SB 9.6.21

SB 9.6.21

Devanagari

श्रावस्तस्तत्सुतो येन श्रावस्ती निर्ममे पुरी ।
बृहदश्वस्तु श्रावस्तिस्तत: कुवलयाश्वक: ॥ २१ ॥

Verse text

śrāvastas tat-suto yena
śrāvastī nirmame purī
bṛhadaśvas tu śrāvastis
tataḥ kuvalayāśvakaḥ

Synonyms

śrāvastaḥ — by the name Śrāvasta ; tat-sutaḥ — the son of Yuvanāśva ; yena — by whom ; śrāvastī — of the name Śrāvastī ; nirmame — was constructed ; purī — the great township ; bṛhadaśvaḥ — Bṛhadaśva ; tu — however ; śrāvastiḥ — begotten by Śrāvasta ; tataḥ — from him ; kuvalayāśvakaḥ — of the name Kuvalayāśva.

Translation

The son of Yuvanāśva was Śrāvasta, who constructed a township known as Śrāvastī Purī. The son of Śrāvasta was Bṛhadaśva, and his son was Kuvalayāśva. In this way the dynasty increased.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

The son of Yuvanāśva was Śrāvasta, who constructed a township known as Śrāvastī. The son of Śrāvasta was Bṛhadaśva, and his son was Kuvalayāśva.