Mahabharat
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दुःषन्ताद भरतॊ जज्ञे विद्वाञ शाकुन्तलॊ नृपः तस्माद भरत वंशस्य विप्रतस्थे महद यशः ॥ १-८९-१६ ॥
'And Dushmanta had by his wife Sakuntala an intelligent son named Bharata who became king. And Bharata gave his name to the race of which he was the founder. And it is from him that the fame of that dynasty hath spread so wide.' ॥ 1-89-16 ॥
english translation
duHSantAda bharatò jajJe vidvAJa zAkuntalò nRpaH tasmAda bharata vaMzasya vipratasthe mahada yazaH ॥ 1-89-16 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptभरतस तिसृषु सत्रीषु नव पुत्रान अजीजनत नाभ्यनन्दन्त तान राजा नानुरूपा ममेत्य उत ॥ १-८९-१७ ॥
'And Bharata begat upon his three wives nine sons in all. But none of them were like their father and so Bharata was not at all pleased with them.' ॥ 1-89-17 ॥
english translation
bharatasa tisRSu satrISu nava putrAna ajIjanata nAbhyanandanta tAna rAjA nAnurUpA mametya uta ॥ 1-89-17 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptततॊ महद्भिः करतुभिर ईजानॊ भरतस तदा लेभे पुत्रं भरद्वाजाद भुमन्युं नाम भारत ॥ १-८९-१८ ॥
'Their mothers, therefore, became angry and slew them all. The procreation of children by Bharata, therefore, became vain. The monarch then performed a great sacrifice and through the grace of Bharadwaja obtained a son named Bhumanyu. ' ॥ 1-89-18 ॥
english translation
tatò mahadbhiH karatubhira IjAnò bharatasa tadA lebhe putraM bharadvAjAda bhumanyuM nAma bhArata ॥ 1-89-18 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptततः पुत्रिणम आत्मानं जञात्वा पौरवनन्दनः भुमन्युं भरतश्रेष्ठ यौवराज्ये ऽभयषेचयत ॥ १-८९-१९ ॥
'Then Bharata, the illustrious scion of the Puru lineage, recognizing truly that he had a worthy son, installed him, O eminent member of the Bharata dynasty, as his heir-apparent.' ॥ 1-89-19 ॥
english translation
tataH putriNama AtmAnaM jaJAtvA pauravanandanaH bhumanyuM bharatazreSTha yauvarAjye 'bhayaSecayata ॥ 1-89-19 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptततस तस्य महीन्द्रस्य वितथः पुत्रकॊ ऽभवत ततः स वितथॊ नाम भुमन्यॊर अभवत सुतः ॥ १-८९-२० ॥
'Thereafter, the childless king Bharata was blessed with a son through a divine ordinance. That son was named Vitatha and he was born to Bhumanyu.' ॥ 1-89-20 ॥
english translation
tatasa tasya mahIndrasya vitathaH putrakò 'bhavata tataH sa vitathò nAma bhumanyòra abhavata sutaH ॥ 1-89-20 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript