Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 14

Continuation and Future of the Sūrya-vaṁśa: From Kuśa to the Last Ikṣvāku King

Devanagari script

तस्माच्छाक्योऽथ शुद्धोदो लाङ्गलस्तत्सुत: स्मृत: । तत: प्रसेनजित् तस्मात् क्षुद्रको भविता तत: ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

tasmāc chākyo ’tha śuddhodo lāṅgalas tat-sutaḥ smṛtaḥ tataḥ prasenajit tasmāt kṣudrako bhavitā tataḥ

Translation

Aus Sañjaya wird Śākya hervorgehen; aus Śākya Śuddhoda; und aus Śuddhoda gilt der Sohn namens Lāṅgala als überliefert. Aus Lāṅgala wird Prasenajit hervorgehen, und aus Prasenajit Kṣudraka.

Synonyms

• तस्मात्: from him/therefrom
• तस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन

• शाक्यः: Śākya (name)
• शाक्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• शुद्धोदः: Śuddhoda (name)
• शुद्धोदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुद्धोद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लाङ्गलः: Lāṅgala (name)
• लाङ्गलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्-सुतः: his son
• तत्-सुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्मृतः: is said/remembered (as)
• स्मृतः: Kriya (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मृत (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत्-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-प्रभव)
• Form: अव्यय, अपादानार्थक/क्रमसूचक (thereafter/from him)

• प्रसेनजित्: Prasenajit (name)
• प्रसेनजित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसेनजित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तस्मात्: from him
• तस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• क्षुद्रकः: Kṣudraka (name)
• क्षुद्रकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुद्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भविता: will be (will come to be)
• भविता: Kriya (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) → भवितृ (कृदन्त, तृ-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भविष्यत्कालवाचक-कर्तरि-तृन्त (agent noun used as finite sense ‘will be’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमसूचक (thereafter)

Characters & Entities

• Śākya
• Śuddhodana
• Lāṅgala
• Prasenajit
• Kṣudraka

FAQs

Who are Śākya and Śuddhodana mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam 9.12.14?

This verse lists successive descendants in a royal lineage: Śākya is followed by Śuddhodana, continuing the genealogical record narrated by Śukadeva Gosvāmī.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī recite long genealogies in the Bhagavata Purana?

He preserves the sacred historical flow of dynasties that uphold dharma, showing how rulers and families succeed one another within Bhagavata’s broader narration of divine providence.

What is the practical takeaway from Bhagavatam verses that list dynasties and kings?

They remind us that worldly power and fame pass quickly through generations, encouraging humility and steady devotion rather than attachment to temporary identities.