Shloka 51.18Unverified draft

प्रजापतिसुतश्चासीत्कुशो नाम महीपति:। कुशस्य पुत्रो बलवान् कुशनाभस्सुधार्मिक:।।1.51.18।।

Meaning

There was a lord of the earth named Kusha, son of Prajapati; Kusha's son was the powerful and righteous Kushanabha.

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
prajāpati-sutaḥ ca āsītप्रजापति-सुतः च आसीत्and there was the son of PrajapatiNominative / Adverbial / Verb (imperfect)
kuśaḥ nāma mahī-patiḥकुशः नाम मही-पतिःnamed Kusha, a lord of the earthNominative / Adverbial / Nominative
kuśasya putraḥ bala-vānकुशस्य पुत्रः बल-वान्the son of Kusha, mightyGenitive / Nominative / Nominative
kuśanābhaḥ su-dhārmikaḥकुशनाभः सु-धार्मिकःKushanabha, very righteousNominative singular (x2)

Reference: 1.51.18 · Bāla Kāṇḍa