TEXT 40
asmakad baliko jajne
yah stribhih pariraksitah
nari-kavaca ity ukto
nihksatre mulako ’bhavat
SYNONYMS
asmakat—from that son named Asmaka; balikah—a son named Balika; jajne—was born; yah—this child Balika; stribhih—by women; pariraksitah—was protected; nari-kavacah—having a shield of women; iti uktah—was known as such; nihksatre—when there were no ksatriyas (all ksatriyas having been vanquished by Parasurama); mulakah—Mulaka, the progenitor of the ksatriyas; abhavat—he became.
TRANSLATION
From Asmaka, Balika took birth. Because Balika was surrounded by women and was therefore saved from the anger of Parasurama, he was known as Narikavaca [“one who is protected by women”]. When Parasurama vanquished all the ksatriyas, Balika became the progenitor of more ksatriyas. Therefore he was known as Mulaka, the root of the ksatriya dynasty.

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