Devanagari
म्लेच्छाधिपतयोऽभूवन्नुदीचीं दिशमाश्रिता: ।
तुर्वसोश्च सुतो वह्निर्वह्नेर्भर्गोऽथ भानुमान् ॥ १६ ॥
Verse text
mlecchādhipatayo ’bhūvann
udīcīṁ diśam āśritāḥ
turvasoś ca suto vahnir
vahner bhargo ’tha bhānumān
Synonyms
mleccha
—
of the lands known as Mlecchadeśa (where Vedic civilization was not present)
;
adhipatayaḥ
—
the kings
;
abhūvan
—
became
;
udīcīm
—
on the northern side of India
;
diśam
—
the direction
;
āśritāḥ
—
accepting as the jurisdiction
;
turvasoḥ ca
—
of Turvasu, the second son of Mahārāja Yayāti
;
sutaḥ
—
the son
;
vahniḥ
—
Vahni
;
vahneḥ
—
of Vahni
;
bhargaḥ
—
the son named Bharga
;
atha
—
thereafter, his son
;
bhānumān
—
Bhānumān .
Translation
The Pracetās [the sons of Pracetā] occupied the northern side of India, which was devoid of Vedic civilization, and became kings there. Yayāti’s second son was Turvasu. The son of Turvasu was Vahni; the son of Vahni, Bharga; the son of Bharga, Bhānumān.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
The sons of Pracetā occupied the northern side of India, which was devoid of Vedic civilization, and became kings there. Yayāti's second son was Turvasu. The son of Turvasu was Vahni; the son of Vahni, Bharga; the son of Bharga, Bhānumān.
Turvasu was also a son of Yayāti.