Verse 12
The Sisunagas, and Nanda· Verses 5–12
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5Then Sisunaga will come, and Kakavarna his son; Ksemadharma is his son, and Ksetrajna is born of Ksemadharma. 6Vidhisara is his son, and from him Ajatasatru will come to be. Darbhaka will be his son, and Ajaya is remembered as Darbhaka's. 7Nandivardhana comes of Ajaya, and Mahanandi his son after him. These ten are the Sisunagas, and for three hundred and sixty 8years these kings will hold the earth in the Kali age, best of the Kurus. Mahanandi's son, king, born of a sudra woman, strong, 9a certain Nanda, master of Mahapadma, will make an end of the kshatriyas. After him the kings will be little better than sudras, and without dharma.
10Under one umbrella, his order never crossed, Mahapadma will rule the earth, a second Bhargava. 11And he will have eight sons, Sumalya at their head, who as kings will hold this earth for a hundred years. 12A certain brahmin will root out the nine Nandas, who will have submitted to him. When they are gone the Mauryas will hold the world in the Kali age.