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daṇḍapāṇir nimis tasya
kṣemako bhavitā yataḥ
brahma-kṣatrasya vai yonir
vaṁśo devarṣi-satkṛtaḥ
kṣemakaṁ prāpya rājānaṁ
saṁsthāṁ prāpsyati vai kalau
atha māgadha-rājāno
bhāvino ye vadāmi te
Synonyms
daṇḍapāṇiḥ—Daṇḍapāṇi; nimiḥ—Nimi; tasya—from him (Mahīnara); kṣemakaḥ—a son named Kṣemaka; bhavita—will take birth; yatah—from whom (Nimi); brahma-kṣatrasya—of brāhmaṇas and kṣatriyas; vai—indeed; yoniḥ—the source; vamsah—the dynasty; deva-rsi-satkṛtaḥ—respected by great saintly persons and demigods; kṣemakam—King Kṣemaka; prāpya—up to this point; rājānam—the monarch; samstham—an end to them; prāpsyati—there will be; vai—indeed; kalau—in this Kali-yuga; atha—thereafter; māgadha-rājānaḥ—the kings in the Māgadha dynasty; bhāvinaḥ—the future; ye—all those who; vadāmi—I shall explain; te—unto you. ¶
Translation
The son of Mahīnara will be Daṇḍapāṇi, and his son will be Nimi, from whom King Kṣemaka will be born. I have now described to you the moon-god’s dynasty, which is the source of brāhmaṇas and kṣatriyas and is worshiped by demigods and great saints. In this Kali-yuga, Kṣemaka will be the last monarch. Now I shall describe to you the future of the Māgadha dynasty. Please listen. ¶