घृतकौशिकाद्धृतकौशिकः पाराश-र्यायणात्पाराशर्यायणः पाराशर्यात्पारा-शर्यो जातूकर्ण्याज्जातूकर्ण्य आसुराय-णाच्च यास्काच्चासुरायणस्त्रैवणेस्त्रैवणिरौ-पजन्धनेरौपजन्धनिरासुरेरासुरिर्भारद्वा-जाद्भारद्वाज आत्रेयादात्रेयो माण्टेर्मा-ण्टिर्गौतमाद्गौतमो गौतमाद्गौतमो वा-त्स्याद्वात्स्यः शाण्डिल्याच्छाण्डिल्यः कै-शोर्यात्काप्यात्कैशोर्यः काप्यः कुमारहा-रितात्कुमारहारितो गालवाद्गालवो वि-दर्भीकौण्डिन्याद्विदर्भीकौण्डिन्यो वत्स-नपातो बाभ्रवाद्वत्सनपाद्बाभ्रवः पथः सौ-भरात्पन्थाः सौभरोऽयास्यादाङ्गिरसाद्-द्यास्य आङ्गिरस आभूतेस्त्वाष्ट्रादाभूति-स्त्वाष्ट्रो विश्वरूपात्त्वाष्ट्राद्विश्वरूपस्तवा-ष्ट्रोऽश्विभ्यामश्विनौ दधीच आथर्वणाद्द-ध्यङ्ङाथर्वणोऽथर्वणो दैवादथर्वा दैवोमृत्योः प्राध्वंसनान्मृत्युः प्राध्वंसनःप्रध्वंसनात्प्रध्वंसन एकर्षेरेकर्षिर्विप्र-चित्तेर्विप्रचित्तिर्व्यष्टेर्व्यष्टिः सनारोः स-नारुः सनातनात्सनातनः सनगात्स-नगः परमेष्ठिनः परमेष्ठी ब्रह्मणो ब्रह्मस्वयंभु ब्रह्मणे नमः ॥ ३ ॥
In plain words
The teaching passed from Ghṛtakauśika to Dhṛtakauśika, from Pārāśaryāyaṇa to Pārāśaryāyaṇa, from Pārāśarya to Pārāśarya, from Jātūkarṇya to Jātūkarṇya, from Āsurāyaṇa and Yāska to Āsurāyaṇa, from Traivaṇi to Traivaṇi, from Aupajandhani to Aupajandhani, from Āsuri to Āsuri, from Bhāradvāja to Bhāradvāja, from Ātreya to Ātreya, from Māṇṭi to Māṇṭi, from Gautama to Gautama, and once more from Gautama to Gautama, from Vātsya to Vātsya, from Śāṇḍilya to Śāṇḍilya, from Kaiśorya Kāpya to Kaiśorya Kāpya, from Kumāraharita to Kumāraharita, from Gālava to Gālava, from Vidarbhīkauṇḍinya to the one also known as Vatsanapāt, from Bābhrava Vatsanapāt to Bābhrava, from Pathin Saubhara to Panthan Saubhara, from Ayāsya Āṅgirasa to Yāsya Āṅgirasa, from Ābhūti Tvāṣṭra to Ābhūti Tvāṣṭra, from Viśvarūpa Tvāṣṭra onward to the two Aśvins — and from the two Aśvins back to Dadhīca, son of Atharvan, the very Dadhyañc who once taught them. From Daiva came Atharvan; from Death, known also as Prādhvaṃsana, came Death, Prādhvaṃsana; from Pradhvaṃsana came Pradhvaṃsana; from Ekarṣi came Ekarṣi; from Vipracitti came Vipracitti; from Vyaṣṭi came Vyaṣṭi; from Sanāru came Sanāru; from Sanātana came Sanātana; from Sanaga came Sanaga; from Parameṣṭhin came Parameṣṭhin; and from Brahman came Brahman, the self-existent one, who needs no teacher beyond himself. Homage to Brahman.
Close to the Sanskrit
From Ghṛtakauśika, Dhṛtakauśika; from Pārāśaryāyaṇa, Pārāśaryāyaṇa; from Pārāśarya, Pārāśarya; from Jātūkarṇya, Jātūkarṇya; from Āsurāyaṇa and from Yāska, Āsurāyaṇa; from Traivaṇi, Traivaṇi; from Aupajandhani, Aupajandhani; from Āsuri, Āsuri; from Bhāradvāja, Bhāradvāja; from Ātreya, Ātreya; from Māṇṭi, Māṇṭi; from Gautama, Gautama; from Gautama, Gautama; from Vātsya, Vātsya; from Śāṇḍilya, Śāṇḍilya; from Kaiśorya Kāpya, Kaiśorya Kāpya; from Kumāraharita, Kumāraharita; from Gālava, Gālava; from Vidarbhīkauṇḍinya, Vidarbhīkauṇḍinya, [also called] Vatsanapāt; from Bābhrava Vatsanapāt, Bābhrava; from Pathin Saubhara, Panthan Saubhara; from Ayāsya Āṅgirasa, Yāsya Āṅgirasa; from Ābhūti Tvāṣṭra, Ābhūti Tvāṣṭra; from Viśvarūpa Tvāṣṭra, Tvāṣṭra — to the two Aśvins; the two Aśvins, from Dadhīca, the descendant of Atharvan — that is, Dadhyañc, descendant of Atharvan; from the descendant of Atharvan, from Daiva, Atharvan; Daiva; from Death, [also called] Prādhvaṃsana, Death, Prādhvaṃsana; from Pradhvaṃsana, Pradhvaṃsana; from Ekarṣi, Ekarṣi; from Vipracitti, Vipracitti; from Vyaṣṭi, Vyaṣṭi; from Sanāru, Sanāru; from Sanātana, Sanātana; from Sanaga, Sanaga; from Parameṣṭhin, Parameṣṭhin; from Brahman, Brahman, the self-existent. Salutation to Brahman.