Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 23

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

Devanagari script

दुर्मदो भद्रसेनस्य धनक: कृतवीर्यसू: । कृताग्नि: कृतवर्मा च कृतौजा धनकात्मजा: ॥ २३ ॥

Transliteration

durmado bhadrasenasya dhanakaḥ kṛtavīryasūḥ kṛtāgniḥ kṛtavarmā ca kṛtaujā dhanakātmajāḥ

Translation

Los hijos de Bhadrasena fueron conocidos como Durmada y Dhanaka. Dhanaka fue padre de Kṛtavīrya, y también de Kṛtāgni, Kṛtavarmā y Kṛtaujā.

Synonyms

• दुर्मदः: Durmada (name)
• दुर्मदः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्मद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; समासः—दुर् + मद (कर्मधारय)

• भद्रसेनस्य: of Bhadrasena
• भद्रसेनस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; समासः—भद्र + सेन (कर्मधारय)

• धनकः: Dhanaka (name)
• धनकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• कृतवीर्यसूः: son of Kṛtavīrya
• कृतवीर्यसूः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतवीर्य + सू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; समासः—कृतवीर्यस्य सूः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• कृताग्निः: Kṛtāgni (name)
• कृताग्निः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृताग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; समासः—कृत + अग्नि (कर्मधारय)

• कृतवर्मा: Kṛtavarmā (name)
• कृतवर्मा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतवर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; नकारान्त-प्रातिपदिक (वर्मन्) का प्रथमा एकवचन रूप; समासः—कृत + वर्मन् (कर्मधारय)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कृतौजाः: Kṛtaujā (name)
• कृतौजाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतौजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सकारान्त-प्रातिपदिक (ओजस्) का प्रथमा एकवचन रूप; समासः—कृत + ओजस् (कर्मधारय)

• धनकात्मजाः: sons of Dhanaka
• धनकात्मजाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनक + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; समासः—धनकस्य आत्मजाः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Characters & Entities

• Bhadrasena
• Durmada
• Dhanaka
• Kṛtavīrya
• Kṛtāgni
• Kṛtavarmā
• Kṛtaujā

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 9.23.23 describe?

It records a segment of the royal genealogy, listing Bhadrasena’s descendant Durmada, then Dhanaka, then Kṛtavīrya, and naming Dhanaka’s sons—Kṛtāgni, Kṛtavarmā, and Kṛtaujā.

Who is speaking this verse in the Bhagavata Purana?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this verse while narrating the dynastic histories to King Parīkṣit.

What is the practical value of studying genealogies (vamsha) in the Bhagavatam?

They connect major personalities across generations, helping a reader understand how dharma, leadership, and divine arrangements unfold through time and history.