*सूत उवाच अथाहं वर्णयिष्यामि वर्षे ऽस्मिन्भारते प्रजाः । भरणात्प्रजनाच्चैव मनुर्भरत उच्यते
*sūta uvāca athāhaṃ varṇayiṣyāmi varṣe 'sminbhārate prajāḥ / bharaṇātprajanāccaiva manurbharata ucyate
Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.