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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.102.11

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 102: Vasiṣṭha recounts the royal lineage. He traces the dynasty from creation through Ikṣvāku and Sagara, invoking its tradition of eldest succession

In the sequence: Anaraṇya is followed by Pṛthu, then Triśaṅku, who reaches heaven in his own body, and then Dhundhumāra, Yuvanāśva, and Māndhātṛ.

2.102.11

triśaṅkor abhavat sūnur dhundhumāro mahāyaśāḥ
dhundhumārān mahātejā yuvanāśvo vyajāyata

Triśaṅku's son was the illustrious Dhundhumāra; from Dhundhumāra was born the mighty Yuvanāśva.

Words: triśaṅkor abhavat sūnur — Triśaṅku's son was; dhundhumāro mahāyaśāḥ — the famous Dhundhumāra; dhundhumārān — from Dhundhumāra; mahātejā — of great splendour; yuvanāśvo vyajāyata — Yuvanāśva was born

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.