श्रुतो भगीरथाज्जज्ञे तस्य नाभोऽपरोऽभवत् । सिन्धुद्वीपस्ततस्तस्मादयुतायुस्ततोऽभवत् ॥ १६ ॥ ऋतूपर्णो नलसखो योऽश्वविद्यामयान्नलात् । दत्त्वाक्षहृदयं चास्मै सर्वकामस्तु तत्सुतम् ॥ १७ ॥
sruto bhagirathaj jajne tasya nabho ’paro ’bhavat sindhudvipas tatas tasmad ayutayus tato ’bhavat rtuparno nala-sakho yo ’sva-vidyam ayan nalat dattvaksa-hrdayam casmai sarvakamas tu tat-sutam
- srutah
- a son named Sruta
- bhagirathat
- from Bhagiratha
- jajne
- was born
- tasya
- of Sruta
- nabhah
- by the name Nabha
- aparah
- different from the Nabha previously described
- abhavat
- was born
- sindhudvipah
- by the name Sindhudvipa
- tatah
- from Nabha
- tasmat
- from Sindhudvipa
- ayutayuh
- a son named Ayutayu
- tatah
- thereafter
- abhavat
- was born
- rtuparnah
- a son named Rtuparna
- nala-sakhah
- who was a friend of Nala
- yah
- one who
- asva-vidyam
- the art of controlling horses
- ayat
- achieved
- nalat
- from Nala
- dattva
- after giving in exchange
- aksa-hrdayam
- the secrets of the art of gambling
- ca
- and
- asmai
- unto Nala
- sarvakamah
- by the name Sarvakama
- tu
- indeed
- tat-sutam
- his son (the son of Rtuparna)
Bhagiratha had a son named Sruta, whose son was Nabha. This son was different from the Nabha previously described. Nabha had a son named Sindhudvipa, from Sindhudvipa came Ayutayu, and from Ayutayu came Rtuparna, who became a friend of Nalaraja. Rtuparna taught Nalaraja the art of gambling, and Nalaraja gave Rtuparna lessons in controlling and maintaining horses. The son of Rtuparna was Sarvakama.