SB 9.20.30

SB 9.20.30

Devanagari

किरातहूणान् यवनान् पौण्ड्रान् कङ्कान् खशाञ्छकान् । अब्रह्मण्यनृपांश्चाहन् म्‍लेच्छान् दिग्विजयेऽखिलान् ॥ ३० ॥

Verse text

kirāta-hūṇān yavanān pauṇḍrān kaṅkān khaśāṣ chakān abrahmaṇya-nṛpāṁś cāhan mlecchān dig-vijaye ’khilān

Synonyms

kirāta the black people called Kirātas (mostly the Africans) ; hūṇān the Huns, the tribes from the far north ; yavanān the meat-eaters ; pauṇḍrān the Pauṇḍras ; kaṅkān the Kaṅkas ; khaśān the Mongolians ; śakān the Śakas ; abrahmaṇya against the brahminical culture ; nṛpān kings ; ca and ; ahan he killed ; mlecchān such atheists, who had no respect for Vedic civilization ; dik vijaye — while conquering all directions ; akhilān all of them .

Translation

When Mahārāja Bharata was on tour, he defeated or killed all the Kirātas, Hūṇas, Yavanas, Pauṇḍras, Kaṅkas, Khaśas, Śakas and the kings who were opposed to the Vedic principles of brahminical culture.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

When Mahārāja Bharata was conquering the directions, he defeated all the Kirātas, Hūṇas, Yavanas, Pauṇḍras, Kaṅkas, Khaśas, Śakas and the kings who were opposed to brahminical culture.