sri-raja uvaca -- the King (Parikshit) said; kah -- who; nama -- in particular; sah -- that; puman -- person; brahman -- O brahmana (Sukadeva); kasya -- of which (family); kim -- having what; viryah -- powers; eva ca -- as also; kasmat -- why; guham -- in the cave; gatah -- having gone; sishye -- lay down to sleep; kim -- whose; tejah -- semen (offspring); yavana -- of the Yavana; ardanah -- the destroyer.

King Parikshit said: Who was that person, O brahmana? To which family did he belong, and what were his powers? Why did that destroyer of the barbarian lie down to sleep in the cave, and whose son was he?