Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तनया भद्रविन्दाद्या नाग्नजित्यां महाबलाः संग्रामजित्प्रधानास् तु शैब्यायाश् चाभवन् सुताः

Transliteration

tanayā bhadravindādyā nāgnajityāṃ mahābalāḥ saṃgrāmajitpradhānās tu śaibyāyāś cābhavan sutāḥ

Translation

From Nāgnajitī were born mighty sons, beginning with Bhadravinda; and from Śaibyā too were born sons, with Saṅgrāmajit foremost among them.

Word by Word

• tanayāḥ: daughters
• tanayāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanayā (प्रातिपदिक: तनया)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• bhadravindādyāḥ: Bhadravindā and others
• bhadravindādyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadravindā + ādi (प्रातिपदिक; भद्रविन्द + आदि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘भद्रविन्द-आदि’ = ‘Bhadravindā and others’ (ādi-śabda)

• nāgnajityām: in/through Nāgnajitī
• nāgnajityām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāgnajitī (प्रातिपदिक: नाग्नजिती)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• mahābalāḥ: mighty/very strong
• mahābalāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + bala (प्रातिपदिक; महा + बल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘tanayāḥ’)

• saṃgrāmajitpradhānāḥ: with Saṃgrāmajit as the foremost
• saṃgrāmajitpradhānāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃgrāmajit + pradhāna (प्रातिपदिक; संग्रामजित् + प्रधान)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण—‘having Saṃgrāmajit as chief/foremost’

• tu: indeed/and
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक (contrast/emphasis)

• śaibyāyāḥ: of Śaibyā
• śaibyāyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaibyā (प्रातिपदिक: शैब्या)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• abhavan: were/occurred
• abhavan: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, तृतीय-पुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• sutāḥ: sons
• sutāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक: सुत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘sons/children’ (here: sons)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Further enumeration of Krishna’s sons from different queens as part of Yādava history.

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Krishna descends to protect the world and establish dharma, and his dynastic continuity in Dvārakā supports that cosmic mandate.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Kṣatriya order and righteous governance sustained through the Yādava line.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Vamsha: Chandra

Key Kings: Nāgnajitī, Bhadravinda, Śaibyā, Saṅgrāmajit

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Characters & Entities

• Bhadravinda
• Nāgnajitī
• Saṅgrāmajit
• Śaibyā

FAQs

What is the significance of genealogy in Ansha 4 of the Vishnu Purana?

This verse exemplifies the Purana’s vaṃśa narration—preserving royal lineages to show how dharma and kingship continue through ordered succession.

How does Sage Parāśara explain dynastic continuity here?

By listing the sons born to specific queens (Nāgnajitī and Śaibyā) and naming prominent heirs, Parāśara anchors the narrative in an orderly lineage framework.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even in genealogical verses, the Vishnu Purana frames worldly sovereignty and continuity as sustained by the supreme ordering reality—Vishnu—through whom dharma persists across generations.