श्रीशुक उवाच खट्वाङ्गाद् दीर्घबाहुश्च रघुस्तस्मात् पृथुश्रवा: । अजस्ततो महाराजस्तस्माद् दशरथोऽभवत् ॥ १ ॥
sri-suka uvaca khatvangad dirghabahus ca raghus tasmat prthu-sravah ajas tato maha-rajas tasmad dasaratho ’bhavat
- sri-sukah uvaca
- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said
- khatvangat
- from Maharaja Khatvanga
- dirghabahuh
- the son named Dirghabahu
- ca
- and
- raghuh tasmat
- from him Raghu was born
- prthu-sravah
- saintly and celebrated
- ajah
- the son named Aja
- tatah
- from him
- maha-rajah
- the great king called Maharaja Dasaratha
- tasmat
- from Aja
- dasarathah
- by the name Dasaratha
- abhavat
- was born.
Sukadeva Gosvami said: The son of Maharaja Khatvanga was Dirghabahu, and his son was the celebrated Maharaja Raghu. From Maharaja Raghu came Aja, and from Aja was born the great personality Maharaja Dasaratha.