Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 21

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

Devanagari script

यत्रावतीर्णो भगवान् परमात्मा नराकृति: । यदो: सहस्रजित्क्रोष्टा नलो रिपुरिति श्रुता: ॥ २० ॥ चत्वार: सूनवस्तत्र शतजित् प्रथमात्मज: । महाहयो रेणुहयो हैहयश्चेति तत्सुता: ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

yatrāvatīrṇo bhagavān paramātmā narākṛtiḥ yadoḥ sahasrajit kroṣṭā nalo ripur iti śrutāḥ

Translation

ومن بين هؤلاء الأربعة كان سَهَسْرَجِت هو الأكبر؛ وكان له ابن يُدعى شَتَجِت. ولشَتَجِت ثلاثة أبناء: مَهَاهَيَ، رَيْنُهَيَ، وَهَيْهَيَ.

Synonyms

• चत्वारः: four
• चत्वारः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; of implied 'were')
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक (cardinal numeral)

• सूनवः: sons
• सूनवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition to चत्वारः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• शतजित्: Śataj it
• शतजित्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; one of the sons)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक) + जित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (शतं जयति इति)

• प्रथम-आत्मजः: the first-born son
• प्रथम-आत्मजः: Apposition (समनाधिकरण; to शतजित्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (प्रथमः आत्मजः)

• महाहयः: Mahāhaya
• महाहयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; one of the sons)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + हय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् हयः)

• रेणुहयः: Reṇuhaya
• रेणुहयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; one of the sons)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेणु (प्रातिपदिक) + हय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रेणोः हयः)

• हैहयः: Haihaya
• हैहयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; one of the sons)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हैहय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (वाक्य-सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक (quotative particle)

• तत्-सुताः: were his sons
• तत्-सुताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य सुताः)

Purport

As confirmed in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.2.11) :

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān (Paramātmā)
• Yadu
• Sahasrajit
• Kroṣṭā
• Nala
• Ripu

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the Lord descending in human form?

This verse states that the Supreme Lord, the Paramātmā, descends within the Yadu dynasty appearing in a human-like form (narākṛtiḥ), indicating His avatāra-līlā among humans.

Who is speaking this genealogy in Bhagavatam Canto 9?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating the dynastic history to Mahārāja Parīkṣit, listing the prominent descendants of Yadu.

How can devotees apply this verse in modern life?

Remember that the Supreme can be present and approachable in human-like līlā; cultivate reverence for sacred history and strengthen faith by hearing (śravaṇam) the Lord’s appearances and lineages.