mauryā hy ete daśa nṛpāḥ
sapta-triḿśac-chatottaram
samā bhokṣyanti pṛthivīḿ
kalau kuru-kulodvaha
mauryah -- the Mauryas; hi -- indeed; ete -- these; dasa -- ten; nripah -- kings; sapta-trimsat -- thirty-seven; sata -- one hundred; uttaram -- more than; samah -- years; bhokshyanti -- they will rule; prithivim -- the earth; kalau -- in Kali-yuga; kuru-kula -- of the Kuru dynasty; udvaha -- O most eminent hero.
O best of the Kurus, these ten Maurya kings will rule the earth for 137 years of the Kali-yuga.
Although nine kings are mentioned by name, Dasaratha appeared after Sujyeshtha, before the rule of Sangata, and thus there are ten Maurya kings.
