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ŚB 9.23.17

Devanagari

त्रिभानुस्तत्सुतोऽस्यापि करन्धम उदारधी: ।
मरुतस्तत्सुतोऽपुत्र: पुत्रं पौरवमन्वभूत् ॥ १७ ॥

Text

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.