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SB 9.10.1

Devanāgarī

श्रीशुक उवाच खट्‍वाङ्गाद् दीर्घबाहुश्च रघुस्तस्मात् पृथुश्रवा: । अजस्ततो महाराजस्तस्माद् दशरथोऽभवत् ॥ १ ॥

Text

śrī-śuka uvāca khaṭvāṅgād dīrghabāhuś ca raghus tasmāt pṛthu-śravāḥ ajas tato mahā-rājas tasmād daśaratho ’bhavat

Synonyms

śrī-śukaḥuvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said;khaṭvāṅgāt—from Mahārāja Khaṭvāṅga;dīrghabāhuḥ—the son named Dīrghabāhu;ca—and;raghuḥtasmāt—from him Raghu was born;pṛthu-śravāḥ—saintly and celebrated;ajaḥ—the son named Aja;tataḥ—from him;mahā-rājaḥ—the great king called Mahārāja Daśaratha;tasmāt—from Aja;daśarathaḥ—by the name Daśaratha;abhavat—was born.

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The son of Mahārāja Khaṭvāṅga was Dīrghabāhu, and his son was the celebrated Mahārāja Raghu. From Mahārāja Raghu came Aja, and from Aja was born the great personality Mahārāja Daśaratha.

Chapter 10SB 9.10.2