SB 12.1.14 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

मौर्या ह्येते दश नृपा: सप्तत्रिंशच्छतोत्तरम् ।

समा भोक्ष्यन्ति पृथिवीं कलौ कुरुकुलोद्वह ॥ १४ ॥

Verse text

mauryā hy ete daśa nṛpāḥ

sapta-triṁśac-chatottaram

samā bhokṣyanti pṛthivīṁ

kalau kuru-kulodvaha

Synonyms

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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

O best of the Kurus! The ten Maurya kings will rule the earth for 137 years of the Kali-yuga. They will rule 137 years.

Purport

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