The Descendants of Ajamīḍha
दण्डपाणिर्निमिस्तस्य क्षेमको भविता यत: । ब्रह्मक्षत्रस्य वै योनिर्वंशो देवर्षिसत्कृत: ॥ ४४ ॥ क्षेमकं प्राप्य राजानं संस्थां प्राप्स्यति वै कलौ । अथ मागधराजानो भाविनो ये वदामि ते ॥ ४५ ॥
Transliteration
daṇḍapāṇir nimis tasya kṣemako bhavitā yataḥ brahma-kṣatrasya vai yonir vaṁśo devarṣi-satkṛtaḥkṣemakaṁ prāpya rājānaṁ saṁsthāṁ prāpsyati vai kalau atha māgadha-rājāno bhāvino ye vadāmi te
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
daṇḍapāṇiḥ — Daṇḍapāṇi; nimiḥ — Nimi; tasya — from him (Mahīnara); kṣemakaḥ — a son named Kṣemaka; bhavitā — will take birth; yataḥ — from whom (Nimi); brahma-kṣatrasya — of brāhmaṇas and kṣatriyas; vai — indeed; yoniḥ — the source; vaṁśaḥ — the dynasty; deva-ṛṣi-satkṛtaḥ — respected by great saintly persons and demigods; kṣemakam — King Kṣemaka; prāpya — up to this point; rājānam — the monarch; saṁsthām — 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.”