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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.102.27

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

2.102.27

ambarīṣasya putro 'bhūn nahuṣaḥ satyavikramaḥ
nahuṣasya ca nābhāgaḥ putraḥ paramadhārmikaḥ

Ambarīṣa's son was Nahuṣa of true valour; and Nahuṣa's son was Nābhāga, supremely righteous.

Words: ambarīṣasya putro 'bhūn — Ambarīṣa's son was; nahuṣaḥ satyavikramaḥ — Nahuṣa of true valour; nahuṣasya ca — and Nahuṣa's; nābhāgaḥ putraḥ — the son Nābhāga; paramadhārmikaḥ — supremely righteous

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.