Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

तस्य पत्नीसहस्राणां दशानां सुमहायशा: । दशलक्षसहस्राणि पुत्राणां तास्वजीजनत् ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

tasya patnī-sahasrāṇāṁ daśānāṁ sumahā-yaśāḥ daśa-lakṣa-sahasrāṇi putrāṇāṁ tāsv ajījanat

Translation

The renowned Śaśabindu had ten thousand wives. From each wife he begot one hundred thousand sons; thus the number of his sons amounted to ten thousand lakṣas.

Synonyms

• तस्य: his
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पत्नी-सहस्राणाम्: of (his) thousands of wives
• पत्नी-सहस्राणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी-सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पत्नीनाṃ सहस्राणि)

• दशानाम्: of ten (thousands)
• दशानाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन्/दश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषण

• सुमहायशाः: of very great fame
• सुमहायशाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-महा-यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सुमहत् यशः यस्य)

• दश-लक्ष-सहस्राणि: ten lakhs of thousands (i.e., ten million)
• दश-लक्ष-सहस्राणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश-लक्ष-सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः (संख्यापूर्वकः)

• पुत्राणाम्: of sons
• पुत्राणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तासु: in/among them (those wives)
• तासु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• अजीजनत्: begot/produced
• अजीजनत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; causative-like sense in context ‘begot’

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about the king having many wives and sons in Canto 9?

This verse states that the king—described as highly renowned—had ten thousand wives and begot ten million sons, emphasizing the vast expansion of a royal lineage in the dynastic narration.

Who is speaking this verse in Bhagavatam 9.23.32 and to whom?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this verse while narrating the dynastic history to King Parīkṣit as part of the genealogical account in Canto 9.

What is a practical takeaway from Bhagavatam verses that list dynasties and descendants?

They remind readers that worldly fame, power, and even enormous family expansion are temporary, encouraging one to seek lasting spiritual purpose through dharma and devotion rather than mere legacy.