Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 1 · Planets, Signs, Year Entry
ग्रहराशिस्वरूपवर्षप्रवेशाद्यानयनाधिकारः
तस्माल्लघुः खेटविचारदक्षः प्रख्यातकीर्तिर्विजितारिपक्षः ॥श्रीक्षेमकर्णोथ ततः कनिष्ठो नारायणो व्याकरणे पठिष्ठः ॥ ४ ॥
Younger than him was Shri Kshemakarna. He was skilled in judging the planets. His fame was wide, and he had beaten his enemies. Younger still was Narayana, very learned in grammar.
Simple meaning: The author's family: Kshemakarna, skilled in the planets, and Narayana, learned in grammar.
न्याये यः सुरराजपूजितनिभो वेदान्तिनामग्रणीर्मीमांसादिसमस्तशास्त्रकमलप्रोद्बोधने भास्करः ॥
The author's family: Chaturbhuja Mishra, a great scholar of logic, Vedanta and Mimamsa, honoured by kings.
तस्माल्लघुः सकलशास्त्रकलापठिष्ठो दामोदरः समभवत्कृतिनां वरिष्ठः ॥
The author's father: Damodara, learned in all sciences, wrote a matchless commentary.
दामोदरस्य तनयौ जातौ बलभद्रबलिरामौ ॥
The author: Balabhadra, son of Damodara, explains the Tajika by his teacher's grace.