śuńgaḿ hatvā devabhūtiḿ
kāṇvo 'mātyas tu kāminam
svayaḿ kariṣyate rājyaḿ
vasudevo mahā-matiḥ
sungam -- the Sunga king; hatva -- killing; devabhutim -- Devabhuti; kanvah -- the member of the Kanva family; amatyah -- his minister; tu -- but; kaminam -- lusty; svayam -- himself; karishyate -- will execute; rajyam -- the rulership; vasudevah -- named Vasudeva; maha-matih -- very intelligent.
Vasudeva, an intelligent minister coming from the Kanva family, will kill the last of the Sunga kings, a lusty debauchee named Devabhuti, and assume rulership himself.
Apparently, because King Devabhuti was lusty after the wives of other men, his minister killed him, assuming leadership and thus beginning the Kanva dynasty.
