Srimad Bhagavatam 9.2.16-17

[makarand]

TEXT 16

karūṣān mānavād āsan

kārūṣāḥ kṣatra-jātayaḥ

uttarā-patha-goptāro

brahmaṇyā dharma-vatsalāḥ

SYNONYMS

karūṣāt—from Karūṣa; mānavāt—from the son of Manu; āsan—there was; kārūṣāḥ—called the Kārūṣas; kṣatra-jātayaḥ—a group of kṣatriyas; uttarā—northern; patha—of the direction; goptāraḥ—kings; brahmaṇyāḥ—celebrated protectors of the brahminical culture; dharma-vatsalāḥ—extremely religious.

TRANSLATION

From Karūṣa, another son of Manu, came the Kārūṣa dynasty, a family of kṣatriyas. The Kārūṣa kṣatriyas were the kings of the northern direction. They were celebrated protectors of brahminical culture and were all firmly religious.

TEXT 17

dhṛṣṭād dhārṣṭam abhūt kṣatraṁ

brahma-bhūyaṁ gataṁ kṣitau

nṛgasya vaṁśaḥ sumatir

bhūtajyotis tato vasuḥ

SYNONYMS

dhṛṣṭāt—from Dhṛṣṭa, another son of Manu; dhārṣṭam—a caste of the name Dhārṣṭa; abhūt—was produced; kṣatram—belonging to the kṣatriya group; brahma-bhūyam—the position of brāhmaṇas; gatam—had achieved; kṣitau—on the surface of the world; nṛgasya—of Nṛga, another son of Manu; vaṁśaḥ—the dynasty; sumatiḥ—of the name Sumati; bhūtajyotiḥ—of the name Bhūtajyoti; tataḥ—thereafter; vasuḥ—by the name Vasu.

TRANSLATION

From the son of Manu named Dhṛṣṭa came a kṣatriya caste called Dhārṣṭa, whose members achieved the position of brāhmaṇas in this world. Then, from the son of Manu named Nṛga came Sumati. From Sumati came Bhūtajyoti, and from Bhūtajyoti came Vasu.