Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

तत: प्रसेनजित् तस्मात् तक्षको भविता पुन: । ततो बृहद्ब‍लो यस्तु पित्रा ते समरे हत: ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ prasenajit tasmāt takṣako bhavitā punaḥ tato bṛhadbalo yas tu pitrā te samare hataḥ

Translation

Von Viśvabāhu wurde ein Sohn namens Prasenajit geboren; aus Prasenajit ging Takṣaka hervor. Aus Takṣaka wurde Bṛhadbala geboren, der im Kampf von deinem Vater getötet wurde.

Synonyms

• tataḥ: then/from him
• tataḥ: Desha-Kala (देश-कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• prasenajit: Prasenajit (name)
• prasenajit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasena (प्रातिपदिक) + jit (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √ji)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; तत्पुरुषः—‘प्रसेनं जयति’/‘प्रसेनजित्’ (name)

• tasmāt: from him
• tasmāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative, Singular

• takṣakaḥ: Takṣaka (name)
• takṣakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: takṣaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• bhavitā: will be (born)
• bhavitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū (भू धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: Periphrastic future agent noun (लृट्-पर्याय/भविष्यत्-कर्तरि), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘will be/will become’

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक अव्यय)

• tataḥ: then/from him
• tataḥ: Desha-Kala (देश-कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• bṛhadbalaḥ: Bṛhadbala (name)
• bṛhadbalaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; कर्मधारयः—‘बृहद् बलं यस्य/बृहद्बलः’ (name)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; relative pronoun

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• pitrā: by (his) father
• pitrā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular; enclitic pronoun ‘of you/your’

• samare: in battle
• samare: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular

• hataḥ: killed
• hataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: han (हन् धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with ‘yaḥ’ (Bṛhadbala)

Characters & Entities

• Prasenajit
• Takṣaka
• Bṛhadbala
• Parīkṣit
• Abhimanyu

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about Bṛhadbala and his death?

Bhagavatam 9.12.8 states that King Bṛhadbala, descended from Takṣaka, was slain in battle by Parīkṣit’s father (Abhimanyu).

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī mention Parīkṣit’s father in this genealogy?

While narrating the Solar dynasty after Lord Rāma, Śukadeva connects the lineage to Parīkṣit by noting that Parīkṣit’s father, Abhimanyu, killed Bṛhadbala in the Kurukṣetra-era warfare.

What is the practical application of studying dynasties in the Bhagavata Purana?

It helps devotees see how time, karma, and duty shape human history, encouraging humility and steadiness in dharma while keeping devotion to Bhagavān as the real shelter.