kāśyasya kāśis tat-putro

kāśyasya kāśis tat-putro

rāṣṭro dīrghatamaḥ-pitā

dhanvantarir dīrghatamasa

āyur-veda-pravartakaḥ

yajña-bhug vāsudevāṁśaḥ

smṛta-mātrārti-nāśanaḥ

The son of Kāśya was Kāśi, and his son was Rāṣṭra, the father of Dīrghatama. Dīrghatama had a son named Dhanvantari, who was the inaugurator of the medical science and an incarnation of Lord Vāsudeva, the enjoyer of the results of sacrifices.[152] Just by remembering the name of Dhanvantari can be released from all disease.

|| 9.17.5 ||

tat-putraḥ ketumān asya

jajñe bhīmarathas tataḥ

divodāso dyumāṁs tasmāt

pratardana iti smṛtaḥ

The son of Dhanvantari was Ketumān, and his son was Bhīmaratha. The son of Bhīmaratha was Divodāsa, and the son of Divodāsa was Dyumān, also known as Pratardana.

|| 9.17.6 ||

sa eva śatrujid vatsa

ṛtadhvaja itīritaḥ

tathā kuvalayāśveti

prokto 'larkādayas tataḥ

Dyumān was also known as Śatrujit, Vatsa, Ṛtadhvaja and Kuvalayāśva. From him were born Alarka and other sons.

From Dyumān who was also named Pratardana and Śatrujit, Vatsa, Ṛtadhvaja and Kuvalayāśva, Alarka and others were born.

|| 9.17.7 ||

ṣaṣṭiṁ varṣa-sahasrāṇi

ṣaṣṭiṁ varṣa-śatāni ca

nālarkād aparo rājan

bubhuje medinīṁ yuvā

O King! Alarka, the son of Dyumān, reigned over the earth for sixty-six thousand years. No one other than him has reigned over the earth for so long as a young man.

|| 9.17.8 ||

alarkāt santatis tasmāt

sunītho 'tha niketanaḥ

dharmaketuḥ sutas tasmāt

satyaketur ajāyata

From Alarka came a son named Santati, and his son was Sunītha. The son of Sunītha was Niketana, the son of Niketana was Dharmaketu, and the son of Dharmaketu was Satyaketu.

Santati was the son’s name.

|| 9.17.9 ||

dhṛṣṭaketus tatas tasmāt