Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 15

Genealogies from Yayāti’s Sons to the Yadu Dynasty; Romapāda–Ṛṣyaśṛṅga; Kārtavīryārjuna; and the Rise of Yādava Branches

Devanagari script

आरब्धस्तस्य गान्धारस्तस्य धर्मस्ततो धृत: । धृतस्य दुर्मदस्तस्मात् प्रचेता: प्राचेतस: शतम् ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

ārabdhas tasya gāndhāras tasya dharmas tato dhṛtaḥ dhṛtasya durmadas tasmāt pracetāḥ prācetasaḥ śatam

Translation

كان ابنُ سِيتُو هو آرابدها؛ وابنُ آرابدها غاندھارا؛ وابنُ غاندھارا دھرما؛ وابنُ دھرما دِھْرِتا. وابنُ دِھْرِتا دُرمَدَ، ومن دُرمَدَ وُلد پرچيتا، وله مئةُ ابنٍ يُدعون پراچيتسا.

Synonyms

• आरब्धः: Arabhda
• आरब्धः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ+रभ् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP used as name), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; proper noun

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• गान्धारः: Gandhara
• गान्धारः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गान्धार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; proper noun

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• धर्मः: Dharma
• धर्मः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; proper noun

• ततः: then/from him
• ततः: Avyaya (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• धृतः: Dhrita
• धृतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √धृ)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP used as name), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; proper noun

• धृतस्य: of Dhrita
• धृतस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• दुर्मदः: Durmada
• दुर्मदः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर् (उपसर्ग/प्रत्यय) + मद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (दुष्टः मदः यस्य/दुर्मदः as name)

• तस्मात्: from him
• तस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• प्रचेताः: the Pracetas
• प्रचेताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रचेतस्/प्रचेताः (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; collective name

• प्राचेतसः: descendants of Pracetas
• प्राचेतसः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राचेतस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; patronymic adjective qualifying प्रचेताः

• शतम्: a hundred
• शतम्: Vishesana (विशेषण/Quantifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; numeral used as count

Characters & Entities

• Ārabdha
• Gāndhāra
• Dharma
• Dhṛta
• Durmada
• Pracetās (Prācetasa)

FAQs

Who are the Pracetās (Prācetasa) mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam 9.23.15?

This verse identifies the Pracetās as the hundred sons born from King Durmada, known collectively as the Prācetasa brothers.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī list so many kings and descendants in Canto 9?

Śukadeva narrates dynastic genealogies to preserve sacred history (vaṁśa), show continuity of dharma through royal lineages, and situate later famous personalities within their ancestral context.

What is the practical value of studying Bhagavatam genealogies in modern life?

They train the reader to see life as part of a larger moral and spiritual continuity—valuing responsibility, legacy, and dharma rather than only short-term identity and achievement.