“Ilina begat on his wife Rathantari five sons, of whom Dushmanta was the eldest.  And Dushmanta took to wife Sakuntala, the daughter of Viswamitra.  And he begat on her a son named Bharata.  Here occurs two slokas about (Dushmanta’s) descendants.

“The mother is but the sheath of flesh in which the father begets the son.  Indeed the father himself is the son.  Therefore, O Dushmanta, support thy son and insult not Sakuntala.  O god among men, the father himself becoming the son rescueth himself from hell.  Sakuntala hath truly said that thou art the author of this child’s being.

“It is for this (i.e., because the king supported his child after hearing the above speech of the celestial messenger) that Sakuntala’s son came to be called Bharata (the supported).  And Bharata married Sunanda, the daughter of Sarvasena, the king of Kasi, and begat upon her the son named Bhumanyu.  And Bhumanyu married Vijaya, the daughter of Dasarha.  And he begat upon her a son Suhotra who married Suvarna, the daughter of Ikshvaku.  To her was born a son named Hasti who founded this city, which has, therefore, been called Hastinapura.  And Hasti married Yasodhara, the princess of Trigarta.  And of her was born a son named Vikunthana who took for a wife Sudeva, the princess of Dasarha.  And by her was born a son named Ajamidha.  And Ajamidha had four wives named Raikeyi, Gandhari, Visala and Riksha.  And he begat on them two thousand and four hundred sons.  But amongst them all, Samvarana became the perpetuator of the dynasty.  And Samvarana took for his wife Tapati, the daughter of Vivaswat.  And of her was born Kuru, who married Subhangi, the princess of Dasarha.  And he begat on her a son named Viduratha, who took to wife Supriya, the daughter of the Madhavas.  And he begat upon her a son named Anaswan.  And Anaswan married Amrita, the daughter of the Madhavas.  And of her was born a son named Parikshit, who took for his wife Suvasa, the daughter of the Vahudas, and begat upon her a son named Bhimasena.  And Bhimasena married Kumari, the princess of Kekaya and begat upon her Pratisravas whose son was Pratipa.  And Pratipa married Sunanda, the daughter of Sivi, and begat upon her three sons, viz., Devapi, Santanu and Valhika.  And Devapi, while still a boy, entered the woods as a hermit.  And Santanu became king.  Here occurs a sloka in respect of Santanu.

“Those old men that were touched by this monarch not only felt an indescribable sensation of pleasure but also became restored to youth.  Therefore, this monarch was called Santanu.

“And Santanu married Ganga, who bore him a son Devavrata who was afterwards called Bhishma.  And Bhishma, moved by the desire of doing good to his father, got him married to Satyavati who was also called Gandhakali.  And in her maidenhood she had a son by Parasara, named Dwaipayana.  And upon her Santanu begat two other sons named Chitrangada and Vichitravirya.  And before they attained to