Shloka 32

भीष्मस्योत्तरायणप्रतीक्षा तथा युधिष्ठिरागमनम् | Bhīṣma’s uttarāyaṇa moment and Yudhiṣṭhira’s arrival

Devanagari script

वसुदेव इति ख्यातं पुत्रमानकदुन्दुभिम्‌ । तस्य पुत्रश्नतुर्बाहुर्वासुदेवो भविष्यति

Transliteration

vasudeva iti khyātaṃ putram ānakadundubhim | tasya putraś caturbāhur vāsudevo bhaviṣyati ||

Translation

وسيكون له ابنٌ مشهورٌ باسم فاسوديفا (Vasudeva)، ويُدعى أيضًا آنَكَدُندُبهي (Ānakadundubhi). ومنه سيولد الرب فاسوديفا (Vāsudeva) ذو الأذرع الأربع.

Word by Word

• वसुदेवः: Vasudeva
• वसुदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इति: thus; as (so-called)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• ख्यातम्: known; famed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ख्यात
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• पुत्रम्: son
• पुत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आनकदुन्दुभिम्: Ānakadundubhi (epithet/name)
• आनकदुन्दुभिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनकदुन्दुभि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तस्य: of him; his
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चतुर्बाहुः: four-armed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्बाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वासुदेवः: Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
• वासुदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भविष्यति: will be; will become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Third, Singular

Speaker

ईश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vasudeva
• Ānakadundubhi
• Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes the sanctity of righteous lineage and conduct: a community honored for purity, good behavior, and respect for brāhmaṇas becomes the setting for the manifestation of the Divine (Vāsudeva). Ethical living and dharmic culture are presented as the ground in which greatness and divine purpose appear.

What is happening in the narrative?

Īśvara foretells a genealogical sequence: a son named Vasudeva (also called Ānakadundubhi) will be born, and from him will arise the four-armed Lord Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa), indicating the divine advent within the Yadu line.