eteṣāṁ putra-pautrāś ca
babhūvuḥ koṭiśo nṛpa
mātaraḥ kṛṣṇa-jātīnāṁ
sahasrāṇi ca ṣoḍaśa

 eteᚣām - of these; putra - sons; pautrāḼ - and grandsons; ca - and; babhĹŤvuḼ - were born; koáš­iśaḼ - by the tens of millions; nṛpa - O King; mātaraḼ - the mothers; kṛṣṇa-jātÄŤnām - of the descendants of Lord Kṛṣṇa; sahasrāṇi - thousands; ca - and; ášŁoḍaśa - sixteen.


Text

My dear King, the sons and grandsons of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s children numbered in the tens of millions. Sixteen thousand mothers gave rise to this dynasty.

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