नाभागो दिष्टपुत्रोऽन्य: कर्मणा वैश्यतां गत: । भलन्दन: सुतस्तस्य वत्सप्रीतिर्भलन्दनात् ॥ २३ ॥ वत्सप्रीते: सुत: प्रांशुस्तत्सुतं प्रमतिं विदु: । खनित्र: प्रमतेस्तस्माच्चाक्षुषोऽथ विविंशति: ॥ २४ ॥
nabhago dista-putro ’nyah karmana vaisyatam gatah bhalandanah sutas tasya vatsapritir bhalandanat vatsapriteh sutah pramsus tat-sutam pramatim viduh khanitrah pramates tasmac caksuso ’tha vivimsatih
- nabhagah
- by the name Nabhaga
- dista-putrah
- the son of Dista
- anyah
- another
- karmana
- by occupation
- vaisyatam
- the order of the vaisyas
- gatah
- achieved
- bhalandanah
- by the name Bhalandana
- sutah
- son
- tasya
- of him (Nabhaga)
- vatsapritih
- by the name Vatsapriti
- bhalandanat
- from Bhalandana
- vatsapriteh
- from Vatsapriti
- sutah
- the son
- pramsuh
- was named Pramsu
- tat-sutam
- the son of him (Pramsu)
- pramatim
- was named Pramati
- viduh
- you should understand
- khanitrah
- was named Khanitra
- pramateh
- from Pramati
- tasmat
- from him (Khanitra)
- caksusah
- was named Caksusa
- atha
- thus (from Caksusa)
- vivimsatih
- the son named Vivimsati
Dista had a son by the name Nabhaga. This Nabhaga, who was different from the Nabhaga described later, became a vaisya by occupational duty. The son of Nabhaga was known as Bhalandana, the son of Bhalandana was Vatsapriti, and his son was Pramsu. Pramsu’s son was Pramati, Pramati’s son was Khanitra, Khanitra’s son was Caksusa, and his son was Vivimsati.