सुतो धर्मरथो यस्य जज्ञे चित्ररथो ऽप्रजाः ।
रोमपाद इति ख्यातस् तस्मै दशरथः सखा ।
शान्तां स्वकन्यां प्रायच्छद् ऋष्यशृङ्ग उवाह याम् ।
देवे ऽवर्षति यं रामा आनिन्युर्हरिणीसुतम् ।
नाट्यसङ्गीतवादित्रैर् विभ्रमालिङ्गनार्हणैः ।
स तु राज्ञो ऽनपत्यस्य निरूप्येष्टिं मरुत्वते ।
प्रजामदाद्दशरथो येन लेभे ऽप्रजाः प्रजाः ।
चतुरङ्गो रोमपादात् पृथुलाक्षस्तु तत्सुतः ॥ १० ॥
santam sva-kanyam prayacchad
yena lebhe 'prajah prajah
sutah-a son; dharmarathah-Dharmaratha; yasya-of whom (Diviratha); jajne-was born; citrarathah-Citraratha; aprajah-without any sons; romapadah-Romapada; iti-thus; khyatah-celebrated; tasmai-unto him; dasarathah-Dasaratha; sakha-friend; santam-Santa; sva-kanyam-Dasaratha's own daughter; prayacchat-delivered; rsyasrṅgah-Rsyasrṅga; uvaha-married; yam-unto her (Santa); deve-the demigod in charge of rainfall; avarsati-did not shower any rain; yam-unto whom (Rsyasrṅga); ramah-prostitutes; aninyuh-brought; harini-sutam-that Rsyasrṅga, who was the son of a doe; natya-saṅgita-vaditraih-by dancing, by singing and by a musical display; vibhrama-bewildering; aliṅgana-by embracing; arhanaih-by worshiping; sah-he (Rsyasrṅga); tu-indeed; rajnah-from Maharaja Dasaratha; anapatyasya-who was without issue; nirupya-after establishing; istim-a sacrifice; marutvate-of the demigod named Marutvan; prajam-issue; adat-delivered; dasarathah-Dasaratha; yena-by which (as a result of the yajna); lebhe-achieved; aprajah-although he had no sons; prajah-sons; caturaṅgah-Caturaṅga; romapadat-from Citraratha; prthulaksah-Prthulaksa; tu-indeed; tat-sutah-the son of Caturaṅga.
From Diviratha came a son named Dharmaratha, and his son was Citraratha, who was celebrated as Romapada. Romapada, however, was without issue, and therefore his friend Maharaja Dasaratha gave him his own daughter, named Santa. Romapada accepted her as his daughter, and thereafter she married Rsyasrṅga. When the demigods from the heavenly planets failed to shower rain, Rsyasrṅga was appointed the priest for performing a sacrifice, after being brought from the forest by the allurement of prostitutes, who danced, staged theatrical performances accompanied by music, and embraced and worshiped him. After Rsyasrṅga came, the rain fell. Thereafter, Rsyasrṅga performed a son-giving sacrifice on behalf of Maharaja Dasaratha, who had no issue, and then Maharaja Dasaratha had sons. From Romapada, by the mercy of Rsyasrṅga, Caturaṅga was born, and from Caturaṅga came Prthulaksa.