करूषोन्मानवादासन् कारूषो: क्षत्रजातय: । उत्तरापथगोप्तारो ब्रह्मण्या धर्मवत्सला: ॥ १६ ॥
karusan manavad asan karusah ksatra-jatayah uttara-patha-goptaro brahmanya dharma-vatsalah
- karusat
- from Karusa
- manavat
- from the son of Manu
- asan
- there was
- karusah
- called the Karusas
- ksatra-jatayah
- a group of ksatriyas
- uttara
- northern
- patha
- of the direction
- goptarah
- kings
- brahmanyah
- celebrated protectors of the brahminical culture
- dharma-vatsalah
- extremely religious.
From Karusa, another son of Manu, came the Karusa dynasty, a family of ksatriyas. The Karusa ksatriyas were the kings of the northern direction. They were celebrated protectors of brahminical culture and were all firmly religious.