tataḥ śīradhvajo jajñe
From Mahādhṛti was born a son named Kṛtirāta, from Kṛtirāta was born Mahāromā, from Mahāromā came a son named Svarṇaromā, and from Svarṇaromā came Hrasvaromā.
|| 9.13.18 ||
tataḥ śīradhvajo jajñe
yajñārthaṁ karṣato mahīm
sītā śīrāgrato jātā
tasmāt śīradhvajaḥ smṛtaḥ
From Hrasvaromā came a son named Śīradhvaja (also called Janaka). When Śīradhvaja was plowing a field for sacrifice, from the front of his plow appeared a daughter named Sītā. Thus he was known as Śīradhvaja.
While plowing the field Sītā, the wife of Rāma, appeared from the front of his plow. Therefore he was called Śiradhvaja, one who has fame (dhvaja) because of a plow (śīra).
|| 9.13.19 ||
kuśadhvajas tasya putras
tato dharmadhvajo nṛpaḥ
dharmadhvajasya dvau putrau
kṛtadhvaja-mitadhvajau
The son of Śīradhvaja was Kuśadhvaja, and the son of Kuśadhvaja was King Dharmadhvaja, who had two sons, namely Kṛtadhvaja and Mitadhvaja.
|| 9.13.20-21 ||
kṛtadhvajāt keśidhvajaḥ
khāṇḍikyas tu mitadhvajāt
kṛtadhvaja-suto rājann
ātma-vidyā-viśāradaḥ
khāṇḍikyaḥ karma-tattva-jño
bhītaḥ keśidhvajād drutaḥ
bhānumāṁs tasya putro 'bhūc
chatadyumnas tu tat-sutaḥ
O Mahārāja Parīkṣit! The son of Kṛtadhvaja was Keśidhvaja, and the son of Mitadhvaja was Khāṇḍikya. The son of Kṛtadhvaja was expert in knowledge of ātma, and the son of Mitadhvaja was expert in Vedic ritualṣ. Khāṇḍikya fled in fear of Keśidhvaja. The son of Keśidhvaja was Bhānumān, and the son of Bhānumān was Śatadyumna.
Khāṇḍikya fled (drutaḥ) from Keśidhvaja. Keśidhvaja’s son was Bhānumān.
|| 9.13.22 ||
śucis tu tanayas tasmāt
sanadvājaḥ suto 'bhavat
ūrjaketuḥ sanadvājād
ajo 'tha purujit sutaḥ
The son of Śatadyumna was named Śuci. From Śuci, Sanadvāja was born, and from Sanadvāja came a son named Ūrjaketu. The son of Ūrjaketu was Aja, and the son of Aja was Purujit.
|| 9.13.23 ||
ariṣṭanemis tasyāpi
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