tāsām - among them; strī - of women; ratna - gems; bhūtānām - who were; aṣṭau - eight; yāḥ - who; prāk - previously; udāhṛtāḥ - described; rukmiṇī-pramukhāḥ - headed by Rukmiṇī; rājan - O King (Parīkṣit); tat - their; putrāḥ - sons; ca - also; anupūrvaśaḥ - in consecutive order.

Among these jewellike women were eight principal queens, headed by Rukmiṇī. I have already described them one after another, O King, along with their sons.