the daughter of Madhava. And he begat in her a son named Anaswa. And Anaswa married Amrita the daughter of the Madhavas. And in her was born a son named Parikshit. And Parikshit took for wife Yasha the daughter of Vahuda. And he begat in her a son named Bhima-sena. And Bhima-sena married Kumari the princess of Kekaya. And he begat in her Pratisrava. And Pratisrava's son was Pratipa. And Pratipa married Sunanda the daughter of Shivi. And he begat in her three sons, viz, Devapi, Shantanu, and Valhika. And Devapi while still a boy entered the woods as a hermit. And Shantanu became king. Here occurs a sloka in respect of Shantanu.
'Those old men that were touched by this monarch not only felt an indescribable sensation of pleasure but also became restored to youth. Therefore was this monarch called Shantanu.'
And Shantanu married Ganga. And in her was born a son Deva-brata who was afterwards called Bhisma. And Bhisma moved by the desire of doing good to his father married him to Satyavati who was also called Gandhakali. And in her maidenhood she had a son by Parashara, named Dwaipayana. And in her Shantanu begat two other sons named Chittrangada and Vichitra-virya. And before they had attained to majority, Chittrangada was slain by the Gandharvas. But Vichitra-virya became king. And Vichitra-virya married the two daughters of the king of Kasi, named Amvika and Amvalika. And Vichitra-virya died childless. Then. Satyavati began to think how the dynasty of Dushmanta might be perpetuated. And she recollected the Rishi Dwaipayana. The latter coming before her asked, 'What are thy commands? And she said, 'Thy brother Vichitra-virya hath gone to heaven childless. Beget virtuous children for him. And Dwaipayana, consenting to this, begat three children, viz, Dhrita-rashtra, Pandu, Vidura. And king Dhrita-rashtra had an hundred sons by his wife Gandhari in consequence of the boon granted by Dwaipayana, And amongst these hundred sons of Dhrita-rashtra, four became celebrated. They were Duryodhana, Dush-shasana, Vikarna, and Chittra-sena. And Pandu had two jewels
