sri raja-the all-good king (Maharaja Yudhisthira); uvaca-said; api-whether; esah-this; vamsyan-family; rajarsin-of saintly kings; punya-slokan-pious by the very name; maha-atmanah-all great souls; anuvartita-follower; svit-it will be; yasasa-by achievements; sadhu-vadena-by glorification; sattamah-great souls.