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SB 9.23.28

Devanāgarī

जयध्वजात् तालजङ्घस्तस्य पुत्रशतं त्वभूत् । क्षत्रं यत् तालजङ्घाख्यमौर्वतेजोपसंहृतम् ॥ २८ ॥

Text

jayadhvajāt tālajaṅghas tasya putra-śataṁ tv abhūt kṣatraṁ yat tālajaṅghākhyam aurva-tejopasaṁhṛtam

Synonyms

jayadhvajāt—of Jayadhvaja;tālajaṅghaḥ—a son named Tālajaṅgha;tasya—of him (Tālajaṅgha);putra-śatam—one hundred sons;tu—indeed;abhūt—were born;kṣatram—a dynasty ofkṣatriyas;yat—which;tālajaṅgha-ākhyam—were known as the Tālajaṅghas;aurva-tejaḥ—being very powerful;upasaṁhṛtam—were killed by Mahārāja Sagara.

Translation

Jayadhvaja had a son named Tālajaṅgha, who had one hundred sons. All the kṣatriyas in that dynasty, known as Tālajaṅgha, were annihilated by the great power received by Mahārāja Sagara from Aurva Ṛṣi.

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