Canto 9, Chapter 20

Chapter 20

Verse 6 (SB 9.20.6)
SB 9.20.6 • मूल श्लोक

ऋतेयो रन्तिनावोऽभूत् त्रयस्तस्यात्मजा नृप । सुमतिर्ध्रुवोऽप्रतिरथ: कण्वोऽप्रतिरथात्मज: ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

ṛteyo rantināvo ’bhūt trayas tasyātmajā nṛpa sumatir dhruvo ’pratirathaḥ kaṇvo ’pratirathātmajaḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

ṛteyoḥ — from the son named Ṛteyu; rantināvaḥ — the son named Rantināva; abhūt — appeared; trayaḥ — three; tasya — his (Rantināva’s); ātmajāḥ — sons; nṛpa — O King; sumatiḥ — Sumati; dhruvaḥ — Dhruva; apratirathaḥ — Apratiratha; kaṇvaḥ — Kaṇva; apratiratha-ātmajaḥ — the son of Apratiratha.

Translation

“Ṛteyu had a son named Rantināva, who had three sons, named Sumati, Dhruva and Apratiratha. Apratiratha had only one son, whose name was Kaṇva.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda