सवरणस्तु वैवस्वतीं तपतीं नामोपयेमे। तस्यामस्य जज्ञे कुरुः
Saṃvaraṇa indeed married the daughter of Vaivasvata, named Tapatī; from her, a son named Kuru was born to him.
कुरुस्तु खलु दाशार्हीमुपयेमे शुभाङ्गीं नाम। तस्यामस्य जज्ञे विदूरथः
Kuru indeed married a lady of the Daśārha lineage, named Śubhāṅgī; from her, a son named Vidūratha was born to him.
विदूरथस्तु खलु मागधीमुपयेमे संप्रियां नाम। तस्यामस्य जज्ञेऽनश्वान्
Vidūratha indeed married a lady of the Magadha lineage, named Saṃpriyā; from her, a son named Anaśvān was born to him.
अनश्वांस्तु खलु मागधीमुपयेमेऽमृतां नाम। तस्यामस्य जज्ञे परिक्षित्
Anaśvān indeed married a lady of the Magadha lineage, named Amṛtā; from her, a son named Parikṣit was born to him.
परिक्षित्खलु बाहुकामुपयेमे सुवेषां नाम। तस्यामस्य जज्ञे भीमसेनः
Parikṣit indeed married Bāhukā, named Suveṣā; from her, a son named Bhīmasena was born to him.
भीमसेनस्तु खलु कैकयीमुपयेमे सुकुमारीं नाम। तस्यामस्य जज्ञे परिश्रवाः
Bhīmasena indeed married a lady of the Kaikaya lineage, named Sukumārī; from her, a son named Pariśravā was born to him.
यमाहुः प्रतीप इति। प्रतीपस्तु खलु शैब्यामुपयेमे सुनन्दीं नाम। तस्यां त्रीन्पुत्रानुत्पादयामास देवापिं शन्तनुं बाह्लीकं चेति
He is called Pratīpa. Pratīpa indeed married a lady of the Śaibya lineage, named Sunandī; in her, he begot three sons: Devāpi, Śantanu, and Bāhlīka.
देवापिस्तु खलु बाल एवारण्यं प्रविवेश। शन्तनुस्तु महीपालोऽभवत्
Devāpi, while still a boy, entered the forest; but Śantanu became a king.
तत्र श्लोको भवति। यं यं कराभ्यां स्पृशति जीर्णं स सुखमश्नुते। पुनर्युवा च भवति तस्मात्तं शन्तनुं विदुः
There is a verse on this: Whatever old thing he touches with his hands, he enjoys comfort, and he becomes young again; therefore, they know him as Shantanu.
तदस्य शन्तनुत्वं। शन्तनुस्तु खलु गङ्गां भागीरथीमुपयेमे तस्यामस्य जज्ञे देवव्रतः। यमाहुर्भीष्म इति
This is the reason for his name Shantanu. Indeed, Shantanu married Ganga, the daughter of Bhagiratha, and from her was born Devavrata, who is called Bhishma.
भीष्मस्तु खलु पितुः प्रियचिकीर्षया सत्यवतीमानयामास मातरं। यामाहुः कालीति
Bhishma, out of desire to please his father, brought Satyavati, whom people call Kali, as his mother.
तस्यां पूर्वं पुराशरात्कन्यागर्भो द्वैपायनः। तस्यामेव शन्तनोर्द्वौ पुत्रौ बभूवतुः चित्राङ्गदो विचित्रवीर्यश्च
In her, before, from the sage Parashara, was born the son Dvaipayana; and in her, Shantanu had two sons, Chitrangada and Vichitravirya.
चित्राङ्गदस्तु प्राप्तराज्य एव गन्धर्वेण निहृतः। ततो विचित्रवीर्यो राजा बभूव
Chitrangada, having attained the kingdom, was slain by a Gandharva; then Vichitravirya became king.
विचित्रवीर्यस्तु खलुकाशिराजस्य सुते अम्बिकाम्बालिके उदवहत्। विचित्रवीर्योऽनुत्पन्नापत्य एव विदेहत्वं प्राप्तः
Vichitravirya married the two daughters of the king of Kashi, Ambika and Ambalika; but Vichitravirya died childless.
ततः सत्यवती चिन्तयामास कथं नु खलु शन्तनोः पिण्डविच्छेदो न स्यादिति
Then Satyavati began to worry, thinking, 'How can there not be a break in Shantanu's lineage?'
साथ द्वैपायनं चिन्तयामास सोऽग्रतः स्थितः किं करवाणीति। तं सत्यवत्युवाच भ्राता तेऽनपत्य एव स्वर्गतः तस्यार्थेऽपत्यमुत्पादयेति
So she thought of Dvaipayana; he stood before her, asking, 'What shall I do?' Satyavati said to him, 'Your brother has gone to heaven without children; for his sake, beget offspring.'
स परमित्युवाच स तत्र त्रीन्पुत्रानुत्पादयामास धृतराष्ट्रं पाण्डुं विदुरं चेति
He agreed, saying, 'So be it,' and there he begot three sons: Dhritarashtra, Pandu, and Vidura.
धृतराष्ट्रात्पुत्रशतं बभूव गान्धार्यां वरदानाद्द्वैपायनस्य तेषां च धार्तराष्ट्राणां चत्वारः प्रधानाः दुर्योधनो दुश्शासनो विकर्णश्चित्रसेनश्चेति
From Dhritarashtra, by Gandhari and the boon of Dvaipayana, a hundred sons were born; among the sons of Dhritarashtra, four were foremost: Duryodhana, Dushasana, Vikarna, and Chitrasena.
पाण्डोस्तु कुन्ती माद्रीति स्त्रीरत्ने बभूवतुः। स मृगयां चरन्मैथुनगतमृषिं मृगचारिणं बाणेन जघान
To Pandu were born two excellent wives, Kunti and Madri. While hunting, he killed a sage engaged in union, who was moving in the form of a deer, with an arrow.
स बाणविद्ध उवाच पाण्डुम्। अत्र श्लोको भवति
Pierced by the arrow, he spoke to Pandu. There is a verse on this.
योऽकृतार्थं हि मां ग्रूर बाणेनाघ्ना मृगव्रतम्। त्वामप्येतादृशो भावः क्षिप्रमेवागमिष्यति
O cruel one, because you have killed me, who had not fulfilled my purpose, with an arrow while I was observing the vow of a deer, a similar fate will soon befall you.
इति मृगव्रतचारिणा ऋषिणा शप्तः। स विषण्णरूपः पाण्डुस्तं शापं परिहरन्नोपसर्पति भार्ये
Thus cursed by the sage who lived as a deer, Pandu, distressed in appearance, refrained from approaching his wives, seeking to avoid the curse.
कदाचित्स आह। स्वचापल्यादिदं प्राप्तवानहम्। पुराणेषु पठ्यमानं शृणोमि नानपत्यस्य लोकाः सन्तीति
Once he said, 'Through my own recklessness I have come to this. I hear in the ancient stories that those without children have no worlds.'
सा त्वं मदर्थे पुत्रानुत्पादयेति कुन्तीमुवाच
Therefore, for my sake, beget sons,' he said to Kunti.
सा कुन्ती पुत्रानुत्पादयामास धर्माद्युधिष्ठिरं मारुताद्भीमसेनमिन्द्रादर्जुनमिति। स हृष्टरूपः पाण्डुरुवाच। इयं ते सपत्नी भवति माद्र्यनपत्या व्रीडिता साध्वी अस्यामपत्यमुत्पाद्यतामिति
Then Kunti begot sons: from Dharma, Yudhishthira; from Vayu, Bhimasena; from Indra, Arjuna. Pleased, Pandu said, 'Here is your co-wife, Madri, who is childless and modest; let a son be begotten in her as well.'
सा कुन्ती तस्यै माद्र्यै तथेति व्रतमादिदेश। ततस्तस्यां नकुलसहदेवौ यमावश्विभ्यां जज्ञाते
Kunti agreed to this for Madri and instructed her in the vow; then, from the Ashvins, Nakula and Sahadeva were born to her.
माद्रीं तु खलु स्वलङ्कृतां दृष्ट्वा पाण्डुर्भावं चक्रे। स तां प्राप्यैव विदेहत्वं प्राप्तः
But when Pāṇḍu saw Mādrī, adorned in all her ornaments, he became overwhelmed; and upon attaining her, he passed away.
ततस्तेन सह चितामन्वारुरोह माद्री। कुन्तीं चोवाच यमयोरार्ययाऽप्रमत्तया भवितव्यमिति
Then Mādrī ascended the funeral pyre with him; she told Kuntī that she, as a noble woman, must remain vigilant for the sake of the sons of Yama.
ततः पञ्चपाण्डवान्सह कुन्त्या हास्तिनपुरं नयन्ति स्म तपस्विनः
After that, the ascetics led the five Pāṇḍavas, together with Kuntī, to Hastinapura.
तत्र भीष्माय धृतराष्ट्रविदुरयोः पाण्डोः स्वर्गगमनं याथातथ्यं निवेदयन्तिस्म तपस्विनः
There, the ascetics truthfully reported Pāṇḍu's ascent to heaven to Bhīṣma, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and Vidura.