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SB 12.1.14

Devanāgarī

मौर्या ह्येते दश नृपा: सप्तत्रिंशच्छतोत्तरम् । समा भोक्ष्यन्ति पृथिवीं कलौ कुरुकुलोद्वह ॥ १४ ॥

Text

mauryā hy ete daśa nṛpāḥ sapta-triṁśac-chatottaram samā bhokṣyanti pṛthivīṁ kalau kuru-kulodvaha

Synonyms

mauryāḥ—the Mauryas;hi—indeed;ete—these;daśa—ten;nṛpāḥ—kings;sapta-triṁśat—thirty-seven;śata—one hundred;uttaram—more than;samāḥ—years;bhokṣyanti—they will rule;pṛthivīm—the earth;kalau—in Kali-yuga;kuru-kula—of the Kuru dynasty;udvaha—O most eminent hero.

Translation

O best of the Kurus, these ten Maurya kings will rule the earth for 137 years of the Kali-yuga.

Purport

Although nine kings are mentioned by name, Daśaratha appeared after Sujyeṣṭha, before the rule of Saṅgata, and thus there are ten Maurya kings.
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