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ŚB 9.6.21

Devanagari

श्रावस्तस्तत्सुतो येन श्रावस्ती निर्ममे पुरी ।
बृहदश्वस्तु श्रावस्तिस्तत: कुवलयाश्वक: ॥ २१ ॥

Text

śrāvastas tat-suto yena
śrāvastī nirmame purī
bṛhadaśvas tu śrāvastis
tataḥ kuvalayāśvakaḥ

Synonyms

śrāvastaḥ — by the name Śrāvasta; tat-sutaḥ — the son of Yuvanāśva; yena — by whom; śrāvastī — of the name Śrāvastī; nirmame — was constructed; purī — the great township; bṛhadaśvaḥ — Bṛhadaśva; tu — however; śrāvastiḥ — begotten by Śrāvasta; tataḥ — from him; kuvalayāśvakaḥ — of the name Kuvalayāśva.

Translation

The son of Yuvanāśva was Śrāvasta, who constructed a township known as Śrāvastī Purī. The son of Śrāvasta was Bṛhadaśva, and his son was Kuvalayāśva. In this way the dynasty increased.