SB 12.7.16
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 16
rājñāṁ brahma-prasūtānāṁ
vaṁśas trai-kāliko 'nvayaḥ
vaṁśānucaritaṁ teṣām
vṛttaṁ vaṁśa-dharās ca ye
SYNONYMS
rājñām—of the kings; brahma-prasūtānām—born originally from Brahmā; vaṁśaḥ—dynasty; trai-kālikaḥ—extending into the three phases of time (past, present and future); anvayaḥ—the series; vaṁśa-anucaritam—histories of the dynasties; teṣām—of these dynasties; vṛttam—the activities; vaṁśa dharāḥ—the prominent members of the dynasties; ca—and; ye—which.
TRANSLATION
Dynasties are lines of kings originating with Lord Brahmā and extending continuously through past, present and future. The accounts of such dynasties, especially of their most prominent members, constitute the subject of dynastic history.