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SB 9.20.7

Devanāgarī

तस्य मेधातिथिस्तस्मात् प्रस्कन्नाद्या द्विजातय: । पुत्रोऽभूत् सुमते रेभिर्दुष्मन्तस्तत्सुतो मत: ॥ ७ ॥

Text

tasya medhātithis tasmāt praskannādyā dvijātayaḥ putro ’bhūt sumate rebhir duṣmantas tat-suto mataḥ

Synonyms

tasya—of him (Kaṇva);medhātithiḥ—a son named Medhātithi;tasmāt—from him (Medhātithi);praskanna-ādyāḥ—sons headed by Praskanna;dvijātayaḥ—allbrāhmaṇas;putraḥ—a son;abhūt—there was;sumateḥ—from Sumati;rebhiḥ—Rebhi;duṣmantaḥ—Mahārāja Duṣmanta;tat-sutaḥ—the son of Rebhi;mataḥ—is well-known.

Translation

The son of Kaṇva was Medhātithi, whose sons, all brāhmaṇas, were headed by Praskanna. The son of Rantināva named Sumati had a son named Rebhi. Mahārāja Duṣmanta is well known as the son of Rebhi.

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