Shloka 7

अध्याय १४६ — निशायां सात्यकिदुर्योधनयुद्धम् / Chapter 146 — Night Battle: Sātyaki and Duryodhana; Śakuni’s Encirclement of Arjuna

Devanagari script

यादवस्तस्य तु सुतः शूरस्त्रैलोक्यसम्मत: । शूरस्य शौरिनवरो वसुदेवो महायशा:,ययातिसे देवयानीके गर्भसे जो ज्येष्ठ पुत्र हुआ, उसका नाम यदु था। इन्हीं यदुके वंशमें देवमीढ़ नामसे विख्यात एक यादव हो गये हैं। उनके पुत्रका नाम था शूर, जो तीनों लोकोंमें सम्मानित थे। शूरके पुत्र नरश्रेष्ठ शौरि हुए, जो महायशस्वी वसुदेवके नामसे प्रसिद्ध हैं

Transliteration

yādavas tasya tu sutaḥ śūras trailokya-sammataḥ | śūrasya śaurinavaro vasudevo mahāyaśāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: From him was born a son named Śūra, honored throughout the three worlds. From Śūra came the foremost of the Śauris—Vasudeva—renowned for great glory.

Word by Word

यादवःa Yādava (descendant of Yadu)

तस्यof him

तुbut/indeed

सुतःson

शूरःŚūra (proper name)

त्रैलोक्यसम्मतःapproved/esteemed in the three worlds

शूरस्यof Śūra

शौरिःŚauri (proper name)

नरवरःbest of men

वसुदेवःVasudeva (proper name)

महायशाःof great fame

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Yadu (Yādava)

Devamīḍha

Śūra

Vasudeva

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes