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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.102.14
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: the Haihayas, Tālajaṅghas, and Śaśabindus drive Asita into exile after battle; he lives as a muni on a mountain while both his wives are pregnant
2.102.14
bharatāt tu mahābāhor asito nāma jāyata
yasyaite pratirājāna udapadyanta śatravaḥ
haihayās tālajaṅghāś ca śūrāś ca śaśabindavaḥ
From the great-armed Bharata was born one named Asita, against whom these rival kings arose as enemies: the Haihayas, the Tālajaṅghas, and the valiant Śaśabindus.
Words: bharatāt tu — and from Bharata; mahābāhor — the great-armed; asito nāma jāyata — one named Asita was born; yasyaite pratirājāna — against whom these rival kings; udapadyanta — arose; śatravaḥ — as enemies; haihayās — the Haihayas; tālajaṅghāś ca — and the Tālajaṅghas; śūrāś ca śaśabindavaḥ — and the valiant Śaśabindus
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.