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SB 9.17.8

Devanāgarī

अलर्कात्सन्ततिस्तस्मात् सुनीथोऽथ निकेतन: । धर्मकेतु: सुतस्तस्मात् सत्यकेतुरजायत ॥ ८ ॥

Text

alarkāt santatis tasmāt sunītho ’tha niketanaḥ dharmaketuḥ sutas tasmāt satyaketur ajāyata

Synonyms

alarkāt—from Alarka;santatiḥ—a son known as Santati;tasmāt—from him;sunīthaḥ—Sunītha;atha—from him;niketanaḥ—a son named Niketana;dharmaketuḥ—Dharmaketu;sutaḥ—a son;tasmāt—and from Dharmaketu;satyaketuḥ—Satyaketu;ajāyata—was born.

Translation

From Alarka came a son named Santati, and his son was Sunītha. The son of Sunītha was Niketana, the son of Niketana was Dharmaketu, and the son of Dharmaketu was Satyaketu.

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