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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.69.28
Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 69: Vivāha: Kuśadhvaja’s arrival and the Ikṣvāku lineage. Kuśadhvaja joins the assembly, Vasiṣṭha recounts the Ikṣvāku lineage and asks for Janaka’s two daughters for Rāma & Lakṣmaṇa
In the sequence: Raghu's son Pravṛddha becomes the man-eater Kalmāṣapāda → the succession continues through Śaṅkhaṇa, Sudarśana, Agnivarṇa, Śīghraga, Maru, Praśuśruka, Ambarīṣa, Nahuṣa, Yayāti, Nābhāga, Aja, and Daśaratha
1.69.28
sudarśanaḥ śaṅkhaṇasya agnivarṇaḥ sudarśanāt
śīghragas tv agnivarṇasya śīghragasya maruḥ sutaḥ
Śaṅkhaṇa's (son) was Sudarśana; from Sudarśana (came) Agnivarṇa; Agnivarṇa's (son) was Śīghraga; and Śīghraga's son was Maru.
Words: sudarśanaḥ — Sudarśana; śaṅkhaṇasya — of Śaṅkhaṇa; agnivarṇaḥ — Agnivarṇa; sudarśanāt — from Sudarśana; śīghragas — Śīghraga; tv — and; agnivarṇasya — of Agnivarṇa; śīghragasya — of Śīghraga; maruḥ — Maru; sutaḥ — son
Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.