SB 12.7.16
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 16
- rājñāṁ brahma-prasūtānāṁ
- vaṁśas trai-kāliko 'nvayaḥ
- vaṁśānucaritaṁ teṣām
- vṛttaṁ vaṁśa-dharās ca ye
SYNONYMS
rājñām — of the kings; brahma-prasūtānām — born originally from Brahmā; vaṁśaḥ — dynasty; trai-kālikaḥ — extending into the three phases of time (past, present and future); anvayaḥ — the series; vaṁśa-anucaritam — histories of the dynasties; teṣām — of these dynasties; vṛttam — the activities; vaṁśa dharāḥ — the prominent members of the dynasties; ca — and; ye — which.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Dynasties are lines of kings originating with Lord Brahmā and extending continuously through past, present and future. The accounts of such dynasties, especially of their most prominent members, constitute the subject of dynastic history.