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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.102.26

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

2.102.26

śīghragasya maruḥ putro maroḥ putraḥ praśuśrukaḥ
praśuśrukasya putro 'bhūd ambarīṣo mahādyutiḥ

Śīghraga's son was Maru, Maru's son Praśuśruka; and Praśuśruka's son was Ambarīṣa of great splendour.

Words: śīghragasya maruḥ putro — Śīghraga's son Maru; maroḥ putraḥ praśuśrukaḥ — Maru's son Praśuśruka; praśuśrukasya putro 'bhūd — Praśuśruka's son was; ambarīṣo mahādyutiḥ — Ambarīṣa of great splendour

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.