पुरा कृतयुगे राम मनुर्दण्डधरः प्रभुः। तस्य पुत्रो महानासीदिक्ष्वाकुः कुलनन्दनः॥
purā kṛtayuge rāma manurdaṇḍadharaḥ prabhuḥ| tasya putro mahānāsīdikṣvākuḥ kulanandanaḥ||
English Meaning
O Rāma, formerly in the golden age, Manu was the king. His son was ikṣvāku.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)