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SB 9.20.6

Devanāgarī

ऋतेयो रन्तिनावोऽभूत् त्रयस्तस्यात्मजा नृप । सुमतिर्ध्रुवोऽप्रतिरथ: कण्वोऽप्रतिरथात्मज: ॥ ६ ॥

Text

ṛteyo rantināvo ’bhūt trayas tasyātmajā nṛpa sumatir dhruvo ’pratirathaḥ kaṇvo ’pratirathātmajaḥ

Synonyms

ṛteyoḥ—from the son named Ṛteyu;rantināvaḥ—the son named Rantināva;abhūt—appeared;trayaḥ—three;tasya—his (Rantināva’s);ātmajāḥ—sons;nṛpa—O King;sumatiḥ—Sumati;dhruvaḥ—Dhruva;apratirathaḥ—Apratiratha;kaṇvaḥ—Kaṇva;apratiratha-ātmajaḥ—the son of Apratiratha.

Translation

Ṛteyu had a son named Rantināva, who had three sons, named Sumati, Dhruva and Apratiratha. Apratiratha had only one son, whose name was Kaṇva.

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