Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 110, Shloka 30
लोकसमुत्पत्ति-वर्णनम् तथा इक्ष्वाकुवंश-प्रशंसा
Cosmogony and Ikshvaku Genealogy as Counsel to Rama
शङ्खणस्य च पुत्रोऽभूच्छूर श्रीमान्सुदर्शनः।सुदर्शनस्याग्निवर्णः अग्निवर्णस्य शीघ्रगः।।।।शीघ्रगस्य मरुः पुत्रो मरोः पुत्रः प्रशुश्रुवः।प्रशुश्रुवस्य पुत्रोभूदम्बरीषो महाद्युतिः।।।।अम्बरीषस्य पुत्रोभून्नहुषः सत्यविक्रमः।नहुषस्य च नाभागः पुत्रः परमधार्मिकः।।।।अजश्च सुव्रतश्चैव नाभागस्य सुतावुभौ।अजस्यैव च धर्मात्मा राजा दशरथस्सुतः।।।।
śaṅkhaṇasya ca putro 'bhūc chūraḥ śrīmān sudarśanaḥ |
sudarśanasyāgnivarṇaḥ agnivarṇasya śīghragaḥ ||
śīghragasya maruḥ putro maroḥ putraḥ praśuśruvaḥ |
praśuśruvasya putro 'bhūd ambarīṣo mahādyutiḥ ||
ambarīṣasya putro 'bhūn nahuṣaḥ satyavikramaḥ |
nahuṣasya ca nābhāgaḥ putraḥ paramadhārmikaḥ ||
ajaś ca suvrataś caiva nābhāgasya sutāv ubhau |
ajasyaiva ca dharmātmā rājā daśarathaḥ sutaḥ ||
商迦那（Śaṅkhaṇa）之子为英勇而光耀的苏达尔沙那（Sudarśana）；苏达尔沙那之子为阿耆尼伐尔那（Agnivarṇa），阿耆尼伐尔那之子为希伽罗伽（Śīghraga）。希伽罗伽之子为摩卢（Maru）；摩卢之子为钵罗舒输罗婆（Praśuśruva）；钵罗舒输罗婆之子为光辉的安婆梨沙（Ambarīṣa）。安婆梨沙之子为那呼沙（Nahūṣa），其勇武真实不虚；那呼沙之子为至为奉持达摩的那婆伽（Nābhāga）。那婆伽有二子：阿阇（Aja）与苏弗罗多（Suvrata）；而阿阇之子，便是持法之王陀舍罗他（Daśaratha）。
The son of Shankhana was the glorious Sudarshana, father of Agnivarna. Shighraga was the son of Agnivarna whose son was Maru. Maru's son was Prashushruva and to Prashushruva was born splendid Ambarisha. Nahusha of indisputable prowess was the son of Ambarisha whose son was the supremely righteous Nabhaga. Nabhaga had two sons, Aja and Suvrata and Aja's son was the righteous king Dasaratha.
FAQs
It frames kingship as a dharmic inheritance: rulers are remembered not only by succession but by righteousness (paramadhārmika, dharmātmā) and truthful valor (satyavikrama).
The speaker traces the dynasty down to Daśaratha to establish the legitimacy and duty-bound continuity that culminates in Rāma.
Rajadharma—righteous rule rooted in truth (satya) and moral conduct (dharma), not merely bloodline.