Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 15

Nimi’s Disembodied Liberation and the Rise of the Mithilā (Videha) Dynasty

Devanagari script

तस्माद् बृहद्रथस्तस्य महावीर्य: सुधृत्पिता । सुधृतेर्धृष्टकेतुर्वै हर्यश्वोऽथ मरुस्तत: ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

tasmād bṛhadrathas tasya mahāvīryaḥ sudhṛt-pitā sudhṛter dhṛṣṭaketur vai haryaśvo ’tha marus tataḥ

Translation

Von Devarāta stammte Bṛhadratha; von Bṛhadratha stammte Mahāvīrya, der Vater von Sudhṛti wurde. Der Sohn Sudhṛtis war als Dhṛṣṭaketu bekannt; von Dhṛṣṭaketu stammte Haryaśva; und von Haryaśva stammte Maru.

Synonyms

• तस्मात्: from him
• तस्मात्: अपादान (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; Ablative singular

• बृहद्रथः: Bṛhadratha
• बृहद्रथः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत् + रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (बृहद् रथः = having a great chariot; proper name)

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

• महावीर्यः: of great valor
• महावीर्यः: विशेषण (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (great in valor), agrees with (सुधृत्पिता)

• सुधृत्पिता: father of Sudhṛti
• सुधृत्पिता: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधृत् + पिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: सुधृतः पिता)

• सुधृतेः: of Sudhṛti
• सुधृतेः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री (नाम), षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• धृष्टकेतुः: Dhṛṣṭaketu
• धृष्टकेतुः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्ट + केतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (bold-bannered; proper name)

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्धसूचक (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle: indeed)

• हर्यश्वः: Haryaśva
• हर्यश्वः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि + अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (having tawny/green horses; proper name)

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्धसूचक (Sequencer)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (then/and now)

• मरुः: Maru
• मरुः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (proper name)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: सम्बन्धसूचक (Sequencer)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb (thereafter/from him)

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhadratha
• Mahāvīrya
• Sudhṛti
• Dhṛṣṭaketu
• Haryaśva
• Maru

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 9 say about the Ikshvaku (Sūrya-vaṁśa) lineage?

This verse continues the royal genealogy, listing successive kings—Bṛhadratha, Mahāvīrya, Sudhṛti, Dhṛṣṭaketu, Haryaśva, and Maru—showing the orderly transmission of dynastic succession described in Canto 9.

Why is Śukadeva Gosvāmī listing so many kings in the Ninth Canto?

Śukadeva narrates the dynasties to preserve sacred history (vaṁśānucarita), connect later avatāra narratives to their royal lineages, and illustrate how dharma is carried through generations.

How can devotees apply these genealogy verses in modern spiritual life?

They encourage remembrance of sacred history, respect for dharmic legacy, and reflection on how one’s responsibilities and values can be carried forward with integrity across generations.