धृष्टाद् धार्ष्टमभूत् क्षत्रं ब्रह्मभूयं गतं क्षितौ । नृगस्य वंश: सुमतिर्भूतज्योतिस्ततो वसु: ॥ १७ ॥
dhrstad dharstam abhut ksatram brahma-bhuyam gatam ksitau nrgasya vamsah sumatir bhutajyotis tato vasuh
- dhrstat
- from Dhrsta, another son of Manu
- dharstam
- a caste of the name Dharsta
- abhut
- was produced
- ksatram
- belonging to the ksatriya group
- brahma-bhuyam
- the position of brahmanas
- gatam
- had achieved
- ksitau
- on the surface of the world
- nrgasya
- of Nrga, another son of Manu
- vamsah
- the dynasty
- sumatih
- of the name Sumati
- bhutajyotih
- of the name Bhutajyoti
- tatah
- thereafter
- vasuh
- by the name Vasu
From the son of Manu named Dhrsta came a ksatriya caste called Dharsta, whose members achieved the position of brahmanas in this world. Then, from the son of Manu named Nrga came Sumati. From Sumati came Bhutajyoti, and from Bhutajyoti came Vasu.