The Degraded Dynasties of Kali-yuga

Verse 14 (SB 12.1.14)

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SB 12.1.15

SB 12.1.14 • मूल श्लोक

मौर्या ह्येते दश नृपा: सप्तत्रिंशच्छतोत्तरम् । समा भोक्ष्यन्ति पृथिवीं कलौ कुरुकुलोद्वह ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

mauryā hy ete daśa nṛpāḥ sapta-triṁśac-chatottaram samā bhokṣyanti pṛthivīṁ kalau kuru-kulodvaha

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

mauryāḥ — the Mauryas; hi — indeed; ete — these; daśa — ten; nṛpāḥ — kings; sapta-triṁśat — thirty-seven; śata — one hundred; uttaram — more than; samāḥ — years; bhokṣyanti — they will rule; pṛthivīm — the earth; kalau — in Kali-yuga; kuru-kula — of the Kuru dynasty; udvaha — O most eminent hero.

Translation

“O best of the Kurus, these ten Maurya kings will rule the earth for 137 years of the Kali-yuga.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda

Although nine kings are mentioned by name, Daśaratha appeared after Sujyeṣṭha, before the rule of Saṅgata, and thus there are ten Maurya kings.