Sanatkumara Samhita

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The is is the english translation of the Sanatkumara Samhita. Sanatkumara in Sanskrit means “eternal youth”. Sage Sanatkumara was one of the Four Kumaras, the four Manasputras (mind-born-sons) or spiritual sons of Brahma. Sanatkumara is also the author of the Sanatkumara Samhita, which is part of the Shiva Purana, and has 59 chapters. Alternative ...

Sanskrit text and Unicode transliteration:

अन्ध्रा हूनाः किराताश् च पुलिन्दाः पुक्कशास् तथा
अभीरा यवनाः कङ्काः खशाद्याः पाप-योणयः

andhrā hūnāḥ kirātāś ca pulindāḥ pukkaśās tathā
abhīrā yavanāḥ kaṅkāḥ khaśādyāḥ pāpa-yoṇayaḥ

Word-for-word Sanskrit-English equivalents:

andhrā—Aandras; hūnāḥ—Hunas; kirātāḥ—Kiratas; ca—and; pulindāḥPulindas; pukkaśāḥ—Pukasas; tathā—so; abhīrā—Abhiras; yavanāḥ—Yavanas; kaṅkāḥKankas; khaśādyāḥ—beginning with the Khasas; pāpa-yoṇayaḥ—born in sinful wombs.

English translation of verse:

The Andhras, Hūnas, Kirātas, Pulindas, Pukkaśas, Abhīras, Yavanas, Kaṅkas, Khaśas, and all others born from sinful wombs are also eligible.

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