Shloka 22

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

Devanagari script

धर्मस्तु हैहयसुतो नेत्र: कुन्ते: पिता तत: । सोहञ्जिरभवत् कुन्तेर्महिष्मान् भद्रसेनक: ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

dharmas tu haihaya-suto netraḥ kunteḥ pitā tataḥ sohañjir abhavat kunter mahiṣmān bhadrasenakaḥ

Translation

The son of Haihaya was Dharma, and the son of Dharma was Netra, the father of Kunti. From Kunti came Sohañji, from Sohañji came Mahiṣmān, and from Mahiṣmān came Bhadrasenaka.

Synonyms

• धर्मः: Dharma
• धर्मः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (वाक्य-सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोधसूचक (particle: but/indeed)

• हैहय-सुतः: son of Haihaya
• हैहय-सुतः: Apposition (समनाधिकरण; to धर्मः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हैहय (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हैहयस्य सुतः)

• नेत्रः: Netra
• नेत्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; next in genealogy)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कुन्तेः: of Kunti
• कुन्तेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पिता: father
• पिता: Apposition (समनाधिकरण; to नेत्रः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Sequencing)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (then/thereafter)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अहञ्जिः: Ahañji
• अहञ्जिः: Apposition (समनाधिकरण; to सः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहञ्जि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कुन्तेः: of Kunti
• कुन्तेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महिष्मान्: Mahiṣmān
• महिष्मान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; next in genealogy)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिष्मत्/महिष्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भद्रसेनकः: Bhadrasenaka
• भद्रसेनकः: Apposition (समनाधिकरण; to महिष्मान्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + सेनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (भद्रः सेनकः)

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Haihaya
• Netra
• Kunti
• Sohañji
• Mahīṣmān
• Bhadrasenaka

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 9.23.22 describe?

It lists a sequence of kings in the Haihaya-related lineage—Dharma, Netra, Kunti, Sohañji, and Mahīṣmān (also called Bhadrasenaka).

Who is speaking this genealogy in Bhagavata Purana Canto 9?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates these dynastic successions to King Parīkṣit as part of the Ninth Canto’s royal genealogies.

How can devotees apply these genealogies in modern spiritual life?

They remind one that worldly power and fame pass quickly through generations, encouraging steadiness in dharma and devotion (bhakti) rather than pride in lineage or status.