SB 9.23.17
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 17
- tribhānus tat-suto 'syāpi
- karandhama udāra-dhīḥ
- marutas tat-suto 'putraḥ
- putraṁ pauravam anvabhūt
SYNONYMS
tribhānuḥ — Tribhānu; tat-sutaḥ — the son of Bhānumān; asya — of him (Tribhānu); api — also; karandhamaḥ — Karandhama; udāra-dhīḥ — who was very magnanimous; marutaḥ — Maruta; tat-sutaḥ — the son of Karandhama; aputraḥ — being without issue; putram — as his son; pauravam — a son of the Pūru dynasty, Mahārāja Duṣmanta; anvabhūt — adopted.
TRANSLATION
The son of Bhānumān was Tribhānu, and his son was the magnanimous Karandhama. Karandhama's son was Maruta, who had no sons and who therefore adopted a son of the Pūru dynasty [Mahārāja Duṣmanta] as his own.