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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.102.24

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 succeeding generations are Śaṅkhaṇa, Sudarśana, Agnivarṇa, Śīghraga, Maru, Praśuśruka, Ambarīṣa, Nahuṣa, and Nābhāga

2.102.24

kalmāṣapādaputro 'bhūc chaṅkhaṇas tv iti viśrutaḥ
yas tu tad vīryam āsādya sahaseno vyanīnaśat

Kalmāṣapāda's son was renowned as Śaṅkhaṇa, who, gaining that valour, destroyed his foes together with their army.

Words: kalmāṣapādaputro 'bhūc — Kalmāṣapāda's son was; chaṅkhaṇas tv iti viśrutaḥ — renowned as Śaṅkhaṇa; yas tu tad vīryam āsādya — who, gaining that valour; sahaseno — together with (his/the) army; vyanīnaśat — destroyed

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.