कुशाम्बस्तु महातेजाः कुशस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा चत्वारो लोकसत्तमाः। निवेशं चक्रिरे सर्वे पुराणां नृवरास्तदा ॥ कौशाम्बीमकरोत् पुरीम्। कुशनाभस्तु धर्मात्मा पुरं चक्रे महोदयम्॥ असूर्तरजसो नाम धर्मारण्यं महामतिः। चक्रे पुरवरं राजा वसुनाम गिरिव्रजम्॥
kuśāmbastu mahātejāḥ kuśasya vacanaṃ śrutvā catvāro lokasattamāḥ| niveśaṃ cakrire sarve purāṇāṃ nṛvarāstadā || kauśāmbīmakarot purīm| kuśanābhastu dharmātmā puraṃ cakre mahodayam|| asūrtarajaso nāma dharmāraṇyaṃ mahāmatiḥ| cakre puravaraṃ rājā vasunāma girivrajam||
English Meaning
Hearing Kuśa's words, those four foremost of men and best of sons addressed themselves to founding seats for their government. And the highly energetic Kuśāmba founded the city of Kausambi; and the righteous Kusanabha, the metropolis of Mahodaya; and the magnanimous Asūrtarajas, Dharmāraṇya; and king Vasu, Girivraja, best of capitals.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)