात्मजाः वृषादर्भः सुधीरश्च मद्रः केकय आत्मवान् शिबेश्चत्वार एवासंस्तितिक्षोश्च रुषद्रथः ततो होमो ऽथ सुतपा बलिः सुतपसो ऽभवत्

śibir varaḥ kṛmir dakṣaś catvārośīnarātmajāḥ vṛṣādarbhaḥ sudhīraś ca madraḥ kekaya ātmavān śibeś catvāra evāsaṁs titikṣoś ca ruṣadrathaḥ tato homo 'tha sutapā baliḥ sutapaso 'bhavat

Synonyms

śibiḥ—Śibi; varaḥ—Vara; kṛmiḥ—Kṛmi; dakṣaḥ—Dakṣa; catvāraḥ—four; uśīnara-ātmajāḥ—the sons of Uśīnara; vṛṣādarbhaḥ—Vṛṣādarbha; sudhīraḥ ca—as well as Sudhīra; madraḥ—Madra; kekayaḥ—Kekaya; ātmavān—self-realized; śibeḥ—of Śibi; catvāraḥ—four; eva—indeed; āsan—there were; titikṣoḥ—of Titikṣu; ca—also; ruṣadrathaḥ—a son named Ruṣadratha; tataḥ—from him (Ruṣadratha); homaḥ—Homa; atha—from him (Homa); sutapāḥ—Sutapā; baliḥ—Bali; sutapasaḥ—of Sutapā; abhavat—there was..

Translation

The four sons of Uśīnara were Śibi, Vara, Kṛmi and Dakṣa, and from Śibi again came four sons, named Vṛṣādarbha, Sudhīra, Madra and ātma-tattva-vit Kekaya. The son of Titikṣu was Ruṣadratha. From Ruṣadratha came Homa; from Homa, Sutapā; and from Sutapā, Bali.

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