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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.102.13

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: Māndhātṛ's son Susaṃdhi has two sons, Dhruvasaṃdhi and Prasenajit → Dhruvasaṃdhi's son is an earlier Bharata, whose son is Asita

2.102.13

susaṃdher api putrau dvau dhruvasaṃdhiḥ prasenajit
yaśasvī dhruvasaṃdhes tu bharato ripusūdanaḥ

Susaṃdhi had two sons, Dhruvasaṃdhi and Prasenajit; and the illustrious Dhruvasaṃdhi's son was Bharata, slayer of foes.

Words: susaṃdher api — and Susaṃdhi's; putrau dvau — two sons; dhruvasaṃdhiḥ prasenajit — Dhruvasaṃdhi and Prasenajit; yaśasvī — the illustrious; dhruvasaṃdhes tu — and Dhruvasaṃdhi's; bharato ripusūdanaḥ — Bharata, slayer of foes

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.